We had one of those days. We had plans for a local day trip, home for nap and then to hop on the Thalys and head to Lille, France for the weekend. The day trip was quickly squashed when my four-year-old said he wasn’t feeling well and wanted to sleep. He is almost always raring …
By all accounts the Netherlands summer has been short-lived. (See this DutchNews.nl article.) We had several nice warm days early on and then the rain came and stayed. This week the sun came out and temperatures were in the 70’s and everything is green. Not quite summer. Not quite fall. Combine that with our new 34 …
We love to travel but as September rolls around my calendar fills with fun right here in the Netherlands. Everyone seems to be in the mood to celebrate the arrival of fall. Here is my run down of September 2016’s weekends of fall fun. September 3-4 Biesland Dagen: This fun fall festival showcases everything the Delft …
This month’s Me & Mine linkup is particularly special because it is likely the last one as a family of four. We are due with baby boy number three towards the end of September! I can not wait to meet the little guy, but am also cherishing the moments we have as a family …
We spent a week in Edinburgh with our four year old and our two year old and would go back in a heartbeat. Here is my list of top attractions to see with your kids. If you’re looking for more information you can read our full trip report here. Royal Yacht, Brittania Completely Stroller Friendly. The …
I never thought I would be someone who was obsessed with bikes. . .but, then we moved to the Netherlands. My anniversary gift, two days after we moved to Delft, was a new bicycle. In late November I received another bicycle, a cargo bike, as an early Christmas gift. Our bike fleet at the house …
We arrived in Alford in the late afternoon and started the “train” portion of our journey. Our boys love trains, but we try to target smaller journeys as they also have short attention spans. This particular part of Scotland had two great train journeys for our kids. The Alford Valley Railway is a little train …
The bulk of day two was spent in Stonehaven. This town is home to a fabulous castle – Dunnottar Castle – out on a rock. We knew we needed to be there when it opened to avoid a long walk and parking on the street. We were some of the first to arrive and got to …
Alkmaar, Netherlands is the city of cheese. They have been trading cheese here since 1365! You can still come see the weighing, loading and sale of cheese on Friday mornings between late March and late September. (Check dates here.) We headed to Alkmaar on a Friday morning to check out this time honored tradition for …
Here is a rundown of the practicalities of spending a week in Edinburgh with kids. Airport Transfer The transfer from the airport to our hotel was easy. The Airlink (bus 100) leaves every 10 min from the airport and has plenty of space for luggage. The tram also comes into the city from the airport …