This weekend, sticking to our theme of local exploration for this pregnant lady, we decided to check out the Archeon Viking Festival held at the Archeon living history museum. The museum is part of the Museumkaart program and only a thirty-minute drive from Delft. The weather was absolutely perfect for an outdoor adventure. There is plenty of …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Edinburgh is just one of those cities I instantly fell in love with. Jeff had a work conference in the city. The kids and I spent a week exploring the city, somewhat on our own, before heading out as a family on a driving tour. (Check out my practical tips for having kids in Edinburg.) We stayed …
Yep. My husband came home with an inflatable boat to take out into the canals with the boys. Since we arrived in the Netherlands he has wanted a boat. “When you live below sea level you should have a boat” he always says. The past year he has been hoping to find a little one …
With my belly quickly growing (33 weeks!) we’ve shifted our travel focus for the next few months to a list of in-country attractions. So on Saturday morning when we heard the weather was supposed to be nice we loaded the car and made the hour and a half drive to Arnhem to check out the Open …