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| Little Restaurants call themselves Imbiss' around here... normally they are very good. We stopped at this one on the way to Holldand |
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| Thank Goodness for the Little Blue Arrows! They save us everytime |
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| Entering into The Netherlands |
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| Pretty little birds... :) |
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| Main Canal running parallel to the road...smaller ones run off it to irrigate the fields |
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| Smaller run-off Canal |
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| Many Many wind-mills... when we saw one in Germany the kids said, "hey, we are in Holland again!" |
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| Amsterdam...didn't get there this year |
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| Solar Panels line the highways...that is them on top of the fence |
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| Dutch for Exit |
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| They are everywhere! |
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| At Keukenhof...the LOVE water! |
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| Boy...he needed a haircut! has one now! :) |
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| smellin' the flower - notice how tall they are! |
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| She is measuring herself |
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| Rows and rows...very pretty |
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| Can you see the attitude??? |
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| boys snacking on their waffles |
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| a neat row of cone trees w/ a pond in the middle |
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| Emma liked the ducks... |
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| pond are a favorite w/ kids...especially when they have a fountain in them! |
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| anticipation...the fountain was timed to come out of different spouts |
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| sweet little Grace |
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| Waiting for the fountain |
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| The Freshly cut fields of tulips ... *sigh*... :( |
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| Mommy and Emma... she loves special time :) |
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| in a pavilion watching a children's show...in dutch...but they loved it! |
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| Daddy could hardly keep his eyes open...it was toasty in there! |
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| Dutch Children's show... basically about cleaning up after yourself. |
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| Not meant to offend anyone...this one is for you dad :)... (a complete inside joke)... |
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| Playgrounds...a parents pleasure too! |
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| this type of contraption is very common here in Europe...walking the ropes! |
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| Gracie is very brave! |
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| We must take time to smell the flowers! |
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| Could she be any sweeter!? |
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| so many different hybrids |
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| Now these are the windmills I wanted to see! |
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| We bought an adult sized pair as our souvenir from Holland |
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| This lady was decorating plain ones by burning the wood |
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| On the windmill |
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| They loved being in a giant shoe! |
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| Not 5 minutes in the car and she was out! |
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| off to our hotel... |
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| Water ducts behind our hotel |
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| done in for... |
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| didn't stir! |
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| out cold! |
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| just another water duct behind our hotel...Evan wanted to explore but we were mean! Limited clothing! |
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| Downtown Leiden, Netherlands...very quaint |
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| downtown Leiden |
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| Square in front of the boardwalk by the ocean...just west of Den Haag |
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| Canal running through Leiden |
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| Emma likes pix by herself :) |
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| The English Channel So awesomely warm!!! |
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| waiting for our lunch... |
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| mommy, Emma and Sarah |
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| Daddy and Evan... |
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| Emma and Sarah |
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| Daddy and Gracie |
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| Our fabulous Lunch... (notice Don's 2 plates :))... |
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| collecting seashells after lunch |
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| finger lickin' good - poffertjes |
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| not a sight you see often...Don w/out shoes! |
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| Sarah jumpin... she loves to jump! |
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| burying her hands in the sand |
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| Don and Dana |
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| Cold WATER! |
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| He didn't care that it was COLD! |
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| No trip to the ocean is complete w/out a ride on the carousel |
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| Emma posing w/ her Georgie...she had to bring him to Holland... a gift from her friends back in the States |
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| Riding like the big kids... |
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| Our rerstaurant...it WAS delicious! |
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| Amazing how riding these is never tiring as a child! |
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| So pleased!!! |
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| They had completely different lanes for buses...you can see the canal to the far right |
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| Back in Germany... Ausfahrt means Exit...the blue sign is indicitive of the autobahn |
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| This is in our Town, Heidelberg...on way to take kids to school. |
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| oh, bathrooms are hard to find - we finally found a feul station and this was their key |
