Jen's Travels

Rotterdam is a large city perched on the river Maas. Today we spent another day in the city alongside the river. G needed to use his adventures gift certificate, so we ended up at Funjet. The company offers a ride in a speedboat through the river and harbor areas. We…

On Saturday, we finally acquired our “new” car. Our Toyota Aygo isn’t very big, but it provides a lot of fun. It is strictly a city car developed for the European market, and doesn’t exist back in the United States. The rest of the weekend we drove around Zuid-Holland testing the car, and…

We went to Noordwijk to spend the afternoon with a large part of our family. During the afternoon, G and I braved the slightly chilly sea for a swim. Afterward we had a family dinner at a local sushi restaurant (that we frequent often). While we were waiting for dinner, barricades were…

We took our guest tour back up to Noord-Holland (North Holland) again. Our first stop was Muiderslot, a castle southeast of Amsterdam. We visited last winter, but most of the castle was closed during the tour. Farther down the river, the nearby town of Muiden connects into the fortified area of…

We shared this weekend with a visitor from the United States. A former classmate EL visited us for several days. We took the time to give her a tour around North Holland and South Holland.  We spent most of today in Den Helder, at the northernmost point of Noord-Holland (North Holland).…

Nothing like spending time at the beach on a warm summer day! Minus the jellyfish interrupting my swimming, it was a great time 🙂

Today we celebrated King’s Day in Zeeland with our family. We helped my parents-in-law with their stall in front of their business. We sat together in the sun most of the day. The local “parade” passed by for our entertainment, full of children and adults in orange, the “Dutch national…

We had a very special visit today from family visiting the Netherlands. My cousin was nearby in Amsterdam with her partner’s band who is on tour. We picked her up for a busy day of touring the flower region where G and I live (the area known as the Bollenstreek). Our…

I love taking advantage of the countryside in the Bollenstreek, especially during flower season. The tulips are just about to emerge, and the other flowers are already going strong. We took the motorcycle throughout the roads running along the flower farms, and to the coastline. Our previous evening walks along the boulevard…