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Thursday, April 20, 2017

Easter Weekend - Day 2

 Saturday morning brought us back to the Tram Station in Den Haag to head to the main train station...
Heading back on the train!:)

 
 And this time, our destination was Amsterdam!:)  Along the way, I had my camera out to capture some pictures of the Dutch countryside rolling past us ...
These little sheds dot all over the countryside.  They are garden sheds and people rent plots of land to grow their own gardens.:)

Lots of cows..for all that Dutch Cheese!

And lots of sheep!

And what train ride wouldn't be complete without a game of Simon Says?!

Love , Love Love all the windmills!:)
 And the best surprise of all was getting to see all of the beautful flowers blooming!!!!







Houseboats along the canals....


 And then we arrived in Amsterdam:)




Pic in front of the station.:)

Saint Nicholas Basilica

Dam Square



Love all the Canal houses:)




stopped to do a bit of shopping ( and snacking ) at an open market:)
 Then, it was a stop at a great Moroccan restaurant..... with a surprise for the kids after lunch...



Then, to the Rijksmuseum...


 Guy found an app called "Family quest" for the Rijksmuseum and downloaded it to all of our electronic devices.  It was a really neat way for the kids to also explore the museum and for all of us to learn a bit of trivia as well!:)



Heading off to see Rembrandt's "The Night Watch"...




 Did you know that there is a trap door that the painting can fall into in case of an emergency so it will not be damaged??!!! We learned that on our quest!:)


 We also learned about a gun that doubled as a sword incase you ran out of gun powder!:)



Elizabeth posing in a remake of vermeer's "The Milkmaid"
 Loved seeing many of vermeer's paintings here.  He was from Delft.  We were able to visit that small town back in November..

One of my favorite paintings done by Vermeer

 Love this picture of Jeremy learning about the real use of what we all thought was a gravy boat!!!:)
 Turns out it is really a chamber pot!!!!!

 Lots of fun pictures at the I Am Amsterdam sign!:)




 Pretty pictures from around Amsterdam...


 Then, a stop off at the Anne Frank House.  The kids were actually here when they were much smaller...you can see them if you click here.  It is such a humbling experience to go there and see where this brave girl lived two years of her life in hiding..
 And then, we were back on the train with some lovely views on our way back to Den Haag...
A wonderful day planned by my very favorite trip planner in the world...my hubby!:)

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