The Netherlands!

This weekend Marina and I ventured to the Netherlands! We drove up on Friday night and passed out in our hotel room, it was quite late. Saturday morning we lazily woke up and tried to find a restaurant for breakfast - no luck. We continued on to the town of Delft, famous for the Delft royal pottery. Luckily there was a cafe there and we had a light lunch. The Delft factory was amazing, there were so many pretty plates on display. It was really nice.

Our next adventure on Saturday was to the Keukenhof Gardens! It was so beautiful, there were fields and fields of spring bulb flowers. We took lots of pictures, and enjoyed the sights and smells. It was so relaxing to walk through and see lots of pretty flowers and fountains.

Saturday evening Marina did some homework and I went to the beach! I love the beach, it's very exciting to go to the beach for me because I grew up smack dab in the middle of America, no beaches. I sat in the sand and watched the waves for a while, then I walked along the surf and collected sea shells. It was beautiful, and the sea was the same color as the sky.

We ate dinner in the hotel restaurant and fell asleep watching a movie.

I loved the Netherlands! Something about it felt very relaxing and tranquil. There were lots of people, but nobody was in a rush or upset, they were just there enjoying themselves. I even felt that way driving on the highway, everyone was just driving along doing their own thing. People ride bikes all over the Netherlands, there were lots of bike lanes and trails. Luckily, everyone we encountered spoke English. We didn't even know how to say anything in Dutch, so it was a good thing!

The Netherlands 4-11-09