Hi there! Well this entry is about our final day in Holland - and it was awesome! We spent this day with Kim's high school friend Belinda, and Belinda's husband Jeroen, and their two girls Terence and Mackenzie. We went to this fabulous "open air museum", that was basically a village of historic buildings, windmills, shops, farms, and fun things to do, that took you though the last several centuries of Dutch history. It was fascinating as each building was full of historic artifacts, info, and even actors dressed in period costume. Sort of like Barkerville, only larger and more spread out. I love the above photo that Emma took in one of the buildings. I think that it is a photo that you'd see on the front of a magazine about Dutch life or history or something of the sort. Emma has a good eye!
I really liked the quaint Dutch houses made of brick, with their thatched roofs. Believe it or not, these reed roofs can still be ordered when people build a house. They are very expensive and labour-intensive to make though, and fire insurance is apparently harder to obtain. This photo reminded me of the kind of house Snow White lived in with the Seven Dwarfs.
These aren't two of the dwarfs, but it does show you how small some of the buildings were!
Isaiah prefered the cars that you had to pump the handle to ride.
Sophia inviting people to immigrate to Canada. This open air museum has several very nice displays showing the immigration campaigns and how many Dutch people chose to come to Canada.
Isaiah milking the cow. Dad will be proud of this one! This cow didn't step in the bucket, however.
Our whole family in fronto of our Dutch dream house.
Here are a few fun but brief videos that we took this day. This one was a great labryinth that was on the grounds. Forgive the cheesy Igor voice, but with a little snow, I could produce a pretty good remake of The Shining.
Time to milk the cow. Let's see how Isaiah does!
Close encounters of the Baaaaa-d kind. (Sorry, baaad joke).
These aren't two of the dwarfs, but it does show you how small some of the buildings were!
Here is Kim with her friend Belinda and Belinda's girls. We hadn't seen Belinda for 12 years, so it was great to see her again with her family.
And speaking of her family...
A great photo of Emma, looking very Dutch in front of a windmill.
A great photo of Emma, looking very Dutch in front of a windmill.
Isaiah holding an old bottle of gin. Cool wooden shoes, buddy!
These bikes were the best! Emma, Sophie and I tried them. Hard to ride, but fun!
These bikes were the best! Emma, Sophie and I tried them. Hard to ride, but fun!
Isaiah prefered the cars that you had to pump the handle to ride.
Sophia inviting people to immigrate to Canada. This open air museum has several very nice displays showing the immigration campaigns and how many Dutch people chose to come to Canada.
Isaiah milking the cow. Dad will be proud of this one! This cow didn't step in the bucket, however.
Our whole family in fronto of our Dutch dream house.
Here are a few fun but brief videos that we took this day. This one was a great labryinth that was on the grounds. Forgive the cheesy Igor voice, but with a little snow, I could produce a pretty good remake of The Shining.
Time to milk the cow. Let's see how Isaiah does!
Close encounters of the Baaaaa-d kind. (Sorry, baaad joke).
Although it was mostly kids riding these, I'm sure that I looked pretty cool on this bike. I'd like to get one to ride to school on! Enjoy, and see you next time!
