The year is almost gone, and here I'm still catching up about adventures in October! I'll do my best to succeed in catching up and update more quickly after I do.
On Thursday of the family visit we went on a short trip to Emmen.
I got to see a Hunebed (dolmen)
On our way back we saw this lake and the beautiful setting sun.
In the evening we went out for dinner at a Thai restaurant.
I got to try duck with pineapple.
On Friday we went to Rotterdam to meet up with even more family.
And we went on another boat trip!
We toured the sea port of Rotterdam, it was so cool and beautiful.
The lower building you see in between those towers was the office of the Holland America line. Here people would book their tickets to travel from The Netherlands to the United States. These days it's a restaurant.
That white green building is a vent from the car tunnel that runs under the river. Seems a bit scary to me to drive there, but hundreds of peop;e if not thousands do so every day. The tower thing in the background is the Euromast, a famous lookout tower.
It was cloudy, but dry with a bit of sun. That made for gorgeous sights and pictures.
Can you spot the windmill?
There were lots of these small yellow and black boats in the river. I was told they are water taxis. Looks like fun. The big ship in this picture is retired from traveling and is now a hotel and restaurant.
After the boat trip we went for a walk. I saw this old tram!
This statue was saved from being bombed to pieces in WWII because they had just moved it from the city center to the harbor before the start of the war.
We sat at the square for awhile before making our way toward the restaurant where we would eat a very Dutch meal.
It turned out to be beans with bacon bits, so you can bet I didn't eat it, because my owner and I don't like beans and let's not even talk about those bacon bits. Luckily we could order something else.
After dinner we took a short walk towards the river.
Beautiful by day, and beautiful by night.
We then went to a cafe for drinks and spending time with family and friends. It was a really fun day and evening!
On Thursday of the family visit we went on a short trip to Emmen.
I got to see a Hunebed (dolmen)
On our way back we saw this lake and the beautiful setting sun.
In the evening we went out for dinner at a Thai restaurant.
I got to try duck with pineapple.
On Friday we went to Rotterdam to meet up with even more family.
And we went on another boat trip!
We toured the sea port of Rotterdam, it was so cool and beautiful.
The lower building you see in between those towers was the office of the Holland America line. Here people would book their tickets to travel from The Netherlands to the United States. These days it's a restaurant.
That white green building is a vent from the car tunnel that runs under the river. Seems a bit scary to me to drive there, but hundreds of peop;e if not thousands do so every day. The tower thing in the background is the Euromast, a famous lookout tower.
It was cloudy, but dry with a bit of sun. That made for gorgeous sights and pictures.
Can you spot the windmill?
There were lots of these small yellow and black boats in the river. I was told they are water taxis. Looks like fun. The big ship in this picture is retired from traveling and is now a hotel and restaurant.
After the boat trip we went for a walk. I saw this old tram!
This statue was saved from being bombed to pieces in WWII because they had just moved it from the city center to the harbor before the start of the war.
We sat at the square for awhile before making our way toward the restaurant where we would eat a very Dutch meal.
It turned out to be beans with bacon bits, so you can bet I didn't eat it, because my owner and I don't like beans and let's not even talk about those bacon bits. Luckily we could order something else.
After dinner we took a short walk towards the river.
Beautiful by day, and beautiful by night.
We then went to a cafe for drinks and spending time with family and friends. It was a really fun day and evening!
