If your interested in history then you don’t want to miss the Corrie Ten Boom House in Haarlem, Netherlands. At the Ten Boom home lived a Christian family who helped to hide and re-home Jews to keep them safe from the Nazi’s. Corrie Ten Boom was the ring leader of this underground ring and was captured by the Nazi’s and sent to a concentration camp. She survived and had an amazing story to share. [Read more…]
Amsterdam, Netherlands
I wasn’t sure what to expect with our visit to Amsterdam, Netherlands but walked away feeling that it was a neat city to visit and explore in, although I can’t recommend going their for the food 😉 We didn’t find any food that was amazing or would require a repeat tasting. After conferring with friends I found that we were not alone. I wanted to tackle Amsterdam in one day and we were able to successfully [Read more…]
Zaanse Schans – Zaandam, Netherlands
Zaanse Schans, Netherlands is a neat windmill village just outside of Amsterdam, that has some neat things to check out and spend a few hours. It’s about a 3 hour 50 minute drive from Spangdahlem and 4 hours and 45 mins from Ramstein. We drove to Zannse Schans and spent a few hours before heading to our Bed & Breakfast only 15 minutes away.
The great thing about Zaanse Schans is that you can [Read more…]
How to Plan A Family Trip to the Netherlands on a Budget
We traveled to the Netherlands (aka Holland to many Americans), in April 2015, so I wanted to share the information I found for how to plan a family trip to the Netherlands on a budget, and in our case for under $800! We stayed 2 nights and spent 1/2 day at Zannse Schans, 1 day in Amsterdam, and 1 day hitting multiple sights as we headed home. It was plenty of time and we got to see and do lots in [Read more…]