Howdy from Gouda

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(Makes more sense if you pronounce Gouda in Dutch as Howda)

“If traveling was free, you’d never see me again.” – Ken Poirot

Our big splurge was staying at this fancy dancy hotel in Gouda.
This is the breakfast room.
But, more notable is the history of the building and this huge painting.
We never dreamed that the painting was A) an original painting B) that it’s over 400 years old and C) that those were the actual plans for the orphanage.
Our “family” room was huge…
…Brittany’s room was in a loft up a steep flight of stairs.
We rented bikes in town and headed out.
Couldn’t resist posting this little cutie that we biked past.
We pedaled two hours to Kinderdijk to see 19 historic windmills – all built in the mid 1700’s.
Here we are – no worse for wear‼️
Looking pretty good after close to 300 years, I’d say!
Full disclosure – I took these videos when we visited a village called Zaanse Schans.
So very peaceful ☺️
The photographer getting some closeups of the locals.
We had to take a ferry to cross the river to get back and forth to Kinderdijk.
When we first saw this bathtub in the middle of our bedroom we exclaimed, “ what are we going to do with that in our ‘family’ room?”
Well, I have to tell you, it really came in handy for doing our laundry!
This market building in the center of the town square had a quaint show that we watched several times.
Fun stuff!
Like Hoorn, Gouda has a community run aviary and here’s Brittany working on her communication skills 😉
Beautiful town but time to hit the road again. Taking the train to Weesp – stay tuned!
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  5. Love all the pictures and videos. You are hsvyan amazing trip.
    We all gathered in Breckenridge last weekend to celebrate Jim’s 80 th birthday. It was a lot of fun. Shane, Karen and Wyatt rode over Vail Pass and met us at Jim’s favorite restaurant for a celebration lunch. Vail pass is very steep so it is quite an achievement for Wyatt.
    Have lots of fun on your trip

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  7. Love seeing your happy faces as well as scenic photos and historical landmarks.

    Continue to enjoy to the max!!!

    Merilyn

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