The Netherlands was only about a 2-hour drive from where we were staying in Germany, so we decided to make a day trip of it, since we had never been before. We visited a small, southern section of the NL. It was very clean and tidy there, with lovely, brick-housed neighborhoods with immaculate yards, and there were bikes everywhere!

We went to a bakery (of course!) and a grocery store first. The bakery said that these mini-pies were their specialty, baked from scratch right there. I got a cherry-almond one, and my husband got an apple-cinnamon. My kids tried cherry turnovers and sugared donuts.

Then we took a picnic to a park, and spent a few hours there. There was a large petting zoo, canals, a small playground, and an old castle wall. After the park, we visited a beautiful castle that was in excellent condition.

We finished up our visit with some stroopwafels- these things are so, so, good! I wished we had bought more than just that one package.
On the way home, we drove to the border of the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. It was also the highest point in the Netherlands.

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