Saturday, July 28, 2012

EUROPE 2012 - Part 1 (of 4) ~Apeldoorn and area

Stop 1 on our 2 week 'Euro-tour' was Apeldoorn in the Netherlands.  Many of you know that the reason for this holiday was to gather as a family to celebrate Greg's grandpa's 80th birthday.

For this first week, we stayed in chalets at a campground just outside of the city of Apeldoorn. Apeldoorn is where Greg's grandpa grew up, and it was great to see a little piece of Bruins history and hear the stories that go along with it. We spent a few days exploring Apeldoorn, and also spent a bit of time visiting some of the surrounding towns and cities.

Spending this time together with extended family (all 28 (!!!) of us)  was definitely a highlight of the trip.

hanging out at the camground


something to jump on!

Apeldoorn streetscape

lunch break

exploring Apeldoorn




Greg and I ducked into a little coffee shop for some R&R while Ayla slept on my back


Bruins family hair salon/barber shop


some Dutch cousins

A late afternoon stroll through the town of Zuitphen







delicious dinner in Zuitphen (Ayla is saying "garcon! more wine!")

 a picturesque square

a rainy afternoon in Zwolle



little Dutch houses, all in a row

1 comment:

  1. Beautiful pictures friend! Can't wait to see the rest of them :) Missed you guys!! <3

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