Monday, June 30, 2008

Pictures From Monday - Amsterdam

View of the Anne Frank house. The top floor windows are covered in black from the inside for their protection during the German occupation. Workers producing jam in the building below were unaware of the Frank's presence upstairs.




Look at the word above Andrew's head . Jake and Andrew have been anything but. Picture taken on train to Amsterdam.



A typical view of houses/businesses along the canals of Amsterdam.


Other Highlights of the day:


Olivia petted her first horse.


We took the train into Amsterdam not before riding our bikes about 3 miles to the train station.

Walked the streets of Amsterdam with many views of the city.

Took a 45 minute canal boat tour of the city.

Ran out of time to visit any other places.

Took the train back to Wassenaar then the bike trip back to the Connelly's home.

Went to dinner on the beach while meeting up with some friends of the Connelly's who leave tomorrow to move back to the States.

Watched the sunset over the North Sea (sunset at 10:10pm).

In summary: 1.5 hours of train rides, 45 minutes of boat rides, 45 minutes of bike riding and a couple of hours of walking = we are tired but having a great time.

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Pictures From Saturday - Delft

Lunch at the city square at outdoor cafe.


Hand painted recreation of Rembrandt's "Night Watch" on pottery tiles.



Andrew's favorite car...the Smart Car





The "new" church in Delft, Netherlands. Took 100 years to build and was completed in 1496.