One Last Castle, then Heading Home

 Remember the other day when I said that Lorie loves a market? We awoke this morning to a bright and sunny day here in Weesp, Netherlands, to the sound of work going on under our window. I glanced out and what did I see but a Tuesday market being set up. Lorie flew out of bed and we went down to see what was on offer.

Early morning view from our room

So many great cheeses (Kaas)

I think that we were the first customers on the day

What a nice surprise for our last full day in Netherlands. We bought some fantastic cheese, a nice rustic rye and corn loaf, and a bunch of olives for a picnic. After coffee we took a long walk to Muiden, a small town that borders the Markemeer Zee. We visited the Muidserlot castle, which was really a lot of fun and very interesting.

Muiderslot castle

And gardens

Of course it has a moat!

And formal gardens

 

The owner's suite

The drawbridge

We walked back to Weesp along the river the entire way and enjoyed watching all the activity. Locks, bridges, lots of boats coming and going. Absolutely beautiful.

 

We say goodby to Weesp early tomorrow morning and head to the airport. This was a totally random place for us to visit -- we knew nothing about it. But the town is simply charming. Don't miss it if you are in this part of the world.

Weesp as the sun sets

This will be the last entry in this blog. (I hear a cheer!) Tomorrow we fly home and we are looking forward to it. After two months on the road, we long to be back home. We miss family and friends and critters at home, and we both have a ton of things that need taking care of.

Doing a blog like this has always been a love/hate thing for me. On one hand, it takes a fair bit of time and sometimes causes us to search out an internet connection where there are none. On the other hand, it lets some of you know what we're up to and where we are, and I hope that some of you actually enjoy my ramblings. In the end it is a lot of fun and is rewarding. I wouldn't do it if it weren't.

Take good care and we will see you soon.