Happy to be Home!
I think everyone should travel. The planning is loads of fun, choosing what you want to see and what you have time to fit in. Travel in itself can be quite stressful. Even with careful planning, things can go weird. Karen and I left on Wednesday April 22nd at about 2:00PM and with the 9 hours time difference, arrived in Amsterdam on Thursday the 23rd. We got on a train and went to Groningen where my daughter Jennifer, her husband Hugo and grand baby Nora live. He met us at the station and we were oh so glad to see him. There are lots of canals in The Netherlands and we stayed on an old fishing boat that had been updated a bit. Airbnb is a fun way to go if you are willing to take a chance that all might not be as it is at your home! The water in the shower went from hot to ice cold without warning. We didn't have wifi......I know....a few years that wouldn't have mattered. It wasn't wonderful , but it was an adventure. There is a wonderful park close to w