Richard and Jolanda – our journey

Beauty and the Beast: 30th June 2016

After going to see Tarzan (us all) and then Mary Poppins (Jo, Danielle and Viv) we were keen to see the musical Beauty and the Beast at the Circus Theatre in Scheveningen. Definitely didn’t disappoint . . . The Circus Theatre was literally 100m from our...

Frits’s Birthday: 2nd July 2016

Oom Its’s birthday celebration was on Saturday 2nd July – and we were invited. We needed to accompany Jo’s mum which involved a combination of tram, train, bus to Amstelveen. Phew. We turned up at 2:30 to see Oma standing on the pavement waiting for...

A dinner party and a day in the Hague: 28th and 29th June

Tuesday Jo invited her Mum, Desiree, Wouter and Lizette for dinner at the Jagersmast. After some deliberation and scouting out the local shops we chanced upon a slager which provided ready made meals. Yay. We pre-ordered a kilo and a half of Nasi Goreng and a ton of...

Scheveningen: 26th June to 7th July

For the last 12 days of the holiday we decided to base ourselves at Scheveningen in a cute AirBnB in the Jagersmast. Fantastic situation right next to the beach. Two bedrooms, light and airy – just perfect spot to base ourselves. Jo’s mum is 30 minutes...

Cycling – Oude Kerk: June 24th 2016

Jo and I decided to take off on a cycling expedition while the girls went to Amsterdam. I remember Oude Kerk from my gardening days in Amsterdam in 1991. I worked a day a week for Mevrouw Donner with a beautiful garden on the Amstel, close to Oude Kerk. I also worked...