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The Five-Countries Holiday - Part Seven - Final

Category: Ramblings | Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:26 am

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Well, after we reluctantly left Holland we decided it was time to play. The girls had been very good during our visit, so as a reward we went to BonBon-land. There was a large crowd by the entrance:



When we finally got inside there were lots of fun things to do. We just started on the first and went from there.





I'd look like that turtle too if I had to swirl round and round all day:



The rail bikes up high:



The cobra tower. I went up there, and suddenly we were back down again. That was actually fun:





We went for a little "Round the world"-boat trip:





Bad croc!





There was also a huge house with little doll displays. Everything was so neat:



Danish Guards:



After this we went up to Helsingør, didn't get a parking ticket but it was close, slept one night in Sweden, crossed the border to Norway, spotted a moose cow with twins grazing by the main road, visited an aunt and uncle by Norway's biggest lake and then finally got home to an overgrown garden and some very colourful veggie patches:





Oh, it was so good to be home! Thanks for tagging along as I've tried to find out where we have been and what we've been doing.

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The Five-Countries Holiday - Part Six

Category: Ramblings | Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 7:01 pm

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We're in Holland, finally. It's been a very long drive to get here. Our estimate is about 1,600 km or 994 miles from here to there. Of course we didn't go straight there, so we don't know how far we've driven. But anyways, we're in Holland.



So we drove along the big dike road, asked directions to a good camping site and ended up here:



The view behind the camping car:





And the view in front of the camping car:



The neighbours:



There were rabbits on the grass and moles underneath it, all very exotic to us northeners. Also exotic was the fact that the toilets had no paper and no soap, so we had to carry our own with us. Hm. Strange customs in this country.

The day after we went to see the nearest town, Hoorn. It was beautiful! Especially the old part of it:







I have a tendency to snap photos askew, but this house is really askew:



The town square:





More houses and ornaments:









Look at this house. It looks like a curious old lady looking left and right so she won't miss anything:



The entry to the Old Ladies' House:



The Museum back garden:



They were big on cheese, obviously:



Our knowledgeable guide and gracious host might know a lot more about the houses and ornaments than I do. I walked about with my nose up, my jaw hanging and probably looked like your typical idiotic tourist.

The following day we went to Hosta Paradise. I posted that in it's own thread in "Member's Gallery".

Then we went and had a look at a garden some of you might recognize:







We also got to do a bit of sight-seeing in the more rural parts around Hoorn:





I have to say we took a lot more photos. This is just a small taste of the sights.

Next stop is BonBon-land in Denmark, on our way home.

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