Last Pre-Baby Trip Day 3 (22 April, 2007)

^ View from the back of the Hotel Orion in Kaag, Holland ^

After breakfast, we hit the road at about 10:30 to drive to Kaag, Holland. We split off from Scott, Susan and Lena at Kassel and it was a shame to see them go - we had a great time with them and we were very glad they were able to join us at Marions.

On the way to Kaag, we stopped at the Kröller-Müller museum very near Arnhem which cost 34 euros all told (entry and parking). It was pricey, but the Van Gogh paintings they had were amazing - they have 278 works by him - and a lot of them were very pleasant and happy...unlike the Van Gogh we mostly know of.

We also got on a couple of free bycicles and went for a short ride. It was a very nice way to break up the monotony of a long haul highway drive.

We got to Kaag at about 6:00pm and put our stuff in the room then walked around to find a restaurant.

We ate at a small marina pub called Eymerhof. I had a 'frikandel' which is defined by the folks at Lonely Planet as 'a deep-fried meat snack'. Essentially it's a bratwurst, with more serious after effects. Laura had a much safer ham and cheese sandwich with fries. A water and two baby beers (both for me...to drown the frikandel) rounded out the meal and it was a tasty, light dinner which only cost us 15 euros.

We took our time walking back to the hotel and Laura was out like a light by 10:00pm.