Botanical Gardens

Today we packed up the girls and headed to the Botanical Gardens. It wasn't as great as I thought it would be. Flowers kind of spilled everywhere and there wasn't a real purpose to the design. The greenhouses, however, were more interesting. It housed several species from the rainforest and one had giant lilypads. Pretty cool! We bought a few great gifts for people at the Garden shop before we left.

We saw a beautiful building today at Oostenport, a large canal. This building dates back to the 14th Century.

That's really all there is to report. The weather has become beautiful but very warm. Bre and I don't know what to do with ourselves! One day it's rainy and cold and the next it's warm and sunny. It's as if there were an Erie in Europe! We, honestly, feel like we are home but then we remember that we can't go out with our friends because they are not here!

This weekend we are visiting Utrecht because my friend Ryan lived there for a while and insisted that we go! We plan to climb the 495 steps of the Dom Tower. Bre is not too ethused about this. We also may visit Gouda, the city of cheese!! After we saw pictures of this place and their cheese market in the square we knew we just had to go. Although, I am still partial to Velveta cheese, Gouda is becoming another favorite!

Miss you all! We only have 19 days left so we are making the best of it!