Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Netherlands - Ermelo

This morning Ernst drove us to Zwolle to visit the house that Brii’s Dad lived in with his family just before they immigrated to Australia. It was amazing to see the house just as it was all those years ago, and to see where Dad lived as a child.
After lunch we made our way to Palais Het Loo in Apeldoorn. This was built in 1682 as a royal hunting lodge and was used as a summer palace for many generations. We were able to tour through sections of the palace and see traditional old apartments with there original decor, as well as collections of Royal belongings and historical pieces. In the stables there were Royal carriages some old and some still in use today. The gardens were also amazingly manicured and beautiful, and well worth a stroll through. 

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