Monday Update

A week has flown by! We left Cuijk on Saturday to meet my uncle and aunt in Stolwyk - very close to the town of Gouda. Meagan and I were wisked away as soon as we arrived to go to Gouda to meet my cousin Ben who was shopping at the market. I can't say enough about how nice it felt to meet him again after so many years. We toured the St. Jan's Cathedral with many beautiful 'Gouda' windows - magnificent stained glass windows, all about 10 metres tall, that depict special moments in the life of Jesus Christ. We also toured an old hospital that is now a museum and Meagan had her very first warm stroepwaffel - a very yummy cookie type waffel with syrup in between the layers. And of course, no visit or journey is ever complete in Holland without a drink at a tarrace. They are all over the place and we like to enjoy them frequently.
Since Saturday we have spent lots of time with family. Our plan was to return to Cuijk after the weekend but upon the suggestion of my uncle, we have decided to continue on this week from Gouda to Amsterdam for a few days. We arrive to visit with cousin Chris in Amsterdam on Wednseday am. So tomorrow we are off to Den Haag and the beach at Scheveningen (that's tougher to say than to write) and then a fish dinner with my family from Gouda - whom we may not see again this trip. Because we did not plan to stay as long as we are going to, we left many items in Cuijk that we now wish we had brought. Pictures cannot be sent at this time but we will add some to another posting next week. Daag!