{"id":6126,"date":"2020-01-03T15:19:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T21:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wobben.org\/?p=6126"},"modified":"2020-01-26T16:40:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T22:40:33","slug":"europe-nieuw-vennep-leiden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/other-destinations\/the-netherlands\/europe-nieuw-vennep-leiden\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe: Nieuw-Vennep, Leiden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"h3post wp-block-heading\">Europe 2019, blog 1\/9<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>With dad being 101, we can&#8217;t stay away for years at a time<\/em>. <em>So we went back to visit again this past year. We pushed the date a little bit, so we could combine the visits with Christmas markets in Holland and Germany! While we were there (November 19 &#8211; December 5), I just barely found the time to share some pics on social media<\/em>. <em>But now it&#8217;s time to write about the places we&#8217;ve been to!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"h3post wp-block-heading\">November 19\/20<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"h4post wp-block-heading\">Flights<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We left Regina on the 19th and since we traveled into the future going east, we arrived in Amsterdam on the 20th. We got there safe and sound with smooth flights from Westjet (to Edmonton) and KLM. I was able to cross off a bucket list item &#8211; we got to see aurora borealis, the northern lights from the plane! I actually booked seats on the north side of the isle for this reason, but hey what are the odds?! We were quite far north, above Baffin Island, Nunavut probably, and they danced beautifully for us! I&#8217;m quite happy that my fairly new phone (Galaxy S10e) has a setting for night photos. Therefor I was able to capture it, although not all that sharp. The plane wouldn&#8217;t hold still, ha!<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<style>\n                #foogallery-gallery-6665.fg-justified .fg-item {\n                    margin-right: 10px;\n                    margin-bottom: 10px;\n                }\n\n                #foogallery-gallery-6665.fg-justified .fg-image {\n                    height: 100px;\n                }\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-none fg-justified fg-light fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom fg-ready\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-6665\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:100,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:600,&quot;margins&quot;:10,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;smart&quot;}}\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191119_01_regina_airport.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Regina airport\" data-attachment-id=\"6666\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Regina airport\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191119_01_regina_airport\/2504209491.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Regina airport<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191119_02_flights.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"prairie\" data-attachment-id=\"6667\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"prairie\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191119_02_flights\/459945375.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">prairie<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191119_03_edmonton_airport.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Edmonton airport\" data-attachment-id=\"6668\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Edmonton airport\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191119_03_edmonton_airport\/2511323248.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Edmonton airport<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191119_04_flights.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"prairie near Edmonton\" data-attachment-id=\"6669\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"prairie near Edmonton\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191119_04_flights\/2930830027.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">prairie near Edmonton<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191119_05_flights.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"prairie near Edmonton\" data-attachment-id=\"6670\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"prairie near Edmonton\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191119_05_flights\/3347799670.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">prairie near Edmonton<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191119_06_starbucks.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Marlice... you ain&#039;t much until your name was misspelled by Starbucks :)\" data-attachment-id=\"6671\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marlice... you ain&#039;t much until your name was misspelled by Starbucks :)\" height=\"600\" width=\"450\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191119_06_starbucks\/2597212490.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22450%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20450%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Marlice&#8230; you ain&#8217;t much until your name was misspelled by Starbucks \ud83d\ude42<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_07_flights_aurora.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!\" data-attachment-id=\"6672\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_07_flights_aurora\/825402811.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_08_flights_aurora.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!\" data-attachment-id=\"6673\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_08_flights_aurora\/3367103419.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_09_flights_aurora.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!\" data-attachment-id=\"6674\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_09_flights_aurora\/1269491029.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_10_flights_aurora.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!\" data-attachment-id=\"6675\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_10_flights_aurora\/3737566216.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_11_flights_aurora.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!\" data-attachment-id=\"6676\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_11_flights_aurora\/239136261.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">aurora borealis, northern lights, seen from the plane!<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_12_flights.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Scotland\" data-attachment-id=\"6677\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scotland\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_12_flights\/3206243855.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Scotland<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_13_flights.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"windmills close to the Netherlands\" data-attachment-id=\"6678\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"windmills close to the Netherlands\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_13_flights\/2727523229.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">windmills close to the Netherlands<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_14_flights.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Dutch dunes north of Castricum\" data-attachment-id=\"6679\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dutch dunes north of Castricum\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_14_flights\/180468059.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Dutch dunes north of Castricum<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_15_flights.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Dutch dunes north of Castricum\" data-attachment-id=\"6680\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dutch dunes north of Castricum\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_15_flights\/2826827228.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Dutch dunes north of Castricum<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_16_flights.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Alkmaardermeer \/ Uitgeestermeer\" data-attachment-id=\"6681\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Alkmaardermeer \/ Uitgeestermeer\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_16_flights\/3558847389.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Alkmaardermeer \/ Uitgeestermeer<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_17_flights.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"taxiing near Amsterdam airport, crossing a highway\" data-attachment-id=\"6682\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"taxiing near Amsterdam airport, crossing a highway\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_17_flights\/2223519193.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">taxiing near Amsterdam airport, crossing a highway<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"h4post wp-block-heading\">Nieuw-Vennep<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>At Schiphol airport, we picked up our nice rental car (Jeep Compass) from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hertz  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hertz.nl\" target=\"_blank\">Hertz <\/a>(we always book through <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Auto Europe (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoeurope.com\" target=\"_blank\">Auto Europe<\/a>). We drove to the nearby town of Nieuw-Vennep where my brother Ton and sister-in-law Rita live. Great to see them again of course and we stayed for lunch. After that we went to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/hotelderustendejager.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hotel De Rustende Jager<\/a> (the resting hunter) in town to settle in and have a nap. This atmospheric hotel is being run by the 3rd generation of the &#8220;De Jong&#8221; family. It has been in the family since 1941!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"h4post wp-block-heading\">Leiden<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In the evening, Ton took us to Leiden, a centuries old university city, with gorgeous old architecture and canals. Kind of like a mini-Amsterdam in my opinion! <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Two years ago we were there during the day (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wobben.org\/en\/vacation-blogs\/holland-2017\/leiden\/\" target=\"_blank\">Two years ago we were there during the day<\/a>, but now we had a chance to take some night pics \ud83d\ude42 My nephew Martijn lives in the city centre, so we walked around for a bit and went to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Febo (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.febo.nl\" target=\"_blank\">Febo<\/a>, a snackbar, for frikandellen, bami blocks and fries with sateh peanut sauce. The first Dutch food items on our wish list!<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<style>\n                #foogallery-gallery-6688.fg-justified .fg-item {\n                    margin-right: 10px;\n                    margin-bottom: 10px;\n                }\n\n                #foogallery-gallery-6688.fg-justified .fg-image {\n                    height: 100px;\n                }\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-none fg-justified fg-light fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-hover fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom fg-ready\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-6688\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:true},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:100,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:600,&quot;margins&quot;:10,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;smart&quot;}}\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/191120_01_lunch.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"lunch with Ton and Rita\" data-attachment-id=\"6132\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"lunch with Ton and Rita\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/11\/191120_01_lunch\/3156687517.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">lunch with Ton and Rita<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/191121_02_hotelderustendejager.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"hotel de Rustende Jager\" data-attachment-id=\"6133\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"hotel de Rustende Jager\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/11\/191121_02_hotelderustendejager\/318499622.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">hotel de Rustende Jager<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/191121_03_hotelderustendejager.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"cabinet in hotel de Rustende Jager\" data-attachment-id=\"6134\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"cabinet in hotel de Rustende Jager\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/11\/191121_03_hotelderustendejager\/3857603314.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">cabinet in hotel de Rustende Jager<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/191121_04_hotelderustendejager.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"decor in hotel de Rustende Jager\" data-attachment-id=\"6135\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"decor in hotel de Rustende Jager\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/11\/191121_04_hotelderustendejager\/3909626098.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">decor in hotel de Rustende Jager<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191121_16_rustendejager_nieuwvennep.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"hotel de Rustende Jager\" data-attachment-id=\"6687\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"hotel de Rustende Jager\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191121_16_rustendejager_nieuwvennep\/521208689.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">hotel de Rustende Jager<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/191120_02_leiden.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"eating fries and snacks at the Febo, Leiden\" data-attachment-id=\"6138\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"eating fries and snacks at the Febo, Leiden\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/11\/191120_02_leiden\/1601205863.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">eating fries and snacks at the Febo, Leiden<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/191120_03_leiden.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"shopping street in Leiden\" data-attachment-id=\"6139\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"shopping street in Leiden\" height=\"600\" width=\"450\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/11\/191120_03_leiden\/940332582.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22450%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20450%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">shopping street in Leiden<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_05_leiden.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Catholic church Hartebrugkerk\" data-attachment-id=\"6684\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Catholic church Hartebrugkerk\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_05_leiden\/1496408506.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Catholic church Hartebrugkerk<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/191120_04_leiden.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"bicycles in Leiden\" data-attachment-id=\"6140\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"bicycles in Leiden\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/11\/191120_04_leiden\/3335371551.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">bicycles in Leiden<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/191120_06_leiden.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Waag, (Weigh House), from 1659, was an actual weigh housing for various goods until 1972, nowadays the cultural monument houses a bar and restaurant.\" data-attachment-id=\"6142\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Waag, (Weigh House), from 1659, was an actual weigh housing for various goods until 1972, nowadays the cultural monument houses a bar and restaurant.\" height=\"600\" width=\"450\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/11\/191120_06_leiden\/137755549.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22450%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20450%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Waag, (Weigh House), from 1659, was an actual weigh housing for various goods until 1972, nowadays the cultural monument houses a bar and restaurant.<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_09_leiden.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Hoogstraat, Visbrug (Leiden)\" data-attachment-id=\"6685\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Hoogstraat, Visbrug (Leiden)\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_09_leiden\/3259184119.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Hoogstraat, Visbrug (Leiden)<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/191120_07_leiden.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Oude Rijn, Leiden\" data-attachment-id=\"6143\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Oude Rijn, Leiden\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/11\/191120_07_leiden\/1867111388.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Oude Rijn, Leiden<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/191120_08_leiden.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Kerkbrug, Leiden\" data-attachment-id=\"6144\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kerkbrug, Leiden\" height=\"600\" width=\"800\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/11\/191120_08_leiden\/1338372317.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22800%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20800%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Kerkbrug, Leiden<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/191120_12_leiden.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Kerkbrug, Leiden\" data-attachment-id=\"6686\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kerkbrug, Leiden\" height=\"600\" width=\"450\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cache\/2019\/12\/191120_12_leiden\/170266146.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22450%22%20height%3D%22600%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20450%20600%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Kerkbrug, Leiden<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wobben.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/191120_05_leiden.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Aalmarkt, Leiden\" data-attachment-id=\"6141\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aalmarkt, Leiden\" 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