Queen’s Day in Leidschendam...

In honor of the Queen’s birthday, the Netherlands turns orange. In our house, our daughters’ hair turned orange. It rarely rains on the Queen’s special day and the weather was perfect. We went into downtown Leidschendam to visit the free markets. We were surprised to see entire streets transformed into a giant yard sale.

After shopping and stopping for a cold drink, Jimmy spotted a family gathered around a small boat. He stopped to ask them if they could give us a ride across the Vliet for a few euros. Not exactly sure what made us think having our precious children crawl into a small boat driven by a 12-year-old was a good idea.

Luckily, not only did they survive, but we had a ride as well and made it safely to the shore.