Zeist

Last week we finally made the trip to Zeist NL. This is George's birth place. We left early in the morning and hoped we would not get stuck in much traffic. Unfortunately we did and our trip up took us 5 hours! We got stuck in a Stau, or as Americans call them traffic jam for over an hour in one place! The kids did very well though. The slept for a while and then watched movies so they were entertained. When we got to Zeist we set out to look for something for the kids to do to stretch their legs. We found a trail and walked it for a few minutes, finding out as we ventured it was a retirement community! Oh well, the kids enjoyed the ducks and the pond. We then went and found the hospital where George was born. That was fun for him, he was so excited to see this place, not really much to see as a tourist but fun for him, and I guess for the rest of us too. His parents said they lived downtown there across from a big store so we drive downtown and I am sure it has changed so much since they were there. It was fun anyways. What is so amazing to us is all the bikes. They have parking garages for bikes! And the type of bikes they ride are not for looks so you know you would never see an American kid riding one of them. They are for comfort and long rides. We drove on and found a park for the kids to play at for awhile before we headed home. The drive home didn't take near as long as the drive up, but isn't that usually the case? It was a good day trip and exciting for George to see his "roots"!