I am often amused by how my expectation of a place I intend to visit and the reality once I get there are often in stark opposition to each other. Planning our first trip to Amsterdam is an excellent example of this. In my head, from countless pictures I'd seen, I envisioned a calm, relaxed destination that we would enjoy at a leisurely pace. Wrong, so wrong, on so many levels. Amsterdam, was not quite the calm place I played out in my head, and it was much bigger …
Madurodam is the World’s Most Joyful War Memorial
Of all the things we saw in The Hague this summer I didn't expect that Madurodam Theme Park would be something I would recommend everyone go visit, but here we are; I'm telling you it's a must see. I've thought about this little gem of a tourist attraction a lot since our return home. On the surface it's a fun theme park to spend a few hours at, but at it's very core Madurodam is about love and the unbreakable bond we share with family. That's why it makes me smile every time I …
