{"id":1451,"date":"2011-07-15T16:12:04","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T16:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=1451"},"modified":"2011-08-04T08:56:26","modified_gmt":"2011-08-04T08:56:26","slug":"the-parents-are-coming-eek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/the-parents-are-coming-eek\/","title":{"rendered":"The Parents Are Coming&#8230;Eek!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1452\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sxc.hu\/photo\/1275428\" aria-label=\"1275428 Air Travel\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1452\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1452 \" style=\"margin: 3px\"  alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2011\/07\/1275428_air_travel.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: gimbok<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This weekend my parents will arrive from the States for a short visit in the Netherlands.\u00a0 My dad has been to the Netherlands before but this will be my mum\u2019s first visit to the country.\u00a0 We will also be in the United Kingdom for a few days so the amount of time we have for sightseeing and exploring is minimal.<\/p>\n<p>Below are some of the places I am thinking of putting on the agenda.\u00a0 Have you been to any of them?\u00a0 Any locations\/attractions that you would add to the list if you had guests coming to visit?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amsterdam<\/strong> \u2013 I know it is filled with tourists but what would a trip to the Netherlands be without a trip to Amsterdam?\u00a0 We will actually combine a trip to the city with picking my dad up at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.schiphol.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Schiphol airport<\/a>.\u00a0 I\u2019m thinking most of the day will be taken up with walking around the city, eating and maybe taking in one or two museums like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vangoghmuseum.nl\/vgm\/index.jsp?lang=nl\" target=\"_blank\">Van Gogh Museum<\/a> and\/or the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rijksmuseum.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rijksmuseum<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Windmills<\/strong> \u2013 We could hit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zaanseschans.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zaanse Schans<\/a> but since <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kinderdijk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kinderdijk<\/a> is much closer to where I live, I think it is the one we will visit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rotterdam<\/strong> \u2013 Since this is the city that I live in, it would be pretty odd to not have this one on the list.\u00a0 My mum is keen to see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kubuswoning.nl\/introkubus2.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cube Houses<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Erasmusbrug\" target=\"_blank\">Erasmusbrug<\/a>.\u00a0 I think a stop at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.euromast.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Euromast<\/a> (providing it is not chucking it down with rain), a general walk around the city and perhaps a trip to the zoo, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rotterdamzoo.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blijdorp<\/a> as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pancakes<\/strong> \u2013 We have a really lovely pancake house nearby, so I think this will be a great dinner opportunity.\u00a0 If you haven\u2019t seen the wide variety of pancake options available, then just take a look at this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pannenkoekenhuisoudemaas.nl\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=19&amp;Itemid=18\" target=\"_blank\">menu<\/a>.\u00a0 I did also consider the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pannenkoekenboot.nl\/Home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">pannenkoekenboot<\/a> but the timings didn\u2019t quite work out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Den Haag<\/strong> \u2013 Another daytrip, I was thinking we could spend some time in The Hague and the surrounding areas.\u00a0 I haven\u2019t spent much time in the city but I do love <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mauritshuis.nl\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mauritshuis<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fotomuseumdenhaag.nl\/index.cfm\/site\/Fotomuseum\/pageid\/27A399BA-C6AB-D32E-56027F338902F7A1\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Fotomuseum Den Haag<\/a>.\u00a0 I am also keen to see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.panorama-mesdag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Panorama Mesdag<\/a> and to spend some time at the beach, provided the weather is nice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So as you can see there are already loads of things that I would like to do and I am sure all of you will have many more great suggestions.\u00a0 Of course, we will also have to fit in time for a stroopwafel or two!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2011\/07\/1275428_air_travel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image 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