Sunday, December 9, 2007

Belgium and Amsterdam



After the meet, we took a little vacation and went to Brugge, Belgium and Amsterdam. We loved the Christmas Markets, beautiful buildings, and history. One of our favorite things was seeing the Van Leeuwen name plastered everywhere.

Check out the sign on this car dealership. Our name is not so different anymore, huh Van Leeuwens?



We loved the windmills, wooden shoes, and delft blue china in every shop. Boy, we Dutchmen/women sure know how to make a good doughnut, too. Two of our favorite places to visit were the Anne Frank museum and the Reijks Museum. After going to the concentration camp in Germany, the Anne Frank house really tied it all together for us. And who can say no to Rembrandt? We are now back in Spain and the only way to get rid of the home sickness is to go on more trips. Join us again when we play "Where in the world is the Casperson Family?"

Samantha Swimming

On December 1st, our family attended Samantha's swim meet in SHAPE Belgium. She beat her best time in free style by 15 seconds. She is such a cutie.

Barcelona

Over Thanksgiving weekend we took a trip to Barcelona. We enjoyed eating at the Hard Rock Cafe and walking up and down La Rambla. We could see the Sagrada Familia from our appartment. The kids' favorite part was riding the metro.