Playing host

Linda’s cousin, Adam Arneson, had a work trip to Nijmegen. So, he came a couple of days early to hang out with us. Other than Linda’s dad, this is the first visitor we’ve had, so it was fun playing host for a couple of days!

We picked him up at the Schipol (Amsterdam) airport and showed him around town. We did the Rijksmuseum and a canal cruise. It was a lot of fun!

It was also a lot of walking. My Fitbit said I walked 18.1km. The kids were troopers. They started complaining pretty bad towards the end, but we figured out a solution (below).
At one point on our walk we stopped to buy some fresh herring from a street vendor. Linda and Adam tried it. Adelaide had a bite and spit it out. The rest of us made up excuses …

However, the vendor also sold soda. I made a deal with the kids that they could each have a soda if they promised not to complain anymore. They did, I bought them sodas, and the rest of the trip was much more pleasant!

Jeremiah the accountant hanging out with Jeremiah the prophet.
The Rijksmuseum
It’s tulip season!

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