Today was Het Loo palace in Apledorn about a 40 min drive from here. A beautiful place that has been around since William III of Orange built it in 1684. The Queen's mother gave the grounds over to the country and the gardens were recreated in the 70s. I think they were running a little low on funds, the later royal cars were Fords. The main fountain was designed to be taller than the fountain at Versailles. The walls are covered with portraits of the Kings, Queens, Princes and Princesses who have lived there. No photography inside as I was told, oops. They have the biggest oaktrees I've ever seen too.
Took a long bike ride through town when we got back. It's really made for bikers around here. I don't think I messed up too much but it's a little different with dedicated bike lanes just about everywhere and special crossing signals too. I didn't always know where to stop and wait and when to cross. It was best when following a group. The riders are bit more relaxed than America too. Most riders are just going somewhere, there are some serious bikers but they seem to stick to the open country trails. The drive to apledorn was through the countryside and there were bike trails in both directions the whole way. None of the problems like America where the trail ends with nowhere to go.
Nice town. There is a riverside drive with barges and cruise boats docked. The downtown is old and narrow streets, it was quiet today(Sunday) compared to when we were there Monday. There was a festival with some kind of fancy cloth draped over some bushes at the water meuseum. I have no idea what that is all about.
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