Thursday was a travel day where we moved from Kampen to Dordrecht. But before we moved we had a full day ahead of us.
At 8am we left Kampen and drove to Arnhem. We had plans to go to the Open Air Museum ( a Dutch heritage/historical village) but we were early so first we stopped at a cemetery were we found some military graves for both Dutch and Canadian soldiers. The flowers are new because May 4 is Remembrance Day and May 5 is Freedom Day/Liberation Day.
The Openluscht Museum was full of school kids, but there was plenty of room to roam, and we spent 3 1/2 hours in the different homes and shops. There was a big Canadian presence in regards to immigration. In one of the barns, a town hall meeting was recreated (with projections, not actors) that involved showing a short film about Canada, and then a moderator taking questions from would-be immigrants regarding what it would be like, what they should take, etc. It was propaganda and it was so interesting.
There was a boat that you could sit in and pull yourself across the small waterway with a rope. Marlene pulled so I could take pictures. It was really funny to see us trying to get in the boat.
We brought our lunch with us so we ate in the car before heading next door to the Burger's Zoo. We bought a combination entry pass to both attractions. The zoo was very confusing and we passed many people who were lost and didn't know which way they were supposed to go. The zoo wasn't very big and while the enclosures were smaller than the KC Zoo, they were beautifully and creatively designed. We spent 2 1/2 hours at the zoo, but a big chunk of that was spent in the desert/sea exhibit because we couldn't find our way out and it was insanely hot.
There was heavy traffic on the drive to Zwolle, but we dropped off the car at the rental place and caught our train to Rotterdam, then switched trains and headed for Dordrecht.
Our landlord, Oone, picked us up from the train station and drove us to our B & B. The set up was a little strange. We entered through a garage and then into a large room which had a kitchen and dining space. Our room was to the right, and a second room was to the right (for other visitors). Our bathroom was not in our room but in the common area. The common area was next to Oone's workspace but it was separated by a glass wall. Our rooms were also separated from the common space by glass walls (there were curtains available). It was a very communal space where you would walk out of your room to use the bathroom down the hall and see Oone running a business meeting and his coworkers would see you in your jammies.
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