Monday Morning in Maarssen...

Good Morning!!! Another morning of cancelled flight back to the US from here in Holland and most of Europe. Government officials are looking for a solution to the closed airspace because of erupted volcano in Iceland.

Here is a satellite view of the ashes in the sky.

Picture of the volcano in Iceland from the local newspaper here in The Netherlands.

Saturday, Austin, Colin, Sydney, and I went for a walk on the path near my cousin's house here in Maarssen. The path takes you over the canal and river to the otherside where the train station is located.

On the way toward the bridge over the canal and river is this momument - a "stair up to there"

Here is a view of the canal as we cross the bridge.

Sunday afternoon, Austin and I, with Saskia and Iris went to visit a castle near here. This was last used as a private summer home for a Baron and Baroness from France in the early 1900's. http://www.castles.nl/haar/haar.html is the link to the website.

Austin and I in front of the Kasteel de Haar.

Saskia and Iris eating ice cream while they wait for us to finish the "kasteel" tour.

In the evening we had dinner chili-con-carne - Saskia makes "yummy" food and then we played games with Iris.