New Adventures - ‘Bring it On’ Trip - Utrecht, Netherlands 🇳🇱

“Denkend aan Nederland zie ik gele treinen onbeweeglijk in eindeloos laagland staan. (Thinking of the Netherlands, I see yellow trains standing motionless in endless lowlands…) — A F Th van der Heijdenx

On a rainy, typical, Dutch day, we walked through the drizzle to the Spoorwegmuseum (train museum). Although we are not huge fans of museums, we really enjoyed and were entertained by this fun, interactive place. Kids and adults will love this place!

We had planned a bike tour while here in Utrecht; however, the tour guide never arrived (a first for our adventures). It was so cold out we were actually grateful that the guide never showed. Instead, we decided to walk through the old city. Did you know that Utrecht is the forth largest city in the Netherlands? It is also one of the oldest, dating back to circa 50AD. One of the main sites is the Dom Church (St. Martin’s Catheral), which was under construction while we were there. We did visit the small gardens (1st picture below). Then, we saw the old post office (3rd picture - front of building), with an elaborate cathedral ceiling (2nd row, 1st picture) — the post office is now a library. We walked through many cute areas of the town, took a picture with the Anne Frank statue, and hiked through local neighborhoods. We also stopped to see the Rietveld Schroder House (3rd row, 2nd picture) — on UNESCO’s World Heritage List as an important and unique icon in Western architectural history and a masterpiece of human creativity. Hmmm?

Finally, we had some down time and visited the happening PingPong Club - located in an old train station. Unfortunately (or fortunately for Jack), no pingpong tables were available, so we just enjoyed a few drinks and some amazing sweet potato fries.

Tips for Utrecht..

1. If you travel in the spring, bring a rain coat, layers, gloves and a hat. It was cold and rainy most days.

2. Take a few hours to visit the Spoorwegmuseum - it is worth the $20 per person or even less if you have a family. They provide a nice booklet in English to explain everything - we had a ton of fun and gained some knowledge about trains (past, present, and future).

3. If you are fairw-weather people, like us, travel here in the very late spring or summer. It was quite cold while we were here.