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| Muiderslot Castle with a mote & drawbridge! |
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| The day before, Oliver and I made banana bread and brought it with us the castle. Yum! |
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| Everyone was very excited for the addition of our new rug in the living room |
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| Researching the castle before going... |
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| Welcome to Muiderslot! |
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| "Aqua Weekend" where kids got to ride around in inflatable balls on the mote !? |
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| "We want to float on the mote!" |
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| Just outside the castle |
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| Want a birthday party at the castle? No problem, princess! |
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| The flock of princesses run to safety in their castle |
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| Pole dancer in the castle's courtyard |
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| Treasures in the gift shop, a.k.a. former dungeon |
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| Claire couldn't resist getting the boys knight costumes |
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| O gets ready to be knighted |
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| "I knight you, Sir Oliver!" |
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| This helmet kept falling off during the tour |
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| Knight Oliver. I feel safer already |
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| This girl saw their costumes, & then convinced her mom to buy her a princess costume |
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| How much wine I will have consumed by the time I leave Holland |
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| Up the very narrow stairwell... |
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| I had the honor of carrying Knight Oliver's helmet. Jealous, ladies? |
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| View of a port from the castle |
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| Even knights need help going down the stairs |
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| We found a tent in the dark attic of the castle |
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| haunted? |
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| A room full of costumes to try on! |
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| Apparently that chainmaille was super heavy |
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| Knights protect ladies-in-waiting. Heaven forbid anything happens to the castle's most unflattering dresses |
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| Simulated jousting game |
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| Very heavy suit of armor. How did they get around wearing these things? |
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| Later, Jasper took a ride in the floating ball (not pictured) |
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| Knights returning from battle |
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| Quick! Lower the drawbridge! |
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| Drawbridge |
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| Family planning |
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| Inside the castle |
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| This all reminded me of Alice in Wonderland. "We're painting the roses red..." |
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| Baby knight |
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| And what's a castle without a bouncy slide? |
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| "Chelsea, will you go down the slide with me?" |
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| hmm, I thought the plan was to go together |
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| Warning to all children: THIS IS MY FUN HOUSE!!! |
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| We ended the day with dinner on the beach with Alex's adviser, Julie, and her family |
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| Beach in Den Haag, 20 minutes from Delft |
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