On Monday I got to spend the day roaming around with cousin Hein while he measured for stairs – the brothers are trappenmakers – stair makers, and as I found out, not just any stairs. They do amazing, beautiful work and are featured in places like The Hague, and so many other amazing spots. These aren’t ordinary stairs (www.degraafftrappen.nl).

So while Hein measured, I wandered, and he was kind enough to drive around and show me the sights in Leiden, DenHaag, Utrecht, the Green Heart, and a few others. It was a long, wonderful day.

The day ended with a lovely family dinner with Hein’s family – a traditional dutch meal. Yu-um!