This day started out with the whole family hopping on bikes and heading to town to check out the huge summer sales. The boys ended up with a wonderful selection of Dutch clothes. Then off to a Gellato treat, the cheese shop for some great cumin cheese, the German Bakery for rolls, and back home to enjoy the rolls, cheese, tomatoes, and cucumbers for lunch. While Emma napped the boys headed out with Opa and Oma to climb the bell tower of the church they were married in, which is in the city square. They reported that it was a bit loud climbing the tower as the bell went off on the hour. The construction began on the church in the 1200s and was finsihed 300 years later. Can you believe that the church is older than the good ol USA?
During Emma's nap the boys rushed home on their bikes to grab their wallets and then back to the toy stores for some Playmobils. Marcel had ok'd them riding back to the house by themselves. My oh my, were they ever tickled with freedom like that. THey said all three store clerks spoke English and they were thrilled with doing the transactions on their own. I think they made 4 trips back and forth to the village center that day
The shops are open until 9:15 pm on Friday night, so Marcel and I enjoyed a couple of hours together strolling the streets and popping in and out of shops. It stays light around here until 9:50pm so we had a wonderful time together.
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