Holland with Harriet, from Hengelo to Den Boesch and back to Amsterdam
After two great days spent with Harriet around her city of Hengelo, it was time to set off on our road trip and to bid farewell to Keuf, Harriet's very perky parrot, who seemed quite excited to be going on holiday to the neighbour's. Not far out of Hengelo was our first stop, Twickel castle, a very fine old castle, now only partially inhabited. It had hectares of beautiful parks and gardens surrounding it. I could easily imagine spending the day there with a picnic, enjoying the walks, gardens and lovely birdsong. Holland amazed me with its vast motorway network and dense traffic. Five- lanes are quite common, so certainly not a place I would wish to drive. I remember when I was last here that roads were relatively small and certainly not crowded. It was great to get to our destination, Den Boesch. The main purpose of the visit there was to meet up with Chrissy, my friend Kate's daughter. I haven't seen her for about 20 years, so it was great to catch up with her, Edwi...