After sleeping in, we took the train to Enkhuisen, about an hour away from Amsterdam. It is a quaint fishing village with a little treasure in it called Sprookjes Wonderland. It is a theme park for the under 8's based on Grimm's fairytales as well as other well know stories. It was perfect for Max and Isla. Nothing was too big, loud or scary. They rode all the wee rides and LOVED walking around the elf village. I highly, highly recommend it! We stayed all afternoon and then walked the 15 minutes back into Enkhuisen and found its main streets were pedestrianized and it was late night shopping! I felt drunk with choice of small boutiques with funky style and realized I should have perhaps been born in Holland;-) We stopped to ask for a restaurant recommendation and were directed to the Grand Cafe. It was in an old, town office building and was, indeed, Grand. We headed back around 6:30 and got the kids to bed at a much more decent hour, just in time for us to kick back on the roof terrace with our glasses of wine. I am now wondering how many Dutch people have actually died by falling down their ridiculously steep staircases after enjoying some wine or 'herbal' supplements on the roof terrace. There must be a statistic somewhere...
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