Around Arnhem

We went to the Airborne Museum in Arnhem today - actually two museums, one at the bridge (as in A Bridge Too Far) and one at Hartenstein in Oosterbeck (which was the allied HQ during the battle of Arnhem and is the site of the main museum exhibits).

We had bought tickets online for the latter but initially cycled about 10k to the former due to Andy's confusion about what tickets had been bought. A bit frustrating but not a major problem because it was good to see the bridge close up.

The main museum at Hartenstein was pretty good and included a decent audio guide in English and a reconstruction/simulation of what the battle was like, including sitting in a glider for the initial airdrop.

After lunch, we went for a walk in the Veluwe woods (which are right next to the campsite and were also the location for part of the battle).

It's been pretty hot again today so after the walk we relaxed for a few hours and Andy whittled a duck shaped backscratcher for Sara (see photos) out of a branch we picked up on the walk!!

We toyed with the idea of eating out this evening but after cycling to various resturants ended up in the local supermarket buying nibbles and stuff, which did the job.Baca selengkapnya