time out

for the first time since we moved to Breda, we've left the city behind us for a few days and trekked - by  car - to the east of Holland. at first i had thought about going to Germany, as i miss the hills and the Otherness, but i couldn't make much sense of how welcome we'd be, so i plumbed for here... plenty to discover in the country i was born in, so much i don't know yet, so we scoured Airbnb for Anywhere Near Zwolle, and found an old bread baking house {as most farms had, back in the days when making bread yourself was a necessity} that's been converted into a sweet home, set on the edge of a lovely garden. 

we're in the midst of Hanseatic towns {more can be read about this here} which carry a long history, with many of the towns and cities still bearing plenty of proof of its long and rich past, as well as some of the few National Parks that are still to be found in this country - the Veluwe is on our doorstep. we have rich pickings for days out, so -rain withstanding - we should be good for the next 4 days!

first impressions of where we are - inspiring for a lot of reasons