On Friday we got up and headed to Amsterdam for a drive by of Anne Franks - hide out. Then we were on a mission to find the Three Bridges - from World War 11 - Market Garden.
Anne Franks House - Amsterdam
The Drive - on a hunt to find three Bridges 
HISTORY - of MARKET GARDEN (in case you don't know... because I did not)
The commander was General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Supreme Allied Commander in the invasion of Europe during World War II. The operation was an airborne attack deep in the enemy's rear areas to be launched in mid-September 1944 in conjunction with a ground attack by the British Second Army. The two attacks were known collectively as Operation MARKET-GARDEN. The airborne attack was designed to lay a carpet of airborne troops along a narrow corridor extending approximately eighty miles into Holland from Eindhoven northward to Arnhem. The airborne troops were to secure bridges across a number of canals as well as across three major water barriers-the Maas, the Waal (the main downstream branch of the Rhine), and the Neder Rijn (Lower Rhine) Rivers. Through this corridor were to pass British ground troops in a push beyond Arnhem to the IJsselmeer (Zuider Zee). The principal objective of the operation was to get Allied troops across the Rhine. Three main advantages were expected to accrue: cutting the land exit of those Germans remaining in western Holland; outflanking the enemy's frontier defenses, the West Wall or Siegfried Line; and positioning British ground forces for a subsequent drive into Germany along the North German plain.
Oosterbeek CWGC Cemetery - just outside of Arnhem
(one of the landing zones for the airborne troops)
Sam doesn't like how they had to bury American troops in foreign land.
He is very thankful that fallen soldiers today get taken back to America.
Arnhem Bridge - very easy to find
This was the third Bridge that the American's had to take control of. This was our first bridge (we went backwards... thru the bridges)
Nijmegen Bridge - (well... we think..) 
If you look thru the bars on this picture... this might actually be Nijmegen Bridge.. Ooopps.. still researching! But this was the second bridge that the American Troops had to hold.
National Liberation Museum - Groesbeek (oh no.. we got there after 5pm and it was closed...) But we were able to walk around outside and get some pictures.
We then headed to our Hotel out in the middle of NO WHERE.
It was very nice, beautiful country side and a peaceful stay.
Willibrordhaeghe Hotel - Deurne
We had a very long day... driving around to all the little stops...and of course getting lost along the way... the GPS didn't have a very good day finding the satellite... which left us lost... a couple of times... ok ... many of times.
But we just laughed and had fun... driving all around... and really enjoyed the views.
But by the time we found our hotel... we were tired and didn't want to go out for dinner. So we made reservation at the hotel restaurant. Well we get down there to find... a 5 star restaurant without a single kid... it was so quite in the restaurant you could hear a pin drop. We sat down... Kora took one look around...and let out the biggest scream of her life. She really wanted everyone to know that she was at the restaurant. Well... off we went to our room... to order room service. As soon as we put her in her crib... she was the happiest little girl ever. The only problem was.... when I order my dinner... I forgot that in Europe.. they tend to give you the WHOLE fish... (so my nice husband.. de-boned and de-headed my supper)
Thank you hunny! 
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