D AY 8 : WE DN E S DA Y, MA R CH 25, 2015 We depart the Lion d’Or after breakfast and return to Schiphol Airport. The Trip of a Lifetime…Making Memories to Last a Lifetime! $2,585 per person, based on double occupancy Airfare not included Deposit: $500 Due now or until the trip is filled and no later than OCTOBER 1, 2014 Deposit Deadline: OCTOBER 1, 2014 Balance is due before or no later than December 15, 2014 Molly Cromwell presents..... TOU R HO L L AND & TH E NE THE RL ANDS $625 single room supplement INTERNATIONAL DOLLHOUSE SHOW Land only ~ Please book air travel with your travel agent or contact us to assist with your flight arrangements. Arrival time at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam on the morning of March 19st must be coordinated with Molly Cromwell prior to booking your flight. Travel insurance is highly recommended. Tour size is limited. To guarantee your place send your deposit now or no later than October 1, 2014 to Molly Cromwell Presents 44421 Adare Manor Square, Ashburn, VA 20147. Balance will be billed and must be received by December 15, 2014. [email protected] or 703.978.5353 FEATURING AR TISANS FROM EUROPE, GREAT BRITAIN AND AROUND THE WORLD M A R C H 18 ~ 25, 2015 Dear Traveling Friend, Please accept my invitati on to join other miniaturists in the land of windmills & wooden shoes, Delft & dia monds, home brewed beer & Vermeer, plus tulips, of course! But there’s so mu ch more to the Netherlands. Our trip’s centerpiece is the internationally famous Netherlands Dollhouse Show where we will spend two days meeting legend s as well as exciting new dealers you’ve never seen before - with miniatures in all sca les. But look what’s ahead! the historic Baby Houses We’ll visit of Sarah Ploos Van Amste l and Petronella Oortman. us at the Frans Hals Mu They await seum and the legendary Rijksmuseum. These fam precursors to our modern ous pieces are day dolls’ houses, but dur ing the Golden Age, they of their husband’s vast we were symbols alth. You’ll remember the m in your heart forever! drawn carriage to Palace Ride a horseHet Loo’s entrance, the ma gnificent summer home & William and Mary, later Kin gardens of g and Queen of England. Enjoy a boat ride through of Amsterdam, the best way the canals to take in the unique arc hitecture along the way! painters around Delft’s squ We’ll watch are producing the exquisite porcelain pieces that carry name and visit Zaanse Sch the town’s ans, a re-created village of authentic structures, wh shoes are made & windm ere wooden ills are put to use, filled with craft and antique shops and we enjoy. I can hardly wai the cheeses t to introduce you to Hin dloopen, a fishing village with a style of painting as synonymous well as folk art that will cha rm you. Of course we’ll time to stroll and shop, per have leisure haps have tea or take in the Anne Frank House or Museum. I’ve selected com the Van Gogh fortable hotels where we ’ll have included breakfast each day. As space is lim and dinner ited, do let me know right away that your deposit will Please feel free to contac be on its way! t me with any questions. 703 978-5353 or mollycrom com I look forward to you well@aol. r traveling with me and oth er kindred spirits! Cheers, Molly Cromwell Amsterdam Hindeloopen Delft Palace Het Loo Keukenhof Gardens Rijksmuseum Zaanse Schans 2 Days at The Netherlands International Dollhouse Show Madurodam Miniature Village Hidde Nijland Folk Museum Frans Hals Museum Miniature Shops Travel by Private Coach View Historic Baby Houses Charming Hotels Breakfast & Dinner Each Day Free Time to Explore 2 0 15 N E T H E R L A N D S I T I N ER A R Y D AY 1 : WE DN E S DA Y MA R CH 18, 2015 Your bag is packed, Euros safely tucked away, passport and ticket in hand for getting through airport security! It’s time to head to the airport for your much anticipated overnight flight to Amsterdam. Bring a good book or watch an onboard movie. Remember, no caffeine! You want to snooze as much as possible in order to arrive rested Thursday morning! D AY 2 : TH U RS DA Y, M A R CH 19, 2015 Plan to arrive at Schiphol Airport between 6 am. and 8:30 a.m., where I’ll meet you and you can join the first arrivals for coffee or hot chocolate at Deli France, as we wait for the rest of our group to arrive. Then board our coach and visit Zaanse Schans, a charming outdoor craft village, typical of early rural communities in The Netherlands. Visit a working windmill, pop in to see cheese being made and prepared for export…then watch wooden shoes appear from a block of wood! It’s a casual, restful start to our Dutch adventure. After enjoying a welcoming lunch - we’re on the road to Hindeloopen, a popular fishing village on the North Sea, where the famous painted furniture that bears its name is made – in both miniature and real life. We’ll visit the Hidde Nijland Folk Art Museum and see room boxes as well as life size vignettes with samples of the colorful textiles and clothing of the region, plus antique furnishings and accessories painted in the Hindeloopen style. HOTEL DE STADSBOERDERIJ – HINDELOOPEN D AY 3 : FRI DA Y, M A R CH 20, 2015 After breakfast we’ll enjoy a leisurely stroll across one of the 16 little bridges that connect the homes and shops in Hindeloopen, with a stop in a local shop where Dirk, the owner, actually makes miniature furniture painted in the traditional style. He has told me that he’ll make a Hindeloopen Kitchen room box for any of our travelers who would like to order one. I took mine home in my carr y-on luggage a few years ago! We’ll depart late morning and drive across the scenic green Veluwe area to Apeldoorn, having lunch at leisure upon arrival. Palace Het Loo has a lovely orangerie, perfect for a royal lunch, prefacing our visit to the summer palace of William and Mar y, she, the heir to the British throne, where they eventually reigned as corulers, the first time in histor y! The Palace interior is exquisitely furnished, with furniture, paintings, silver and porcelain fit for the Queen she was to become. Don’t miss it or the inviting Baroque gardens. Het Loos stables are so ornate that many confuse them for the Palace, but they now house antique cars and carriages! Het Loo is just across the street from our hotel! DE KEIZERSKROON HOTEL - APELDOORN D AY 4 : S A TU RDA Y, M A R CH 21, 2015 Board our coach after a lovely breakfast at our hotel, bid goodbye to Apeldoorn and we’re off to the Netherlands International Dollhouse Show , held in the SSP HALL in ULFT, a new location that Rika, its organizer, says we will love! We’ll be there when doors open and enjoy the show until closing time. You’ll find miniature treasures in all scales. Lunch is available on site. HOTEL DE ROODE LEEUW – TERBORG DA Y 5 : S UNDA Y, MARCH 22, 2015 Sleep in, have a leisurely breakfast at our hotel, then return to the show! Doors open today at 11 a.m. and we’ll be there waiting! Now that we’ve met a lot of wonderful new dealers, let’s head back to our favorite tables (or stalls, as they’re called in Europe!) for one last look – and purchase! As the show closes, we’ll board our coach and head off to Delft, our home for the next two nights. HOTEL VERMEER - DELFT DA Y 6 : M ONDA Y, MARCH 23, 2015 The legendar y Keukenhof Gardens is our first stop this morning! It’s an explosion of color, a parklike setting amidst wandering paths, small lakes with swans aswimming, little bridges linking them all and here and there a stall where the bulbs are begging to go home with you. Get this – so you don’t have to lug them around, bulbs can be shipped to your home, just in time for the appropriate planting in your part of the USA. Benches galore for just taking it all in! We’ll have lunch here before heading to a wonderful miniatures shop in Rijswijk where you’ll be sure to find a treasure or two to add to your collection. Then it’s on to The Hague – and a visit to the Lilliputian world of The Madurodam – ever y important building in the Netherlands recreated in Lilliputian proportions. Even the airport and Rotterdam docks come to life here. Plus Madurodam has one of the best souvenir shops in the countr y! We’ll return to Delft in time for a late afternoon stroll, just before dinner at our hotel and perhaps some Show & Tell of our fabulous miniature “finds”. DELFT DA Y 7 : TUES DA Y, MARCH 24, 2015 Today is our day to explore Amsterdam. It will be a bustling contrast compared to many of the places we’ve seen…bicycles ever ywhere, ridden to work, school and shopping by the ver y young to the not-so-young! Those of you who have been here before may prefer to spend the day on your own. The rest of us will have a guided tour of the city, followed by a canal boat ride through Amsterdam’s famous waterways. It’s the best way to enjoy the fabulous architecture that makes this city so unique. Then it’s on to the newly re-opened renovated Rijksmuseum. Check out some of the Golden Age’s Old Masters, swing through the incredible display of original Delft pieces that leads you right into the galler y that holds the precious Baby Houses that we’ve all read about and yearned to see in person. Plenty of places for lunch in the shadow of the museum or we can decide to grab a bite in Haarlem, where we’ll visit another place of reverence for us…the Frans Hals Museum – where the Sarah Ploos Van Amstel Baby House beckons! Be sure to watch the video shown in its galler y. More Old Masters on view, it’s an art lovers dream come true! Our final night in The Netherlands will be our farewell dinner. Time to exchange e-mail addresses for photo swaps. The Front Desk will help you print out your Boarding Pass for tomorrow’s departure. HOTEL LION d’OR – HAARLEM
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