Part of the appeal of spending the week at the Hof was its proximity to Groningen, a large university city in the North of the Netherlands. We are slowly seeing all the corners of the this country (thanks in part to COVID, which has forced us to vacation at home).
The oldest university buildings were right in the heart of the old town and were very beautiful. I'd spent some time the night before looking at places to see in Groningen and couldn't resist the temptation to book a shopping appointment at TKMaxx (not a typo, that's what it is called in Europe). This was also good bribery for the kids, telling them we were taking them to a toy shop. Jude scored a sweet dragon cape, which he proceeded to wear around town the rest of the morning to the joy of passersby.
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| Theology and Religious Studies building |
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| Old meets new |
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| Fish market square |
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| Standing in line to get frites with an imposing, old (1482!!), crocked church tower looming in the distance- so very Dutch. |
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| Grafisch Museum Groningen- history of graphic design, printing and bookbinding- sadly closed. |
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| Groningen Province House. Stunning architecture. |
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| The stately buildings around Martinikerkhof |
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| Dragon sighting in front of Martinikerk |
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| Peaceful Prinsentuin |
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| A dragon and a fish |
On our final day in Drenthe, we spent the morning lakeside, enjoying the facilities one last time. Then we headed home, stopping to see the Hunenbedden center (interior closed) in Borger. Those wolly mamouth sculptures were something else!
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