Huis Ten Bosch

Today we went to a theme park on the other side of Sasebo called Huis Ten Bosch. This is a recreation of a village near the Hague that was one of the three houses for the Dutch royal family. Each museum, house, building and restaurant is built a few inches shorter than the original ones in the Netherlands so as not to offend the Dutch.

After touring the teddy bear museum we took a ride on a canal boat to the other side of the park. This is a huge theme park that includes one hotel inside the park and many others on the periphery of the park.

We went on the three story carousel. The grand girls wanted the top floor. I tried to get on one of the carousel horse but my left leg would  not cooperate. So I rode on a kiddy table that rotated. A 4 year old Japanese girl was already on it but she said I could join her. The dang kid kept the table spinning the entire time. To avoid dizziness I just looked down at the seat. 

We saw 4 or 5 shows during our 8 hour stay. The theme park Christmas tree can be seen in the background. This group of singers sang holiday songs but also the Flintstone theme song (We'll have a good time, a dabba do time, we'll have a Merry Christmas time."

After touring the glass museum and the flower museum we ate dinner at an Italian restaurant called Pinocchio's.

After dinner we came outside just in time to hear the Christmas concert and see the lighting of the Christmas tree. Our timing was lucky today. This theme park was much better than I expected. Huis Ten Bosch does  not have all the rides that Disneyland has but it has more art and culture and class.