Leeuwarden; Capital of Friesland

At the start of the day we rented a car in Amsterdam. By late afternoon - rush hour to be precise - the car had taken us to Leeuwarden. This was not part of some carefully considered plan. No, it was getting late, we didn't have accommodation for the night (which Hanne was less than pleased about), and our unplanned route happened to take us past a MacDonald's restaurant. That's significant because, say what you will about this company, they generally do feature Wi-Fi in their restaurants. With a quick coffee and a Wi-Fi connection we were able to use hotels.com on our tablet to find a room for the night. This postcard view was directly opposite our gorgeous palace hotel.

Stadthuis in Leeuwarden (2012-04-11)