Visiting the Mother Country 3. The streets are this wide

Visiting the Mother Country

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July 3rd 2010
This morning we are going to see where Mum lived with Aunty Rene and Oma and Opa, I’m so excited! So off we head with Carmen the Garmin leading the way. As we get close and turn off the main road, suddenly we are driving in laneways so we park in the first empty spot we see (cowards!) and walk the rest. We head to Strobloemstraat (straat means street) and hunt for Mum’s house. The str ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Amsterdam

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more