grandpa's departure location

A day with Mein and Anouk

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September 12th 2012
We just concluded our last day in Holland, and have been too busy to write. On Monday Mom's cousin by marriage, Mien and her granddaughter, Anouk met us at the train station in Dordrecht. Mien, who is 86, and 23-year old Anouk took us to a cafe on the River Maas for coffee and apple pie. We traveled by bus goingby the old, but ornate building where she and Jo had their wedding reception. Six w ... read more

Europe » Netherlands » South Holland

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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