Mom and Dad

Day 29, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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December 25th 2009
Day 29: Friday, December 25th, 2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands. Today was just as hard as we knew it would be. After Dad died, I decided to spend that Christmas alone too and it was a horrid decision. Don't know why I thought it would be any different this year with Mom's passing. Thank you one and all for the emails, IM's and phone calls- they made the day bearable. The only thing to report ... 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