Ken's happier with us in the garden

Jaap's day continued...

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September 12th 2012
Jaap now has a large garden we visited. We also saw the last house Grandpa lived in with his parents before leaving for America. I found out our connection to Jaap. His grandfather (also Jaap) and our great-grandfather (Gerrit) were brothers. It seems all relatives here have a Ton, Gerrit, Case, Marie, etc. We had a Chinese meal in Numansdorp before they drove us back to our hotel. No rice, q ... 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