The Catholics were not allowed to practice their faith. But if they were inconspicuous they weren't arrested. This church is between two retail shops and you can't tell it is a church until you go inside.
Wandering Around the Streets of Amsterdam June 20th 2014 Today we went off in separate directions. Jerry to visit a motorcycle shop and me to visit the Anne Frank House. It didn't turn out so good for either of us.
Jerry went by public transportation. He had the route down and the bus numbers he needed. But the last connectng bus didn't arrive until 15:13 (military time is used all over Europe) it was only 11:15. He wasn't about to stand at the bu ... read more
Europe » Netherlands » North Holland 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
We are ready to head out. Our first transatlantic cruise leaves Fort Lauderdale on April 12. After 11 days we disembark in Malaga, Spain and begin our travels around Europe. This is our first time there and we are anticipating with excitement all the new people, places and things we will be experiencing. The purpose of this blog is for family and friends to keep track of us. It also will serve as our own log of our travels. We hope to keep it interesting and pithy. ... full info