Two Thousand Years of History in Utrecht

The day was dull and rainy. After saying goodbye to Anita, Johan dropped us off at the train station.  Across from the station was a large dragon statue and fountain. It was said to be commissioned in honour of twin girls who died tragically. An alternate opinion is that it’s in honour of mother- in-laws. We arrived in Utrecht in about thirty minutes. The rain was really coming down …

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A Day of Remembrance and Friendship

In the morning, Martien and Jolanda drove us to Anita’s home in the town of  Vught. We also met Anita and her mom, Sjan in Africa in 2016. It was the first time all six of us were reunited since Africa. Sjan, Anita and her son Matts visited us in Canada last year. We met Johan, Anita’s husband, Anita’s daughter Robin and beautiful granddaughter Maeve. We first had coffee …

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A Day of Remembrance and Friendship

In the morning, Martin and Jolanda drove us to Anita’s place in the town of  Vught. We also met Anita and her mom, Sjan in Africa in 2016. It was the first time all six of us were reunited since Africa. Sjan, Anita and her son Matts visited us in Canada last year. We met Johan, Anita’s husband, Anita’s daughter Robin and beautiful granddaughter Maeve. We first had coffee …

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Breda, Zeeland and Dear Friends

We caught an early train to Breda which is a town in the Netherlands near the Belgian border. It took about 40 minutes. Our friend Martien met us and took us to his home where Jolanda was waiting. Our family became friends with Martien, Jolanda and their children Leonie (currently visiting Berlin), Felix and Alex when we did the Nomad Tour through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe in …

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