Nijmegen and Groesbeek, Nederlands

A gorgeous day of old flour mills, pastoral hills and farmland surrounding 2 charming cities full of friendly people.

Hard to visualize this peaceful area on the Netherlands / German border as being in the center of WW2. Brothers and cousins pitted against each other across neighboring fields.

My girlfriend's mother was a child at the time, and hid in a cellar dug under the large tree below with her family while heavy battle raged above and around them.



We visited a war memorial of fallen Canadian soldiers, the air heavy with history.


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Schloss Moyland Castle

My story:
Ventured into Germany for the day to visit a beautiful castle.

My husbands story:
Pouring rain, is this really July?
Never trust a woman with directions
Why do we have to have a long drawn out lunch when a nice bratwurst and a stein of pilsner would do just fine?
Never trust woman with directions
...and the castle is closed for renovations?
Never trust woman with directions


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't Wit Huys in Brugge

A beautiful B&B in Brugge.

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Brugge

Our dear friends join us for a day in Brugge Belgium.
Beautiful brick buildings and oh so many bicycles!

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Summer fun at our island home

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Location:Whidbey Island

Hoi Nijmegen!

We are on our way to see our friends Dagmar and Michel
and finally have our whole families together... on their side of the pond.

So very excited to visit The Netherlands again!

Another walk in town

and back home