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My domestic travel life in the Netherlands embracing Dutch history, tradition and culture, exploring Haarlem, Amsterdam and beyond.

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I Becoming Dutch

My domestic travel life in the Netherlands embracing Dutch history, tradition and culture, exploring Haarlem, Amsterdam and beyond.

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Den Haag

King Willem of NL & LU

Posted on February 6, 2024February 6, 2024

I have always noticed this bronze statue whenever I walk past the Binnenhof complex. Some noble guy sitting on a high horse on the Buitenhof, overlooking the Hofvijver lake, in the centre of The Hague. I never give it much thought. A week later when I was visiting Luxembourg, I…

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Amsterdam

Joods Verzetmonument

Posted on February 3, 2024

I like strolling down from Rokin to Amstel, towards Waterlooplein, in Amsterdam. There are just so many distractions to see; interesting shops, monumental buildings, charming bridges, cruise boats cruising on the canals, museums to visit, quick browse through the oldest flea market on  Waterloo Square, people watching at cafés, etc….

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Amsterdam

Dutch Holocaust Memorial of Names

Posted on January 30, 2024June 11, 2025

As I entered this garden, I found myself in a labyrinth of passages flanked by two-meter-high brick walls. The dramatic angular stainless steel mirrors seemed to be hovering above the columns. Upon closer look, names, date of birth and age of death were inscribed on individually stacked bricks. This is…

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Amsterdam

De Schaduwkade Monument

Posted on January 30, 2024January 30, 2024

So, I stumbled on to another bridge with a story … This time, I stood here across the Amstel overlooking the Schaduwkade (Shadow Wall) Monument on my left. A monument to two hundred Jewish residents of the Nieuwe Keizersgracht in Amsterdam, who were deported and murdered during the Second World…

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  • July 14, 2025 Nijntje Traffic Light
  • July 8, 2025 Nijntje Pleintje
  • May 31, 2025 Sint Janskerk
  • May 21, 2025 WaterMill Bisschopsmolen
  • May 17, 2025 Station Valkenburg
  • May 10, 2025 Geniemuseum
  • May 5, 2025 Kamp Vught
  • May 2, 2025 StoryWorld
  • April 10, 2025 Frans Hals' Grave(s)
  • November 13, 2024 Grote Kerk or Sint Bavokerk of Haarlem
  • September 25, 2024 Family Six Collection
  • September 12, 2024 Het Paard van Marken
  • July 17, 2024 Eierballen
  • July 13, 2024 Rooftop Forum
  • July 11, 2024 Desk of Aletta Jacobs
  • July 10, 2024 Papengang
  • July 9, 2024 Station Groningen
  • June 24, 2024 New Herring | Haring Hollandse Nieuwe
  • June 16, 2024 Anne Frank House Museum
  • June 15, 2024 Anne Frank Home Merwedeplein

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