So we finally saw the land of our ancestors...Valkenburg. It was amazing as the 300+ pictures we took of the castle ruins and the surrounding town will attest to. The velvet caves (made by centuries of excavation of the local stone) were a greater history leasson than we expected. It had been used as a chapel when the French invaded the area, a refuge for locals and soldiers during WWII, a restaurant/cafe and is used for the local Christmas market. We also cleaned the town out of all merchandise that had the word Valkenburg on it. Julie got to watch Dutch TV. And Jessica, we got to see Knight Rider, are you jealous or what?
Next time we want to go to the local amusement park, or as we like to call it...Gnomeland.
We are now in Amsterdam and loving the canals. We are gonna hit the vanGogh Museum and the Anne Frank house and hopefully get a canal tour.
See you next week!
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2 comments:
I finally got to catch up on everything!! Syria has Blogspot blocked for some retarded reason. Sounds like you guys are having an awesome adventure and I too can't wait for pictures!!!asminj
Can#t wait to hear what ive missed on your end too!
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