I took some time to add an older travel diary (I backdate those posts) and I chose our Europe 2013 trip this time. We went back to visit family and friends for the second time … » full post and pics!
The time had arrived to wrap things up. Our last stop was three days in Bergeijk with my bestie Els, her boyfriend Leon, their boys and their dog 🙂 We had time for some visits and shopping in Eindhoven before driving back to Nieuw-Vennep and flying … » full post and pics!
Christmas Market #2 this afternoon! We had planned a second stop on the route to Aachen in the medieval, picturesque tourist town of Valkenburg. More specifically, in one of their Christmas markets in a cave!
Valkenburg has a special place in my heart. … » full post and pics!
From the German Ruhr Area we drove an hour and a half west, to Dessel in Belgium. On the way we stopped in Eindhoven to visit dad again.
It was a really nice day when we drove from Bottrop in the German … » full post and pics!
The next day it was time to drive to Eindhoven to visit dad. And after that to our friends Volker and Martina in Bottrop, Germany. One thing on the agenda for that weekend was to visit our first Christmas market at the CentrO mall in Oberhausen… » full post and pics!
We stayed an extra night in Nieuw-Vennep, so we had time to do something in the area with Ton. We chose to go see the North Sea in Zandvoort!
After an incredibly good night’s sleep back in our hotel, we had breakfast in … » full post and pics!
With dad being 101, we can’t stay away for years at a time. So we went back to visit again this past year. We pushed the date a little bit, so we could combine the visits with Christmas markets in Holland and Germany! While we … » full post and pics!
We spent the last few days visiting dad every day, friends (Jan and Angela, Dinie, Els and Leon (and boys)) and family (cousins Hennie, Jaqueline and Wilma). On our way to Frankfurt, we visited Irmgard in Ahrweiler! We are now with Thorsten in Frankfurt after supper in town (Paddy and … » full post and pics!
We spent the day in South-Holland: visiting Rita at home, to the famous miniature world Madurodam with Ton, Martijn, Sander and Amy (they are visiting from South Korea, btw!) and we met with my dear friend Anneke on the North Sea beach after many years!
