Well I have been busy, and lacking in my updates.. but I have time now. My final blog post on mine and Brads adventures this summer. Well Netherlands was an amazing country, but also a chance for me to see where both my grandfathers were born and raised. The Bouma side of my family is from a small town called Dronrijp, in Friesland. The van Dijk side of my family is from Scheidam, just beside Rotterdam. I also had the opportunity to see my (mom's) cousin Tine who lives in a small town south west of Amsterdam. It was great to see family, and also have her show me the area. Here are some pictures to follow:
Dronrijp
On to Scheidam
And this ends our amazing trip across Europe... and now for our summer in Canada...
Cheers,
Serena
Dronrijp
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| Made it to my homeland :) |
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| Someone important??? |
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| Main bridge in the town... |
On to Scheidam
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| Previously the marriage chapel |
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| The street my Grandfather grew up on |
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| With my cousin Tine, the door behind up led up to the family house |
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| A view of the house (top center) |
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| My grandfathers elementary school |
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| Where my great Grandmother lived |
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| Previously this was the shipyard that was owned by generations of family, and where my grandfather also worked for sometime. |
And this ends our amazing trip across Europe... and now for our summer in Canada...
Cheers,
Serena
