Here are some new members of the 9J clan. Most of them have been here since April (when I came back from Holland and Denmark) but are never introduced to you, so here they are! The story of PrincessJ: One day after seeing the sights of Utrecht, I went back to my hotel and found [...]
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We topped off the tour with a visit to Keukenhof, which is a internationally famous flower garden in the Netherlands. So internationally famous that you almost only see tourists inside. It’s only opened from March to May each year. This year, the theme was “From Russian with Love,” but honestly I didn’t see anything Russian [...]
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We have posted something about Utrecht already, which was the most important thing: our trip to the Dick Bruna Huis. But there are still sights to be seen: It’s the Nijntje Pleintje, a little square dedicates to “grandma”!
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We took a day trip to Delft when staying in the Hague. It was Anita’s first time seeing hail. Vermeer Centrum
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This time around: Amsterdam, Muiderslot (castle), Den Haag (the Hague) and Scheveningen (beach community):
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Hello, friends! I know it’s time for us to put some pictures up from our trip! Let’s dive right into the most important ones first. Grandma‘s Place:
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Don’t worry, we didn’t get stuck in Europe because of the volcanic ash! We’ve been back for a week but we’re just too lazy to post about it on the blog just yet. Here’s one of the pictures for now, more to come!
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We are going on vacation! A vacation to the Netherlands to visit “Grandma”! We’ll of course post pictures when we get back. Have a great spring break, everyone!
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Today, I brought 9J to learn about her home country’s craft. We went to see the Dutch Clog production demonstration for Christmas at Tseung Kwan O. The mall was called Park Central and it had invited the clog artisan Martin Dijkman from the Netherlands to demonstrate the making of clogs.
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