Today we paid a visit to G’s sister and her boyfriend in Belgium. We had a lot of fun, and received a tour of a local Brussels icon, the Atomium. It was built in 1958 for the World’s Fair. Afterward, we had the notion to do something even bigger. The…
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Balder
I had quite an experience today aboard the DCV Balder, the ship that my father-in-law is currently working on. This ship is being overhauled in dry dock in the city of Rotterdam, before returning to sea. The Balder is a Deep Water Construction vessel. We wore hard hats aboard the ship…
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Wolphaartsdijk
We stayed up too again, and woke up at noon this morning. I passed out for most of the drive, waking up when we reached Goes. We stopped inside of an auction house/reseller, which had lots of antiques and second hand items. There were a number of old cameras (at least 50…
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Rained Out
We woke up early afternoon, finding it was raining outside. We guessed correctly the rain would ruin our plans to visit Den Haag. Instead, we took the day slow and locally. G took me around the corner to a local bookstore, which had tons of local Dutch books. Once my…
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Windy Night
The weather continued to be rather grey today, so we stayed inside. In the late evening, we visited V for a few hours. It was worth braving the rain for a visit. We stayed wide awake afterward, feeling restless after being inside all the time. A brief lull in the…
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