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December 2021 Christmas in London

December 2021 Christmas in London

December 30, 2021 Time to update my travel blogging. I’m still in London, lying low, hunkered down with my daughter and her family, enjoying the time together. We are quite...

December 2021 Christmas in London

December 30, 2021 Time to update my travel blogging. I’m still in London, lying low, hunkered down with my daughter and her family, enjoying the time together. We are quite...

Rest those eyes - cutting down on staring at my...

December 7, 2021 I don’t know about you, but I get weary of looking at the laptop screen so often.     I seem to be on that screen for...

Rest those eyes - cutting down on staring at my...

December 7, 2021 I don’t know about you, but I get weary of looking at the laptop screen so often.     I seem to be on that screen for...

History on a beer bottle: Kwade Wouter (Evil Wouter) 

History on a beer bottle: Kwade Wouter (Evil Wo...

Brouwerij Egmond tells the fascinating story of the feud between the Counts Wouter and Holland. This feud in turn, led to Count Holland imprisoning Count Wouter in a dungeon. Four...

History on a beer bottle: Kwade Wouter (Evil Wo...

Brouwerij Egmond tells the fascinating story of the feud between the Counts Wouter and Holland. This feud in turn, led to Count Holland imprisoning Count Wouter in a dungeon. Four...

How the van der Bijls got their name

How the van der Bijls got their name

I recently visited the town of Egmond aan de Hoef where the fascinating story of the feud between the Counts Wouter and Holland unfolded. This feud in turn, led to...

How the van der Bijls got their name

I recently visited the town of Egmond aan de Hoef where the fascinating story of the feud between the Counts Wouter and Holland unfolded. This feud in turn, led to...

Westerbork, a Nazi transit camp: A moving experience

Westerbork, a Nazi transit camp: A moving exper...

A visit to Westerbork, a Nazi transit camp in the northeast province of Drenthe in the Netherlands.

Westerbork, a Nazi transit camp: A moving exper...

A visit to Westerbork, a Nazi transit camp in the northeast province of Drenthe in the Netherlands.

First few days in the Netherlands

First few days in the Netherlands

It has been a hectic month of preparing for the RCM piano examinations, finalizing two tours for clients, and getting ready for my flights. My students did very well, with...

First few days in the Netherlands

It has been a hectic month of preparing for the RCM piano examinations, finalizing two tours for clients, and getting ready for my flights. My students did very well, with...