"1950 Trip to Europe" Netherlands by grandmaR

After we left Belgium in 1950, we went to Amsterdam. We visited Marken and Vollendam, and went to Delft. My sister went back to Holland with her Senior Girl Scout troup (she still is friends with the family that she stayed with), and my husband visited via the Navy on a ship, and my parents have been back several times,

My sister and I in 1950

..but I have not been back to Holland until 2009. Not because I had a bad experience, but because subsequent trips to Europe my husband's ship was in the Mediterraean and Holland doesn't border the Med. He has been to Holland via the USNavy, but it was on a cruise to the North Sea for which I didn't follow the ship.

Granddaughter in Rotterdam

In 2009, I got back to Rotterdam with my 12 year old granddaughter and Amsterdam and had an informal dinner with friends from VT.

• Pros:Canals, Art and cheese
• Cons:Flat