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Belgium: Discovering Brussels
It was time to say goodbye to the Markink family and carry on in our journey. Jessica was kind enough to drive us to the nearest train station in Vise, Belgium. We rode the train to Liege, and then on to Brussels. All these cities had beautiful, traditional buildings, cobblestone streets, and very modern personalities. Read more
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Netherlands: A Personal Tour of Maastricht
We got to tour Josh & Jonah’s hometown of Maastricht, The Netherlands today. The biggest blessing of all was that their mother, Jessica, was our personal tour guide! We began by seeing the beautiful Maastricht windmill, used to mill flour. We followed this beautiful view with one that moved us beyond words. Allied forces stormed Read more
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Amsterdam Revisited
With the Markinks, we revisited Amsterdam to see some of the things they had not yet visited. One of the gems only a local might find was Ons’ Lieve Heer Op Solder (Our Lord in the Attic), a fully operating secret Catholic Church, hidden in the home of a linen dealer during the Reformation in the Read more
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Netherlands: Zaanse Schans, Holland
Until I met Jonah and Josh, this is what I thought of when I thought of The Netherlands: Holland, tulips, windmills, and wooden shoes. The boys had to give us a geography lesson: 1) Holland is a province in the Netherlands, not the name of a country. 2) Tulips only bloom in the spring; therefore, Read more
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Netherlands: Old Friends and New in Haarlem
We have adopted several students from Ravencrest Bible College in Estes Park, Colorado. We were blessed to be Mama and Papa Beaver to Jonah Markink two years ago. Now he’s off to college, and we’ve had the blessing of being Mama and Papa Beaver to his younger brother, Jonah. This week, we got to Read more
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Amsterdam: City of Boats and Bikes
We flew from Edinburgh to Amsterdam because it was less expensive than the train and only took an hour. From now until almost the end of our trip, the official language will no longer be English. We’ll see how we do! The busy city of Amsterdam is an interesting place to walk. If you’re in Read more
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“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”
– St. Augustine
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