We are no longer in Friesland. We had a good time there and enjoyed the little bit of time we spent with Oma's cousin and her husband. We went to see the dikes on Monday and it was very windy on the sea. We took some family pictures and many, many other pictures.
On Sunday, we went to the church that Oma grew up in. Several people recognized her and came up to speak to her. Afterwards, we drove around "town" to see the house she grew up in. A man came out and said that he had gone to school with her. They talked for awhile and Oma asked about his sister (who had been her friend). He said, "Oh, she lives just up the road! Get in my van and I'll take you there." Oma and I went with him while the rest walked to the cemetery. She had a short visit and then we walked to the cemetery as well. We found the gravestone of Oma's grandparents. On the way home, some other people came out of their house. Oma recognized them and we stopped so she could chat for a bit.
On Tuesday, we packed up early and left this wonderful house. We drove along the dike and back into the main part of Holland to bring the kids to the airport. We saw them off through check-in. I felt like a Mother Bird who just watched her kids fly out of the nest. I'm afraid I was a little weepy.
Once we dropped them off, we drove to Amsterdam so Peter could see it. We found a secure parking garage and Oma and Opa decided to go see the Rijts Museum so they could see the painting, The Night Watch. Peter and Leonard and I did some shopping and some walking around the city. We all met at Len's Uncle Cok's shop at 3 in the afternoon. He offered to take Peter (and us) out on the boat again so we got to float around through the canals again. What a treat! We went out for dinner with Cok and then took a tram back to our car.
Next we drove to Uncle Hans' house. This is another of Opa's brothers. We got there very late and were all tired. Leonard, Peter, and I are staying at the neighbor lady's house. We have a key and can come and go as we please. Yesterday, I biked with Lot (Hans's wife) through the area. It is a beautiful quiet country area here. We passed two families (at separate times) walking while leading their child on a donkey! In the evening we visited another friend, Mieke. We had a wonderful dinner at her home and find ourselves wishing for more hours in each day!
Today is Hans's birthday and we will have a party.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment