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MARCH 26, SUNDAY

CIRCLING AROUND HAARLEM BY CAR Another wonderful day in the Netherlands. We borrowed Henny‘s car and drove out of Haarlem down the coast a little way. First we went to the coastal town of Noordwijk where we walked around a

MARCH 26, SUNDAY

CIRCLING AROUND HAARLEM BY CAR Another wonderful day in the Netherlands. We borrowed Henny‘s car and drove out of Haarlem down the coast a little way. First we went to the coastal town of Noordwijk where we walked around a

MARCH 25, SATURDAY

AROUND HAARLEM First we went to the Saturday market in the main cathedral square. Urban markets are similar world wide, but the setting of this market was spectacular and again there were flowers sold everywhere and all kinds of food

MARCH 25, SATURDAY

AROUND HAARLEM First we went to the Saturday market in the main cathedral square. Urban markets are similar world wide, but the setting of this market was spectacular and again there were flowers sold everywhere and all kinds of food

MARCH 24, FRIDAY

HAARLEM NORTH SEA BEACH Today Henny drove us through the streets of stately houses to the wide, fine sand, wind blown beach at the edge of Haarlem where we, bundled up, went for a long walk past the kite surfers

MARCH 24, FRIDAY

HAARLEM NORTH SEA BEACH Today Henny drove us through the streets of stately houses to the wide, fine sand, wind blown beach at the edge of Haarlem where we, bundled up, went for a long walk past the kite surfers

MARCH 23, THURSDAY

HAARLEM STREETS Today we went on a long walk around Haarlem, which doesn‘t seem to be a huge town, at least the downtown commercial section, often in older buildings. Here was a mixture of the beautiful facades on pointed buildings

MARCH 23, THURSDAY

HAARLEM STREETS Today we went on a long walk around Haarlem, which doesn‘t seem to be a huge town, at least the downtown commercial section, often in older buildings. Here was a mixture of the beautiful facades on pointed buildings

MARCH 22, WEDNESDAY

RIDE TO HAARLEM Henny, Susie’s cousin, the same age as Susie, came to Winsen at 11 a.m. to pick us up and take us to Haarlem, a five hour ride in the car. We drove through Germany on the autobahn

MARCH 22, WEDNESDAY

RIDE TO HAARLEM Henny, Susie’s cousin, the same age as Susie, came to Winsen at 11 a.m. to pick us up and take us to Haarlem, a five hour ride in the car. We drove through Germany on the autobahn

MARCH 21, TUESDAY

MORE CELLE A continuation of yesterday’s photographs of Celle.

MARCH 21, TUESDAY

MORE CELLE A continuation of yesterday’s photographs of Celle.

MARCH 20, MONDAY

CELLE On Monday we went to nearby Celle for the day. Although I had visited the Christmas Market in Celle a number of times in November a year ago and taken lots of photographs, which I posted here, I had

MARCH 20, MONDAY

CELLE On Monday we went to nearby Celle for the day. Although I had visited the Christmas Market in Celle a number of times in November a year ago and taken lots of photographs, which I posted here, I had

MARCH 19, SUNDAY

WINSEN Today we had a quiet day. In the morning we walked around Winsen and then in the evening we invited Heinrich and Elke to Ambiente, the Greek restaurant right next to our apartment where we had one of the

MARCH 19, SUNDAY

WINSEN Today we had a quiet day. In the morning we walked around Winsen and then in the evening we invited Heinrich and Elke to Ambiente, the Greek restaurant right next to our apartment where we had one of the

MARCH 18, SATURDAY

FRIENDS AND FAMILY The day after we arrived we had tea at Elke’s house with Ulla and Heiner Hemme invited. Elke and Ulla are Kathe’s two best childhood friends in Winsen. We were served Elke’s homemade apple cake and and

MARCH 18, SATURDAY

FRIENDS AND FAMILY The day after we arrived we had tea at Elke’s house with Ulla and Heiner Hemme invited. Elke and Ulla are Kathe’s two best childhood friends in Winsen. We were served Elke’s homemade apple cake and and

MARCH 17, FRIDAY

KATHE’S WINSEN Winsen on the Aller is where my wife Kathe grew up. She arrived from Bergen when she was about ten when her father was made Director of the Realschule. The school was newly built in 1950, five years

MARCH 17, FRIDAY

KATHE’S WINSEN Winsen on the Aller is where my wife Kathe grew up. She arrived from Bergen when she was about ten when her father was made Director of the Realschule. The school was newly built in 1950, five years