Special pages with pics from visits...
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*NEW* The Rhine Valley of Germany.

*NEW* Friesland - Terschelling.

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*NEW* Hungary - Budapest.

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*NEW* Czech Republic - Prague.

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*NEW* Italy.

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Luxembourg.

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Spain.

France.

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The Picutres
Ellen and Buddy at the Wassenaar beach
Ellen from afar at the beach
The dunes (reminds one of Cape Cod)
At the PC...
Eetkamer (dining room) 1
Eetkamer 2
Woonkamer (livingroom)1
Woonkamer 2
The new "Occasion" view 1
The new "Occasion" view 2
The new "Occasion" view 3
Ellen on her Dutchified bike
Rich and his Passat
Yes, they do have cheese!
Yes, they do have wooden shoes!
Our steep stairs.
There really is a Hogerbeetsstraat...

Posted October 1, 2000
This is the molen we can see from our house.
A houseboat in the Laakhaven area of The Hague.
Langstraat, Wassenaar on a dreary day...

Posted October 5-6, 2000
Our closest supermarket - C1000 (a 2 minute walk!)
You can actually see Dan in this one (look hard).
The Queen and her Olympic Gold.

Posted October 7, 2000
Welkom to IKEA!
IKEA - another view.
A rare photo of Dan at the PC.
ASH takes on the American School of Paris. Win 7-0!
Dan makes a great pass in the game.
Dan not wanting to be seen - doing homework.
View from back of house.

Posted October 10, 2000
Ellen with Buddy - chatting.
A "larger than life" Buddy.
Rich puts in some time on the web.

Posted October 14, 2000
A view of Scheveningen incl. the Casino.
The bowling alley.
Ellen working on a spare.
Daniel working on a strike.
Dad exploding the pins.

Posted October 21, 2000
Ellen's 123 wins her a Bowling Trophy!.
Rich bowled too, but...
Tony Randall and Gregory Peck - with subtitles
The ONLY way the Patriots will win is if Dan is in charge!

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New! Posted October 28, 2000 - Our visit to Germany!
Welcome to EXPO2000!
We went to Korea, Israel, Poland, Greece, Africa pavillion, Asia pavillion, Canada, Finland, Estonia, Belgium, Switzerland, Lithuania, Latvia, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Pakistan, China, Hungary, United Arab Emirates, Sri Lanka, and many more.
There were also large exhibits by the European Union and some devoted to themes such as Energy, Mobility, Humanity.
The USA's exhibit was withdrawn (after construction had begun) due to lack of business/private funding.
A general view. That's Hungary in the background
The Netherlands - layers of ecosystems with windmills on top.
Ellen seems a bit Coldska at Polska...
Rich, with the Africa Pavillion in the background.
A fashion show at the Cambodian Pavillion.
Dan and Ellen head towards Canada.
The striking waterfall at Norway.
From Holy Land to Whole e-Land... Israel.
The United Arab Emirates had an extensive exhibit.
The picture-postcard square in Hildesheim, where we stayed.
We ate at this German restaurant.
Each Saturday, Hildesheim runs this market in the square.
On the way home,we stopped at this traditional Dutch place...

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Posted November 2, 2000
The highway signs in NL advise you of upcoming traffic speed.
Rich's office. Excuse the mess.
A view from Rich's office window.
Another view, towards the main building of the Huizen campus.
The view of ASH's "Wall" from the A44 at night.
Ellen at Ikea.
Buddy has a brand new bed - he likes it...
...but he still likes the couch better!

New! Posted November 4, 2000
More prizes- this time from Bunko.
Buddy invites you to try the steep stairs...
Dan and his guests from Sweden, Bjorn and Patrick
Note: These guests were from the International School of Frankfort, whose soccer team
was being hosted by the ASH. Parents of the hosting school house the visiting team.
ASH ended up winning the game 3-2.

Posted November 5, 2000
The well pump at the far end of Langstraat. Note town emblem.
The old 'radhuis' or town hall. If you look closely at the emblem at the top you will notice some 'half moons'. These represent the waxing moons from which it is said Wassenaar may have got its name.
The pagoda in a park on Burchtplein, a street near our house.

Also posted November 5, 2000 - visit to Katwijk with Buddy!
Katwijk is a beach town just a bit north of us.
Horses on the beach.
Another view of Katwijk beach.
Buddy meets one of about 20 dogs he played with today.
Buddy in action.
I realize you hadn't had a shot of a canal yet. Here's one.

Posted November 12, 2000 - The Marines' 225th Birthday at the Kurhaus Hotel
The Kurhaus - one of the most beautiful buildings in the NL.
The elegant interior of the Kurhaus.
Ellen greets the Marines in the reception line.
The birthday ceremony.
The ceremony continues.
US Ambassador Cynthia Schneider speaks.
Our table.
The birthday cake is ceremoniously wheeled in.
Our gracious hosts, Jim and Chris.
Friends Rob and Jacquie, neighbors of Jim and Chris.
The two of us.

NEW! Posted November 27, 2000 - (Previously censored since they may have given away our gift at the Mehne's Surprise Party)
A view of the De Porceleyne Fles - The Delft Factory.
The Happy Shopper. The tall item behind her costs about US$10,000

Posted December 6, 2000 - Rich visits Nuremberg, Germany
The ATR-72 prop jet, nonstop from Amsterdam to Nuremberg.
The fortified medieval wall of the city.
A carriage makes its way through the old city.
The children's special Kerstkindlemarkt.
The fountain in the old square.
One of the street decorations.
The old church.
The view out the hotel window (you'd think it would be a bit more scenic!).
A view of the Christmas Market.

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NEW! Posted December 20, 2000 - Leiden, etc...
Our flowers are still blooming...
...even though it's pretty cold.
It's amazing what you can fit in a suitcase when you want American treats.
Haarlemerstraat in Leiden.
View down a typical Leiden street.
Things you'll see in Leiden.
Architecture of typical row house.
Good view of one of the many canals in Leiden.
Our guestroom is tastefully decorated and awaits your visit.

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NEW! Posted December 20, 2000 - Lucent's Holiday party at de Kalkovens...
Ellen at the Roullette wheel.
Rich at the Roullette wheel.
The blackjack table.
A winning smile from Ellen at the blackjack table.
"De Kalkovens" restaurant where 108 of us celebrated (a former chalk factory!).
Interior of de Kalkovens.

Posted December 24, 2000 - Amsterdam & Hanukkah
The Begijnhof, a small square near central Amsterdam.
Another shot of the Begijnhof.
Shopping on Kavelstraat.
Typical Amsterdam building.
We light the candles on the second night of Hanukkah.

Posted December 27, 2000 - Sarah & Hanukkah
Sarah, Dan, and Buddy with glowing eyes.
More of Sarah and Dan.
Lighting more candles at Hanukkah.
Getting Presents.
Getting more presents.
Dan seems confused by this present...
Buddy tries on a Santa hat.
Buddy doesn't like the Santa hat.

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NEW! Our trip to the UK. First, a map showing our itinerary - four days in London followed by
visits to Stonehenge, Salisbury, Bath, the Cotswolds, Chepstow (Wales), Stratford-upon-Avon,
Warwick Castle, Oxford, Cambridge, and Bury St. Edmonds.

Okay, some pictures from Madame Tussaud's wax museum...
Note: the flash from the camera unfortunately makes these figures look more waxy.
In "person" they really are unbelievably realistic.
A bald guy tries to be a Mop Top. It doesn't work.
Rich with two good buddies.
Dan lights up a Cuban.
King Richard and some guy in medieval garb.
Sarah saves Harrison Ford from certain death.
Dan Maltzman with two other guys.
Ellen. Mel. Sarah.
Oprah, Hugh, and Ellen-M.
Sarah attempts to distract a guard.
Brad Pitt with Sarah.
Dan joins Mr. T in a pout.
Dan joins a rugby player in a bout.

Other pictures from London...
Carnaby street (fashionable shopping).
Regent Street (home of the Liberty store).
One of the many pubs we ate in.
The Portabello Road marketplace.

Bath and Stonehenge...
Stonehenge.
If you look closeley you can see the bubbles in the Roman Bath.
Sarah and Dan enjoy the audio tour.
The Roman Baths continue to steam, based on contact with a fault in the earth's crust.
Making our way through an alley in Bath.

The Beatles walk...
Where the famous "Let It Be" rooftop concert took place.
Abbey Road.
Ellen, Sarah and Dan cross Abbey Road to emulate the album cover.

Near Bath, in Somerton, we stayed at the Grey Lodge, a small B&B. I wish we had pictures of
the road you take to get there. You simply would not believe it. It's a two-way road, but only
about the width of one car. It winds and climbs and is compltely grown-over with branches.
The view from the house is fantastic. Herewith, some pictures.
Our hosts snapped this picture of us.
The view.

Chepstow is a Welsh town just across the Bristol Channel from England.
On the recommendation of our hosts at The Grey Lodge, we visited a marvelous 1000-year-old castle there.
A stunning view of the Chepstow castle ruins.
Detail of the interior architecture.

A couple of pictures from the Cotswold area. We visited Stow-on-Wold, Chipping Camden, Broadway,
and others. The gold-colored stone is oolithic limestone. You HAD to know that, right?
A view from our room at the King's Arms near Haverhill.
One of the Cotswold towns, Bourton-on-Water, called the "Venice of England".

North of Stratford is a town called Warwick which is the site of a beautiful castle which,
unlike Chepstow, is in very good condition. They even have Disneyesque displays and exhibits.
Highly recommended!
The approach to Warwick Castle.
Sarah and Dan in the Stocks.
The view of Warwick Cathedral from the top spire of Warwick Castle (we climbed it!).


We visited the University towns of Oxford and Cambridge. Each is actually a collection of Colleges
One of the many quadrangles. This one is at Oxford's St. John College. Note how green the grass is!
Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre.
You can spend an entire day looking for the many bizzare gargoyles in Oxford's architecture.
Rich with a view of Cambridge in the background.
Cambridge's King's College.
One of the courtyards at Cambridge.
One of the churches in Cambridge. Note elaborate brickwork and decor.
A street scene in Cambridge.

NEW! Posted 14-Jan-01 - a night out in Amsterdam with nephew Jeff.
Jeff, Sarah and Ellen (Dan hiding) wait for a tram in Amsterdam.
Rich, Sarah, Dan, Jeff, Ellen enjoy a meal at El Rancho at the Leidseplein in Amstedam.
Sarah, Dan, Jeff at Boom Chicago, a comedy show in Amsterdam.
One of the streets off of the Leidseplein, loaded with restaurants.

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(Buddy speaking...) "Here are my two friends, Joop and Sailor, sleeping over for a few days!"
Click here to see me and my friends.

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NEW! Posted 14-Jan-01 - we visit Race Planet in Delft. These are NOT your father's go-karts!
This place computer-tracks your time on each lap, gives you a printout of your performance.
They have video coverage on monitors for relatives, they suit you up in an orange outfit...unbelieveable!
Lined up at the START.
They go so fast they look like a blur!
Another view.
Rounding one of the many hairpin turns.
A view showing the hills and bends.
The racers right after they "FINISH"ed.
Later, Buddy finds a relaxing place near a relaxed Jeff.

NEW! Posted 17-Jan-01...Additional pics from the UK scanned in from the analog camera.
Tower Bridge /Oxford Circus underground / Thames River.
Big Ben / Sarah at a phonebooth / Sarah & BB/ Sarah & Ellen
Tower of London courtyard / T of L exterior / T of L ravens.
Houses of Parliment / Us at Friday's / Stonehenge mysteriously points to Andover.
Ann Hathaway's house / Street scene, Stratford / Oxford.
Two more pics of Chepstow castle in Wales.

Two pics of Salisbury Cathedral showing exterior/interior detail.
NEW! Posted 21-Jan-01...We visited Kinderdijk, a small village southeast of Rotterdam.
This is the site of 19 windmills located very close to each other. The windmills were used
to raise and lower the level of water in the canals. Now, a steam-powered turbine does the
same thing, and the windmills have been identified as a cultural heritage site in the NL.
Here's one of the windmills in closeup.
This is a view of several in a line.
A shot taken from the bank of the canal.
Here are Sarah, her two friends Anna and Theresa, and Ellen.
One last shot.

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Bill Clinton visited our school.

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Dan's Basketball team captures 2nd Place at the NECIS tournament in Rotterdam.
Click here for a quick photo wrapup.

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NEW PICTURES, Posted 03-April-01...
Lorna's Birthday
Our friend Lorna celebrates her birthday with us.
She makes a wish!
The nice weather arrives!
Ellen and Buddy on a long walk during a nice day.
The 'wader' statue in the pond at the Radhuis DePauw.
Buddy crosses a canal.
One of the fine homes near us.
The daffodils are out!.

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NEW PICTURES, Posted 28-April-01...
Keukenhof, acres and acres of millions of flowers.
Views of Keukenhof 1.
Views of Keukenhof 2.
Views of Keukenhof 3.

Vollendam, fishing village in northern Holland.
Ciel and Stan on the pier.
Ciel and Stan on the straat.
Ellen and her mom on the shore.
Ciel and all the boats.
Windmills decorating a canal house.
Having an ijs on the pier.
Ellen with a statue of a woman in traditional dress.

Alkmaar cheese market, every Friday at 10AM since the year 1104.
The different colored hats indicates the different companies represented.
The cheese market activty.
Ciel and Stan enjoy some pofferjes (kleine pannekoeken).
More cheese market activity.
Even more cheese market activity.
Still more cheese market activity.
Even still more cheese market activity.

Queen's Day - "Koninginnedag" - Monday 30 April.
Click here for an informative link about Koninginnedag.
A building all dressed up for the day.
Everyone has their flags out! The orange banner is for the Royal Oranje family.
A jazz band (one of several) performs on Langstraat.
A view down our own street.
They even planted orange flowers for the occasion.

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Shirley, Paul, Rich and Ellen visit Keukenhof.
Beautiful view.
Another beautiful view.
The reflecting pool.
Tulip bulb fields - bright purples and reds this week.
Ellen and Shirley in one of the pavillions.
Rich, Shirley and Paul.

We go with the Canadian Women's Club on their cruise/dinner in Kaag.
A view from the cruise boat.
Shirley and Paul on the boat.
One of the many windmills on the lake we cruised.
Ellen with Canadian friends Lorna and Shelley.

A visit to De Haar castle in Haarzuilens. This is the largest castle in The Netherlands.
Rich, Shirley and Paul in front of Kasteel De Haar.
An outstanding view of the castle on an outstanding day.
A griffin guards the castle.

Such a hot day (80C) we went to the beach at Scheveningen.
They got their feet in the Noordzee!
Good view of the beach with the Kurhaus in the background.
A sandcastle in honor of the sea god Neptune - on the beach.

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A visit with Uncle David and Auntie Pearl to Rotterdam and Kinderdijk.
Ellen, Pearl and David prepare to board the cruise boat.
The boat and the Eurasmus bridge in the background.
The "Indian Star", an old rustbucket of a huge ship.
The old building is the original HQ of the Holland America cruise line.
Dock cranes in Rotterdam harbor.
The 180-meter-tall Euromast and a container ship.
"Cube House" architecture in modern Rotterdam.
Two ponies graze on an island (how did they get there?) at Kinderdijk.

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Ellen, Rich, Pearl, David visit Amsterdam - quite a bit of walking...
The typical Amsterdam buildings are reflected in the large marble memorial to the Jewish resistance fighters.
Another memorial to the Dutch Jews lost in the Holocaust.
At the former Jewish Theatre there is an eternal flame and monument.
We enjoy lunch at Gary's Muffins and Bagles (great place!).
The Royal Palace at Dam Square.
A view down one of Amsterdam's smaller canals.

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A walk on the dunes in Scheviningen...
We encountered a girl on horse with one of those tiny Dutch ponies.
Bikes and dunes. That's what you see on a walk like this!

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Sarah is here!
Here she is in a surprise candid shot - on the phone, of course!
Completely unrelated, you just have to see what a perfect Belgian beer looks like.
A view of Rotterdam's famous cubist houses.
Sarah and her Terrapin friends in a cube.
This is the Water Taxi from Centrum Rotterdam to the Hotel New York, former HQ of Holland Amerika Lijn
The Hotel New York.
Sarah and company could not resist the seesaw!

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Sarah, Rich, and Ellen visit Brussels!
Ellen and Sarah in front of Rue de Petite Bouchers.
Grand Place, the central square of Brussels.
View 1 of the amazing architecture in Grand Place.
View 2 of the amazing architecture in Grand Place.
View 3 of the amazing architecture in Grand Place.
One of the bands parading through the square.
There were also large figurines in a colorful parade around the square.
Another view of the parade.
Beautiful gardens to be seen from the Palace of Justice.
One of 48 bronze statues representing the Guilds of Belgium.
Unique landscaping in the garden near these statues.
Statue in memory of two Belgian heroes who were beheaded in the Grand Place under Spanish rule.
The "head" synagogue of Brussels.
Too bad you can't see the amazing hats we saw at this wedding.
Rich and Sarah in front of the Mannekin Pis, a statue of a little boy who is, well, you guess....
Detail of the boy. He has over 400 costumes, today he was dressed as a Brussels (American) football player.

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A couple of shots of Noordwijk Beach on a 34.5C day.
A panoramic view, sailboat in the distance...
A view showing some of Noordwijk's large hotels.
Als u zwem, u moet leest de sign.

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A walk in the 'Radhuis de Pauw' area (Wassenaar) with Buddy
A 1949-vintage home you see on the way to the area.
One of the canals you walk along.
The rather large lake, loaded with ducks and other birds.
Buddy, on one of the many footpaths.
The radhuis (former city hall). Note the wading statue.
A close-up of buddy.
Buddy in action.
Buddy and Sammi, a new friend.
What a handsome fellah...
The thatched roof of a house you pass on this walk.
A honkin' yellow smartcar.
Back to Hogerbeetsstrat.

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A couple of random mid-August pictures...
Dan looks thrilled as he heads to ASH for the first day of school!
This is the work vehicle for a man who goes door-to-door sharpening knives..

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Nordwijk Beach...25 August, about 90 degrees F!
The huge hotel "Huis Ter Duin"
The planes advertise here, too but in Dutch of course.
Scenic beach view..
Another scenic beach view.
Yet another scenic beach view.
Still, yet another scenic beach view.

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We go ridin' in Leiden (September 1) with our friends Lorna and Dave Sim.
Ellen and Lorna.
View down a typical Leiden shopping street.
Lunch on a canal barge in Leiden.
A large grey heron near the bike path on the way home.
Dutch cows enjoy the fine day.
We stopped in Wassenar at Shooters for a drinkje.
Windsurfers enjoy the man-made lake across from Shooters.
Ellen snapped this picture of the group on our arrival home.

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More adventures of Joop, Sailor and Buddy.
Buddy and Sailor tug away.
How can you resist?.
There's a line at the doggy popcorn stand (Daniel).
Joop and Sailor.

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Some selected recent pics.
1400 white roses - with handwritten notes in English - were sent to ASH by the local Dutch High School, more coming.
The Liebermans and Rich have a great dinner at the Renaissance Hotel in Amsterdam.
Rich, Ellen, Dan getting ready to leave for Rosh Hashanah services in Den Haag.
Ellen poses in front of the DKNY outlet store in Bataviastad, an outlet mall in Lelystad.
Photo taken from the very long bridge which connects Flevoland (Lelystad) to Enkuizen, North Holland.
On another long bike ride, this time to Voorschoten, we encounter an imposing mansion.

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Some more selected recent pics.
We had an outstanding tour of the Kasteel Duivenvoorde, a castle in Voorschoten built in 1261.
Detail of one of the vases outside the Castle. Sorry, no pictures inside. Trust us, it was cool.
Dan (Number 14) in action.
Dan's soccer team.

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Jayne and Chris are here...visits to Delft, Enkhuizen, and Hoorn, so far.
Chris and Jayne at De Porcelyne Fles.
On the way to Enkhuizen's Zuiderzee Open Air Museum.
Chalkovens, used to convert seashells to chalk.
Dutch kitchen, circa 1800.
In front of Heime Akker's house. Jayne points out the family's Mezzuzah.
Rich and Ellen in front of the molen (windmill).
Apples for sale by boat in the canal.
Stilts. I swear that I did better at this than the photo shows...
Ellen and Jayne giddyup on their horsies.
Boatbilder's shop.
Enkhuizen's unique cathedral.
An apotheek (drugstore) from, say, 1625.
In Hoorn centrum, a mosaic in honor of the VOC (Dutch East Indies trading company)
Shmying International.
Playing dominos. Hey, it can't be THAT bad a game, how about a smile?
Now that's better!

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The cathedral in Cologne (also called Koln) is the largest in Germany. Taking over 600 years to
build, it maintained the architect's original design. At the time it was one of the tallest structures
in the world. The cathedral is called "The Dom".
In front of the "Dom", the large Cathedral in Koln.
One of the stained glass windows at the Dom.
Inside the Dom.
Huge crowds of school tour groups in the square at the Dom.
Another view of the Dom.
This is the special shrine built to house the gifts of the Magii, which had been stored in the Dom.
Jayne and Ellen pose in front of the Brauhaus Sion where we had a fine German lunch.
Rich and Ellen at the Rhine.
We visited a chocolate museum (on the Rhine), which includes a working chocolate factory!
More of the factory.
Ellen and Jayne with their new best friend, The Lady Who Gives Out Free Chocolate Samples.
The golden fountain, made from cacao pods.
The control panel at the chocolate factory.
The city hall (Rathaus).
The ancient "Mikvah" of Koln, preserved under a glass pyramid across from the Rathaus.
In front of the Rathaus, remnants of an ancient Synagoge.
We stopped in Oberhausen, a city which has Europe's largest mall. This is a view of their restaurant "Promenade".
Culture Clash! Dinner at a German Irish Pub.

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The Mehnes and Maltzmans (including **SURPRISE** Daniel) visit Amsterdam.
Ellen, Dan, Jayne pose in front of Rembrandt's House.
From the Rembrandt Museum, part of his workshop.
The actual workbench where Rembrandt actually worked on actual paintings.
Another great bagel lunch at Gary's on Jodenbreestraat!
A view of the Bloemenmarkt in Amsterdam.
A nice shot of the flowers for sale at the Bloemenmarkt.
A remake of one of the VOC (Dutch East Indies Company) ships, taken from our canal boat tour.

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Brugge and Brussels.
Typical, beautiful Brugge architecture.
As you wander the streets of Brugge you find gems like this...
View of Brugge Centrum.
Another view of Brugge Centrum.
A woman in traditional dress makes lace in Brugge.
Here is some detail of one of the beautiful buildings in Grand Place, Brussels.
You saw him before, and loved him, so we're bringing him back...The Mannekin Pis.
We toast Belgium at the Calalou on Rue de Bouchers in Brussels.

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Some recent random pics... Presents arrive from the USA...
Buddy likes his new toy.

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Who was born in the year 364 and is still alive today? Who lives in Madrid, but travels to Holland every year BY BOAT? Who wanders, despite his age, on the roofs of the houses at night? If you have answered "Sinterklaas" on either of these questions, you may consider yourself well-integrated into Dutch culture and society. Congratulations! But, who is this man? Sinterklaas (Saint Nicolas) was born in Myra in Western Turkey. The story of this saint did not end with his death and burial. He became a guardian of merchants, sailors and children. This explains why the celebration of his birthday is mainly a childrens' event (and also for merchants, by the way, who profit greatly from the Sint Nicholas happening!). Each year, Saint Nicholas arrives by steamer in a Dutch little port and this event is broadcasted live on television. The saint himself speaks Dutch fluently, but his black servants, the so-called 'zwarte pieten', usually speak with a strong accent. Originally, thes servants represented 'the devil' -held together with a chain by Saint Nicholas, but nowadays the 'zwarte pieten' are real children's friends, who are always handing out peppernuts and other sweets to children.

Sinterklaas pays a visit to our house.
Here he is joined by Zwarte Piet, his helper.

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We went with Julie to Zaanse Schanse, a recreation of a Dutch village with actual houses moved
there in the 1970s.
Cheese from the shop there.
Wooden shoes (klompen) in the factory.
Two rams. One head-butted Sarah, who was not pleased!
Julie and Sarah in the obligatory big wooden shoe.
Detail of some special carved klompen.
Sarah and Julie climb the stairs in Molen de Kat, one of the
Sarah and Julie with one of the other windmills in the background.

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New Year's Eve in Wassenaar - and the first Euro bills!.
View 1 of fireworks.
View 2 of fireworks.
View 3 of fireworks.
View 4 of fireworks.
Can you imagine a more Dutch scene? A windmill, a bike, and fireworks.
If you press the right buttons...
Happy New Euro's Day!!!

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Dan and Julie try to be Dutch.
Returning from the Supermarkt.

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Some random basketball pictures from the 2002 season.
A general b-ball picture.
During warmups.
Dan with a good pass.
Tipoff.
Another random shot.

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The new Euros are here. Click on the picture to see the Netherlands set.

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Click on the picture to see how the wedding of 02.02.02 is being celebrated here.

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Pictures moved from elswhere, now here.
Rich and his Alfa 156 TSpark.
The Patriots - Superbowl Champions!
Celebrating the patriots.
Dan's winning smile at 4:30 AM as he returns from watching the Superbowl.
Marga the Dalmatian, and Buddy the half-dal.
Nice picture of Marga (a visitor in late Feb 2002).

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*NEW* The American Women's Club Spring Ball.
This was a major benefit event for local Dutch Breast Cancer charities.
It was held at Kasteel Oud Wassenaar - Old Wassenaar Castle - a fairytale location.
Rich and Ellen in the lobby.
Table 9 is all smiles.
Rich and Ellen posing on one of the castle's staircases.
Ellen.
Ellen and friends.
Fred and Joyce, Rich and Ellen, Jeanine and Jim.
Jeanine and Jim.
Joyce and fred.
The Corins.
Ellen tries out one of the table's disposable cameras.
Rich strikes a pensive pose in the sitting room.

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Dan's Basketball team captures 2nd Place at the NECIS tournament in Rotterdam.
Click here for a quick photo wrapup.

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*NEW* Dan's b-day.
Dan turns 17!.
We surprise Dan with a cake.
Dad almost throws the cake at Dan.

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The Cibleys are here for a visit!
Posing in front of a mini windmill at Madurodam.
Madurodam - a 1/25 scale model of the country. These cars are about 3" long.
Donna in front of De Porcelyne Fles ceramics factory in Delft.
A Delft vase in its stages of production.
Donna and Brenna in pose next to the Anne Frank monument.
Jordan, Brenna, Ellen, and some soccah guys.
A famous person, and some talk show lady.
Jordan goes pop.
Jordan snapped this one of the tulip bulb fields, closeup.
One of the tropical fish on display in Scheveningen at SeaLife Aquarium.
A rear view from the beach - of the Kurhaus in Scheveningen.
Jordon took an action shot of the cheese carriers in Alkmaar.
Brenna tries on some gigandamundo wooden shoes.
We visited the Artis Zoo in Amsterdam. Here, a very red bird.
At the zoo - Rich, Donna, Brenna, Jordan.
At the zoo - three South African weasels pose.
Rich the Barber trims Jordan the Longhair.
At the Heineken experience: Rich, Donna, Brenna, Jordan.
In Haarlem, where the floats from the flower parade were on display.
The floats were awesome - here are some houses made of tulips.
Rich, Ellen, Brenna and Donna.
In Haarlem, there was also a large carnival - Rich rides the Bumpers.
Believe me, stay AWAY from Jordan on the bumper cars!.

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Heidi, Terry, Sara, and the Mallards are here for a visit!
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard appear at our front door to collect for The Duck Fund.
Den Haag is all lit up for Queen's Day.
Heidi, Terry, and Sara.
Sara romps through the tulip field.
Sara and daddy.
Ellen and Rich.
More romping...
How CUTE is this?

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Sarah and Josh and Andy and Joop and Sailor are here. We're full!
We never caught Andy on film but here are some shots of the rest of the gang...
Here are The Boys with Their Dowels.
The Het Loo Paleis was the royal summer residence.
The palace grounds are noted for amazing gardens.
Here's a closeup of the gardens.
Just your basic door...
Sarah and Josh in the gardens.
Rich and Ellen in the gardens.
Sarah and Josh in front of the Palace.
An interesting fountain using the Earth.
A pauw struts his stuff (pauw=peacock).
Buddy has his dowel...now what?
Josh and Sarah return from a bike trip - caught in a downpour on the way home.
We visited Park Hoge Veluwe in the center of the Netherlands, a nature reserve and forest
which looks nothing like the rest of the country. In the center of this reserve is a great
museum called the Kroller-Muller, which has incredible collections of Picasso, Van Gogh, Seurat
and many others.
This is Sarah at the Kroller-Muller museum.
Back at the homestead, Sarah and Josh decide to bike over to the video store.

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We finally made it to the Vondelpark, Amsterdam's "Central Park".
Today, June 2 (a beautiful day), was the opening of the Openluchttheater (Open Air Theater),
and headlining was a favorite popular band, Twarres, which has several top hits here.
Twarres is from Friesland and has a distinctlly Celtic sound. Very good.
Twarres.
A closer view.
A view of the Openluchttheater.
Rich, Sarah and Josh in the park, as snapped by Ellen.

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In the next group is a mixture of pics of Dan on a borrowed brommer, and a visit by us to
De Hollandse Biesbosch, a national park in a wetlands area south of Rotterdam in a town
called Dordrecht.
Dan apon his friend's brommer.
Another brommer view.
Dan rides off into the, well, Hogerbeetsstraat.
Rich, posing in front of some kind of Biesbosch teepee.
Ellen poses in front of our boat.
A pastoral view from the boat.
A view reminding one of the Everglades.
Typische Nederland - bikes on the boats.
As usual, many, many, many, sheep.
A "sluis" or lock.
A beautiful Ferarri happened to be parked on our street - Dan took the picture.

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We finally made it to the Frans Hals Museum (in Haarlem).
Original Delft tiles at the Museum.
A view of the garden at the Museum.
Another garden view.
A cone of frites, a Spa blauw, and mijn vrouw.
Ook Rich met de frites, de Spa blauw, en zo. (Rich heeft mayo met de frites!)
A view of a typical street with the church in the background.
One of Haarlem's quaint streets.
Haarlem's main canal and a traditional Dutch bridge in the background.

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A going-away party for Rich given by The Guys. This was quite nice - they even put together
a series of real (and gag) gifts all themed around various Dutch expressions that I liked
and 'tried' to use. Thanks, guys!
Rene's backyard. 'He does his best'. It includes a fish pond and a polynesian cabana.
A barbeque, Dutch style.
It's a long story, but here I receive an empty jar of pindakaas (peanut butter).
Here are The Guys.
We came home via Flevoland and experienced a beautiful sunset.
Another sunset view.
A view (taken while driving on the N305) of the modern Dutch windmills

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Kim, Scott, and Michelle are here - we went to Delft.
We visited a different Delft factory, the Delftse Pauw.
A demonstration of the Delft pottery manufacturing stages.
An artist's studio inside the Delftse Pauw.
Kim and company in a giant Dutch wooden shoe.
Taxes in Holland were based on the width of the house. Here's one way to pay less taxes.
One of the towers in Delft is ...just a bit...tilted...
There was a marching band performance in Delft centrum, here's one group...

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Chris and Gail Conally had a nice going-away BBQ for us. Lorna, Ellen, Rich, Gail, Chris.

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Dictionaries-Woordenboeks
A Dutch-to-English Dictionary
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