Sunday 30 May 2010

Amsterdam Day 3



We started the day with a delightful breakfast, outdoors, at a cafe.  It afforded me the opportunity to shoot pictures of bicycle riders - quite interesting.  I wonder what happens when it is raining?  After breakfast, we went to the Dutch Resistance Museum.  The museum recreates the atmosphere of the streets of Amsterdam during the German occupation of the WWII. Big photographs, old posters, objects, films and sounds from that horrible time, help to recreate the scene. The background of the Holocaust is visualized to the visitor. This is an exhibition about the everyday life during that time, but also about exceptional historical events, resistance of the population against the Nazis and heroism.  From there, we took a 20 minute train-ride west Haarlem - quite an interesting history - click HERE We visited the Corrie ten Boom House (helped save 800 jews during WWII) and a windmill.

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  1. Thanks, Robin, for all the great pictures!! I am so glad our kids were fortunate enough to join you for this amazing trip!!

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