Windmills in the Netherlands

Finally, we're back on-line!!! I was not able to post any blogs due to the fact that the Internet was not available. We are in now London and having a great time! It's hard to believe we will be home in a few days! We send greetings to all our families and friends.

Rain...again!

International Court of Justice, The Hague

Eternal Flame of Peace Memorial

Biking at the windmill park in Kinderdyke, Netherlands

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Jersey Girls

Our hotel in Bruge

Amsterdam

We learned how the famous Dutch clogs are carved

and watched a memonstration of cheese making.

Touring the city of Amsterdam... We took part

in an educational meeting about Anne Frank and

saw where she and her family hid from the

Nazis during WWII.

"Today we did two things, we went to the cheese/clog factory

and that was very cute. I got to hear and see how family oriented

those people were, they were all so nice. They worked together

beautifully.

The second thing we did was visit Anne Frank's house. That was

emotional for me because of her family and their history. It also

reminded me of how real it was and how horrible and cruel the Nazi's

were. It made my heart sink to know that Anne is only one of millions

of stories. It also made me feel happy about the country we live in.

It was an amazing day!" - Renee

"I really enjoyed exploing the city of Amsterdam today.

It was very interesting to see how their culture differed

from ours." -Katherine

"Being in the room where Anne Frank spent most of her suffering

sent shevers through my body because it felt surreal. I felt history

in that house." -Ilmi

We ended our day with a canal cruise.

Amsterdam Train Station

Bikes are the main mode of transportation!

Koblenz, Germany

Rhine River Cruise The Upper Middle Rhine
Valley is also a UNESCO World Heritage site.

We saw many historic castles and the famous Lorelei,

a beautiful Rhine Maiden who lured navigators of the

river to their dooms with her alluring singing.

After a swim at the local swimming pool
we explored the town of Ruedesheim.

Heidelberg, Germany

Exploring the city and the great Castle of Heidelberg

Happy Birthday Dan

Eating Flammkuchen

(A typical Alsacian speciality)