Tag: History
18 Posts
Blokzijl: A Little Village With a Huge History, and a Sad Romantic Tale
Culemborg: The Home of Bankrupters, Philanthropist Lady Elizabeth and Madding Monarchs
Zierikzee: A Mistaken WWI Bombing, Recovered Medieval Cannon, and Dubious Legends
Zwolle: A Hip Student City, Known for The Bluefingers and a WWII French-Canadian Hero
Bergen Op Zoom: Where “Big Lips” Ruled and WWII Enemies Became Friends
Bunschoten-Spakenburg: Home of the Botters and Elvis Presley’s Dutch Connections
Maastricht: Musketeer d’Artagnan, Rembrandt’s “Night Watch” And Jesus’s Alleged Relative Were Buried Here
Willemstad: A Fortress Town Named for a Dutch Liberator of Few Words, William the Silent
Jim And Nanci Travels 