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Delft is primarily known for its typically Dutch town centre with canals, also for the Dutch painter Vermeer and Delft Blue Pottery.<br>Thera drove us from Zevenhoven to this picturesque city in the province of south Holland where I was very impressed with the charm, pottery and the history surrounding the life and assasination of William of Orange at the Prinsenhof.

Hi everyone, sorry for the lack of posting.... we haven't really had internet access the past few days but will do a big update tomorrow (our tomorrow, your tomorrow night or day after!). <br><br>Hope all's well back home, trip's amazing so far!!!!<br>

... and how many amazing things I've done in such a short time. This was absolutely the time of my life. I can't wait to tell all of you about these things in person so very soon! Oh, if you haven't seen already, I added some pictures to my London blog of my parents and me, so check those out if you'd like. I am full of all sorts of emotions about coming home and leaving the castle!! Thank you, once again, for reading these entries!! I love you all, see you so soon!! Love, Kelly

... direction I'd already been going and I'd come to one of the streets in the instructions on how to get there... and lo and behold I ended up right in the correct street without ever having to turn from the station. The usual lot of worried looking people in the embassy. Like something out of a movie... some having emigrated and keeping their documents up to date, others hoping they don't have to ...

... thing I saw was a building that had a human figure sitting down with the superstructure around his left side. I think Natalia and I were looking at this a couple of weeks ...

... putting on an exhibit for displaced Jews, it was interesting to see their interpretation on the world. We also rode the 1 tram all the way to Delft, a neighboring town, for free because nobody simply checked our tickets. Later that night we tried going to a piano bar, The Crazy Piano, on the boardwalk near our hotel, only to be turned away because ...

... the wrong way round what a Muppet. I then had to buy another pair of tickets and then we were on our way to Liverpool. The first train ride was enjoyable especially, Ralphy had us and another weird passenger in non stop laughter that guy is an absolute hoot! At Liverpool a shortish walk later accompanied with ridiculously heavy bags with tents we picked up the key from my cousin and were closed to the flat and well deserved sit down. Before we knew it it was time ...

... train from the Amsterdam Central station a few minutes away from our hostel, so it won't be a hassle getting there at all compared to some of the other places we've been. We aren't expecting Dusseldorf to be amazing, becuase it's more of an industrial city, but we are looking forward to getting away from the smoke and rain in Amsterdam. And, it's another country we can add to the list~! We will check in later!- Monica

Coucou beuh! Je suis a Rotterdam. Mon auberge est tres sympa, tres propre et tres bien situee. J ai appris que la ville de Rotterdam avait ete completement detruite pendant la 2ieme guerre et meme aujourdhui la re-construction continue. Donc a premiere vue c est beaucoup moins cute que Bruges mais quand on connait l histoire on comprend et la ville en devient plus belle. Ca donne une drole de ville ou se melent modernes et tres anciens immeubles ...

... to the hostel where we just sat on the couches for hours and chatted. They left early the next morning, which was sad :( The next day we caught the train out to a Dutch working village at Koog Zandyk, an open-air museum where you see cheese being made, clogs, preserves, etc. Was quite nice out in the countryside :)