May 2, 2013 | 10 comments
One of the most moving museum tours I’ve ever had took place at the Ten Boom Museum in the center of Haarlem. The Ten Boom family provided a refuge in their home for Jews fleeing Nazi persecution during World
May 1, 2013 | 5 comments
A highlight of the sightseeing portion of the trip was a visit to the Keukenhof Gardens. If you ever visit Holland in April/May, it is a must-see. When we stepped into the gates and saw tulips in full bloom, we
May 1, 2013 | 1 comment
Some more pictures from Keukenhof Gardens: There was a large pavilion in the middle of the Gardens housing a multitude of varieties of every imaginable flower in Holland, all decked out in full bloom. I couldn’t even begin to
April 30, 2013 | 4 comments
Mid-April is seasonally prime time to view tulips in full bloom in the Netherlands. We knew this when we got there, and had high expectations of seeing a multitude of tulip fields in full bloom. When Kathy and I rented
April 29, 2013 | 6 comments
I was invited to lecture in Den Haag, so Kathy and I packed up our bags and headed to the Netherlands in mid-April. Since we’ve never been to that part of the world, we added a few days into the