I’m stepping out of my comfort zone with this language printable: 10 useful things to say in Dutch. I’ve already published Italian, French and Spanish versions (see links below), but that was quite easy because I’ve studied each of those languages, to varying degrees. I’ve never studied Dutch, but on our recent trip to Holland (read here […]
Holiday snaps: Amsterdam
I took this photo in August 2013 on a trip to Amsterdam with my son, then 10 years old. We were invited to fly to Amsterdam with KLM from Manston, a tiny airport in Kent. It was our first time in the Dutch capital and we had a lovely time exploring the city. My son loves […]
Anne Frank Museum, Amsterdam
While in Amsterdam my ten year-old son and I visit the secret annexe where Anne Frank, her family and four other Jewish people hid from the Nazis from July 1942 until August 1944. The rooms are part of the Anne Frank Museum in the city centre. I read Anne’s diary when I was at school […]
