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Camp Vught

The child is not here… and I, where should I go! GEN. 37:30 Konzentrationslager Herzogenbusch Camp Vught, also known by the Nazis as Herzogenbusch Concentration Camp, was built in 1942. The construction was financed with stolen Jewish goods and opened in January 1943. Between January 1943 and September 1944, almost

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On the road with an iPad (part 1)

Just like almost everyone, I always have my phone with me when I take photos and make notes and outlines for blog articles. The only thing that always bothers me is that when you grab your phone, you are immediately connected to the world, messages on WhatsApp and social media

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Slot Zuylen

We drove to Slot Zuylen armed with a museum card and a camera.As we got out of the car, I looked at the dark clouds and quickly grabbed the camera to take photos of the exterior and surroundings, which turned out to be a good choice. Within minutes, it started

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Animal Ambulance de Heuvelrug – Part 2

After having a cup of coffee with Piet, the ambulance coordinator of the Animal Protection and driver of the animal ambulance in Houten, we immediately started with our first task: bringing an injured duck and goose to the Utrecht Bird Rescue Foundation, also known as Rotsoord. While we were on

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Animal Ambulance de Heuvelrug – Part 1

After a brief introduction with Piet, the ambulance coordinator of the Animal Protection and driver of the animal ambulance in Houten, we immediately started with our first task. His colleague had picked up a mysterious package from PostNL a day earlier. The kind of package you usually only see on

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Camp Westerbork

Putting on blood-stained gloves on my rails, nothing is visible. Saul van Messel (1912-1993) Kamp Westerbork is located in Hooghalen in the municipality of Westerbork in Drenthe. The camp was built to house refugees who had fled their own countries due to wars. During the Second World War, Westerbork was

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Museum of Antiquities

Today we visited the Museum of Antiquities in Leiden. We are fascinated by everything related to Egyptian and Roman times. The museum has a temporary exhibition called “Gods of Egypt” (until March 31, 2019). Gods of Egypt The ancient Egyptians had thousands of gods. Many of their gods were personifications

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