Wijk aan Zee
Here are some scenes from the beach village of Wijk aan Zee:
We are staying at our friend Ed’s beautiful home, that’s his kitty in the kitchen window.
The ice cream wagon (from the local italian restaurant) looks good on Rob, maybe that will be his new career!
For those of you who have visited here it is pretty much the same, except for the Hotel Noordzee..it was sold after Willem’s death and is used for housing out of town factory workers. His once tidy little hotel now looks really run down. I’m glad he’s not alive to see it.
In the next few days we will be taking off again: Normandy, but will be returning in time to get together for a soccer party with friends to watch Holland vs France.
The pictures below are from Corus, the largest steel factory in Europe and located in the dunes around Wijk aan Zee. Apparently the cancer rate in this area is twice the national average. Could it be the factory?
One person on television actually said that it was possible that more people in this area smoke!
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