Here are the rest of our pictures:
A couple pictures I forgot from the Dom Tower. Some more info about the tower, too: The tower was part of the Cathedral of St. Martin, Utrecht, also known as Dom Church, and was built between 1321 and 1382. The cathedral was never fully completed due to lack of money. Since the unfinished nave collapsed in 1674, the Dom tower became a free standing tower. The tower stands at the spot where the city of Utrecht originated almost 2,000 years ago.
Ryann and Me
Michiel, John, Dad & Neil
Walking to Michiel's house
Decorations for game day
Uncle Frans & Granddad; Uncle Frans remembered Granddad when he was little
Granddad & two of his cousins (the woman is Michiel's Mom)
Michiel's niece loved John!
Sarah & Uncle Frans and Me
Michiel's Mom, Granddad & Adrie
Sorry these pics are out of order. This is when we arrived & were meeting relatives for the first time.
Michiel's Grandparents
Granddad, his parents & siblings on the boat leaving for America. Grandad is on the left. He was 7 years old.
Michiel's son (also named Michiel). Michiel's brother is in the background. Hup means Go in Dutch.
I love this picture of Uncle Frans & Granddad! Granddad was so happy to meet his relatives.
Looking at old pictures
Uncle Frans, Granddad & Grandmom
Michiel's daughter loved her new cowgirl hat from Sarah!
Michiel's daughter & niece
Two of Michiel's daughters and one of his nieces
Uncle Frans, Sarah & Laura
Adrie, Dad & Michiel's Mom
John, two of Michiel's nieces & one of his daughters
Michiel trying on the Notre Dame jersey we gave him
Netherlands vs. Mexico
The Netherlands won!
Michiel's family and part of his sister's family
Michiel's family
Granddad & Adrie (his cousin)
One of Michiel's daughters & Ryann; Doesn't she look a little bit like Emily?! They are almost the same age, too.
Utrecht at night
Game day decorations inside a bar the night Netherlands won. John and I were jet lagged, so we went to bed. These are pictures from Ryann. This bar was an old Catholic church & still had some of the religious statues left in it. It had lots of different beers to choose from. We went back the next night for a drink. It was very cool.
If people couldn't figure it out already, Grandmom's socks left no doubt we were Americans. :-)
Neil wanted a picture with a guy we saw in the bar who was dressed in an orange suit. So Sarah finally went up and talked to him and Neil got a picture with him. The guy's name was Daniel and he was a huge football (soccer) fan. Neil ended up talking to him for quite awhile.
Adapted from Ryann's blog
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