The sun was shining, although it was a crisp day and we needed to be dressed warmly. Just the right sort of weather to enjoy a flower festival in Haarlem, near Amsterdam in Holland. Two days earlier I had telephoned Pauline, who lived in Haarlem and had been an Au Pair with us in 1972. [...]
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On the road: flower festival at Haarlem.
Posted by Frances Platman on 25/04/2010
http://tortoisetales.wordpress.com/2010/04/25/on-the-road-flower-festival-at-haarlem/
Campsite news: good for Amsterdam and Haarlem.
We wanted to spend a few days exploring Amsterdam and Haarlem in Holland, and to enjoy the flower festival that was to take place and decided that a good place to stay would be Zandwoort by sea. There are regular trains to Amsterdam and trains or buses into Haarlem, which are both short trips away. [...]
Posted by Frances Platman on 21/04/2010
http://tortoisetales.wordpress.com/2010/04/21/campsite-news-good-for-amsterdam-and-haarlem/
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