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IJmuiden: The Dutch Life

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Spending my last days with family before returning home to Canada. Nothing beats hot chocolate at a piping hot fireplace on the local beach named IJmuiderslag.

time for Indonesian bami dinner - my absolute favorite in IJmuiden, Netherlands dinner time in IJmuiden, Netherlands having desert with my grandma at the Kop van de Haven in IJmuiden in IJmuiden, Netherlands ja, leuk hugo in IJmuiden, Netherlands

My final days in Europe were spend with my family in my hometown. Wrapping up a fantastic year of traveling the world.

my last day spent wisely on the beach of IJmuiden in IJmuiden, Netherlands at the fireplace with my mom in IJmuiden, Netherlands my brother is turning Japanese as well in IJmuiden, Netherlands bami dinner in IJmuiden in IJmuiden, Netherlands

My mom and I went to Dutch beach for brunch and to watch a bit of beach sailing, which is becoming increasingly popular.

family photo in Holland with my mother and my siblings in IJmuiden, Netherlands family photo in Holland with my mother and my siblings

My brother joined us at the Beach Inn pavilion for Dutch Erwtensoup and hot chocolate milk with brown rum and whipped cream.

sate is the bomb in IJmuiden, Netherlands leontien and I in IJmuiden, Netherlands my grandmother and I in IJmuiden, Netherlands sailbuggies on the beach in IJmuiden, Netherlands beach inn in IJmuiden, Netherlands erwten soep - traditional Dutch split pea soup in IJmuiden, Netherlands IcelandAir - my NUMBER 1 in IJmuiden, Netherlands quality burgers on IcelandAir in IJmuiden, Netherlands

The next day I enjoyed a fabulous dinner with my grandmother at Kop v/d Haven fish restaurant.

inside the Beach Inn pavilion in Holland in IJmuiden, Netherlands inside the Beach Inn pavilion in Holland

My favorite fish dish is Fruit de Mer which is a plate with assorted raw pieces of fish.

chocomel - best chocolate milk in the world - not kidding in IJmuiden, Netherlands Japanese cooking by matt in IJmuiden, Netherlands the fams - I love this photo in IJmuiden, Netherlands nijntje on the beach in IJmuiden, Netherlands I LOVE IJMUIDEN in IJmuiden, Netherlands openhaard at the beach inn in IJmuiden, Netherlands mint tea in IJmuiden, Netherlands CITY crew reunion in IJmuiden, Netherlands

In the evening I met up with my ex-colleageas from movie theater CITY which used to be located in my sub-urb at cafe Middeloo in Driehuis.

reunion with the CITY crew at cafe Middeloo in Driehuis in IJmuiden, Netherlands reunion with the CITY crew at cafe Middeloo in Driehuis

At night we took a final family photo before my flight back to Canada the next day.

Kop van de Haven - my favorite fish restaurant in Holland in IJmuiden, Netherlands Dutch Coffe with syrupliquor is beyond taste in IJmuiden, Netherlands the harbor in IJmuiden, Netherlands funny bird in IJmuiden, Netherlands scanning all our old photo albums in IJmuiden, Netherlands the beach in IJmuiden, Netherlands the beach sandstorm in IJmuiden, Netherlands the Dutch beach in IJmuiden, Netherlands

This will be my last Reformatt.com report for a while, giving you some time to catch up on all the videos I have posted recently.

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