On our third day in the Netherlands we went to Delft, where Vermeer lived. They had a nice place there called the Vermeer Center. It talked a lot about Vermeer and Delft. One of the things that are troublesome is that we don't know much about Vermeer. He didn't leave much behind. Another thing is that none of his paintings remain in Delft. There are only a few at the Hague in the Mauritsheis, and maybe some in Amsterdam. Another place we went to was a windmill. It was National Windmill Day that day, so almost every windmill in the country was open. The windmill we went to was actually grinding flour! We could go very high up in there.
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That must have been interesting to be inside a working windmill. I'd like to try that sometime.
We study about an artist each month, and we studied about Vermeer a couple years ago. We didn't learn much about his life either, but we enjoyed many of his paintings.
We met G & G S. for breakfast this morning while they were on their way to the cottage.
How is it having your family back together? Give each of them a hug for us.
Love,
Aunt Amy
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