Author Archives: Al Zylstra

Saturday, September 9 saw us hit the Amsterdam suburb of Amstelveen. Another beautiful community. Little fact: Our airline that we used, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has their international headquarters in Amstelveen!

Our next stop was Haarlem. The capital of the province of North Holland, We spent an afternoon just touring around exploring this quiet city with its amazing architecture.

Our hotel is more like a long term stay facility. When we were there in 2018, we had an amazing time – in no small part due to the on-site 24 hour grocery store located on the main floor. There, we could buy fresh groceries including dairy, baked goods, fresh fruits and vegetables. There wasContinue reading “Canals Galore”

Today was the second time in two trips to Central Amsterdam that we got lost! *sigh* I cannot seem to grasp the concept of North, South, East and West in Europe. Each time I think I have it figured out, I am wrong… much to the chagrin of Alex… But, eventually we found our wayContinue reading “Central Amsterdam – for the directionally challenged”

Today, we visited with another group of cousins in Friesland. The top two handsome gentlemen are my cousins. Wout, the one on the right is a bit of a family historian. He has taken it upon himself to research our paternal grandfather and paternal great grandparents. He has found some fascinating stuff which I willContinue reading “Tuesday visit to Wolsum”

Our trip has started off with a visit to my cousin Nan and her daughter, Tjalline. Great visit

With a couple of stressful moments ( I promised Alex I wouldn’t spill the beans), we are waiting patiently for our flight to Amsterdam. Lots of pictures and posts are coming…

I am very excited to be Stage Managing this amazing play: MEN EXPRESS THEIR FEELINGS Men Express Their Feelings is a comedy about hockey, culture and relationships. Two dads and their sons are sequestered to a hockey rink dressing room to sort out a critical situation. Amidst a series of wild misunderstandings and ridiculous antics,Continue reading “My Newest Stage Managing Gig”

Soak in the sun on the shores of the Fraser- the FreshCo Richmond Dragon Boat Festival returns to Steveston on August 19!BC’s third largest race returns to Imperial Landing, with FreshCo and the Province of British Columbia supporting the Festival’s largest ever programming lineup- and the most teams ever! The Festival is free to attendContinue reading “FreshCo Richmond Dragon Boat Festival!!!”