Tuesday, January 26, 2010

A Dear Old Friend

In October, an old, dear friend and former neighbour of Barbara’s in the Netherlands became ill, and we flew to Amsterdam to visit her. Mech (92) and Barbara have been friends since Nina was 3 months old! We also visited friends in Normandy who have a beautiful bed and breakfast close to Bernay, and while we were there took the opportunity to visit Omaha Beach. It was a very moving experience for us both. At the end of our trip Barbara found it very difficult to say goodbye to Mech, so she didn’t. Instead she told her she’d see her in February. Her dear friend is still with us, so it seems that Barbara may be paying her another visit before too long!

1 comment:

  1. Isn't Normandy wonderful? Quite unlike Paris and the coastal cities that we usually visit from England. I could not believe it was France! The people were actually friendly and nice! David. (Ah. But which David.)

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