Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes! (24 page)

Me as a little Dutch girl

• Getting around: Since the Netherlands is a small country and the rail system is wonderfully efficient, you’ll have no trouble seeing the countryside from the train window. As a bonus, you won’t have to hunt for parking when you arrive at your destination. However, for getting around in any of the larger cities, bikes really are the way to go. And go, and go, and go.
  

• Tulip season: For half a century several amazing gardens, such as the Keukenhof, have been showing off their
  tulips each spring to visitors from all over the world. The Web site
  http://us.holland.com
  gives all the details on where to go and when.
  

• Dutch chocolate: There really is a difference. Dutch chocolate is less acidic and has a milder flavor. I think it has a natural creaminess that allows the sipping chocolate to take its sweet time sliding down the throat. The Dutch chocolate maker who developed this process also created a method for removing fat from cacao beans. Therefore, I like to pretend that Dutch chocolate has no fat. Would you like to pretend with me?
  

• The Hiding Place: When I was in college, I had the delight of meeting Tante Corrie and hearing her speak a number of times. Even if you don’t have the privilege of visiting the Netherlands, I hope you’ll visit
  www.corrietenboom.com
  or gather your family and watch the movie
  The Hiding Place
  . I can’t wait to see Corrie again in heaven!
  

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gunn, Robin Jones, 1955–

Sisterchicks in Wooden Shoes! : a novel / Robin Jones Gunn.
         p. cm.

1. Women travelers—Fiction. 2. Female friendship—Fiction. 3. Americans—Netherlands—Fiction. I. Title.
    PS3557.U4866S565 2009
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