Canadians are welcome forever in the Netherlands! It was in WW II the Canadians as part of the allied forces liberated our country. We have several memorials here where Canadian soldiers are buried with honor.

He he, the Netherlands are just the Netherlands, there are, indeed, many Dutch in Canada but our country has just that long tradition which distinguishes the country from other countries, I guess.

Keep writing, make your own blog to keep us informed about your experiences, the Netherlands seen through the eyes of a Canadian! If you'd like to visit the Veluwe or so, please drop a message, I'm living on the edge of this forest and maybe I can add you a few tips.

Hopefully you will be able to trace the roots of your family, if you go to http://www.familienaam.nl/ and type your last name you'll get a picture based on the telelphone numbers in the Netherlands with frequencies of the name you typed.

I hope you'll have a wonderful time here (hey, our highest point is still 321 m (1053 ft), so it's not only polder and flatland... :)