With the south of the Netherlands covered, we moved onwards to visit Sonja's relatives in the rest of the country. We were incredibly lucky to be offered a place to stay by one of Sonja's cousins in Rotterdam while they took a camper van holiday. We were able to stay in Rotterdam as a hassle free base to explore the rest of the country and catch up with as many of the relatives as we could. It really felt like a holiday from our holiday. Rotterdam looks quite di...

From Luxembourg we made our way to the Netherlands, where both of us have family connections. First stop was Maastricht where Jansen's Dad's family hails from. We made sure to visit all the spots we know of with specific relevance, which were really nice to see. The town itself claims to be one of the oldest in the Netherlands and has a number of ancient Roman fortifications surrounding it with parklands and a picturesque central area. Being on the smaller si...