Then & There - a vintage travel podcast

Episode 9: Come with Me Through Netherlands!


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How different is Holland from Belgium? How does a Dutch person feel about their bicycle?
This episode embarks on
 Book 2 on Holland (as author Frank Schoonmaker calls it in 1928). He is of course referring to all the Netherlands. As he did with the Belgium part, Frank starts with the practical side of traveling to the Netherlands, getting around, the cost of things and descriptions of some of the sites you may want to consider seeing. 
Curated for brevity, I've left in the picturesque, and left out the duller financials (we discovered had been too much in the Belgium portion). But I still love the funky money before the Euro, Guilders and Florins, hello, Princess Bride!
This book was published in 1928 by William M. McBride & Company. It’s an 8 by 5 inch navy blue linen hardcover with gold embossed lettering. There are black and white photo illustrations with tissue paper sheet protectors. —adorable. —plus a map that folds out in the back.
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Then & There - a vintage travel podcastBy Ceridwen E McKenna