Welcome to Wednesday Wanderings! Last week, we ventured to
Arlington Cour in Devon, England and Queen Emma’s Summer Palace
outside Honolulu, Hawaii. Commenter Sarah has won the tote bag
with Hawaiian treats! Today the Netherlands celebrates
Bevrijdingsdag, “Liberation Day”, commemorating when the Allied
troops freed the Lowlands from Nazi occupation. From 2002-2005,
I lived in Sittard, a hilly region that slips down between
Belgium and Germany. The Nederlanders continue to show their
gratitude to the Allied Forces with Liberation Day celebrations.
My research indicated that the liberating troops were mostly
Canadians. Canadian historical romance author Ann Lethbridge,
http://www.annlethbridge.com/, sent me a link to the Canadian
Tulip Festival. From its website, http://www.tulipfestival.ca/,
“The Festival, now in its 58th year, preserves the local
heritage of Canada’s role in freeing the Dutch people during
World War II and the gift in perpetuity of the tulip to the City
of Ottawa for providing a safe harbour