Oom Dick and Tante To in Belgium

Monday we drove down to Steenokkerzeel in Belgium. Fun fact of the day: This town has the luck to be associated with the 1961 plane crash that wiped out the US Figure Skating Team. Oom Dirk brought Tante To to his apartment for the day so we would have more room. He spends most of the day with her in the care facility she is in, so we had a bit of a chuckle over the state of his "bachelor pad". We had the traditional cup of coffee/tea with baked goods when we arrived, and then sandwiches a bit later. Cor and Coby and I had a good laugh over the great reality TV show we could make called "The Oude Vossen"- The Old Vosses. Between deafness and general not listening, it was hysterical to hear to the conversation that Mom, Dad, Tante Jenny, Oom Dirk and Tante To had. Although I have to say that out of all of them, Tante To was the best! Coby and I regretted not bringing Rummikub with us, and we went for a walk with Cor to get some "fresh air". When we left a short time later, it was sad to think this would probably be the last time my mom and her brother would see each other

For dinner we got some bami take out from the Chinees restaurant. There is a huge Indonesian influence on Dutch food and despite being called a "Chinese"restaurant, the food is definitely more Indonesian than Chinese. It was yummy!


Oom Dirk and Dad


Mom and Tante To


Oom Dirk and Mom


Dad, Mom, Oom Dirk, Tante To and Tante Jenny