When I look back, it's so hard to say which was my favourite city, Utrecht is one of them! Yes, many Dutch words and town names are recognizable, but listening to a conversation is a different kettle of fish. Many of us South Africans have ancestors coming from there, so it was no wonder that I felt at home.
Lighting our candles for Arthur was very special <3
My husband spoke Dutch in the home with his Gran and Mother, arriving in Holland was totally lost with the language although we could read and understand a fair bit. Conversing with some in Belgium was easier, only certain dialect similar to Afrikaans.