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The 4th of May in Holland, a day we remeber the dead of the Second World War. The statue you see here is situated on a spot where people got liquedated as a result of a statement from the agressor towards the people of the city Haarlem to not give resistance.

Every year I go here to have a silent two minutes and this is very impressive as this will happen in the whole of the Netherlands, weather you are in a restaurant, at home or in the street. I think this is good and I hope this tradition will be not lost for the future. As it is good to remember that freedom is something of great value.

For more info on the monuments in Haarlem (in Dutch):

Vier Oorlogsmonumenten in Haarlem

Ciao, Tjeerd