AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
If you fly to Europe in these modern days and are of European ancestry you often think about those relatives decades ago that made the journey to America. My great-grandparents came from Holland, and immigrated to the United States with hopes of freedom, a better life, and the dream or vision of what we call America. Their journey was not as simple as the way I fly to and from Europe - in a modern jetliner, in the stratosphere moving at over 500 miles and crossing the North Atlantic in 7 or 8 hours. They came from Europe to New York City on a steamship ocean liner, crossing in about a weeks time. The contrast is a thought I often think about when I'm flying the lonely night sky over the blackened sea headed toward Europe.
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