As it turns out my stop in the netherlands actually is the first day of my pilgrimage. went over pictures of my brother thst he took when he was in indonesia 20 years ago. He had visited Treblasala and had met the manager. Took pictures of the plantation, the surroundings. The factory where they processed the coffee beans and the rubber. The machines they used were still the same as the one my grandfather had installed
In the evening i went to see some friends, many have connections with Indonesia and parents who had been in a camp as well. Had good conversations about that also about feelings of shame about having been a colonial power and the many atrocities we had committed in Indonesia. That is part of our collective heritage as well . Tomorrow my brothers and I will all go to see my mother. So glad I made this stop.
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