Tomorrow, I will begin a trip to Normandy, France and the Low Countries--Belgium and the Netherlands. These regions are rich in history. Normandy was first made famous by William of Normandy, better known as William the Conqueror, but in more recent memory people remember it for the famed D-Day landings of June 6, 1941. Belgium and the Netherlands each has its own rich history stretching back to the thriving commerce of medieval Europe and the establishment of the Dutch as a world power in the 17th century. Everywhere I go, I plan to explore the rich interplay between past, present and future. Can one hear the echo of footsteps over time? Join me and find out.
