Today, we left Bremen, Germany and headed to the Netherlands. Our first stop was for lunch at the city of Arnhem. The city has a nice downtown area that has plenty of restaurants and stores. This was the last chance for students to do any shopping before returning to the airport.
After lunch, the group drove to the Operation Market-Garden Museum which is very close to Arnhem. Operation Market-Garden was an allied offensive operation in WWII with the goal of re-taking some key bridges across the Rhine River. Doing so would give the allies an easy way to move equipment into Germany itself. The bridge they wanted was the main bridge of the city of Arnhem. It was a significant battle, but in the end, the operation failed to hold the bridge. Many were lost or taken prisoner during the battle. The basement of the museum tried to recreate the conditions the soldiers experienced in the battle.
After the museum, we headed to the town of Nuspeet for our final night in Europe. After dinner and class discussion, students had time to swim in the pool and hang out for one last evening.