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Encounter with the Dutch Politie (police)- Netherlands 2017

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We were visiting the Netherlands for 10 days in the Summer of 2017, spent a few days in Amsterdam and drove down to a little university town called Groningen for a couple of days. My cousin, Seethu who is married to a loving Dutch human, Rein lives there. We were invited to a dinner at Rein's family home one evening and off we went, all dressed up and ready to have a fabulous time. It was an hour's drive from our AirBNB.  The minute we reached, we were excited to see a house that was shaped like a pyramid. It was made of meta facade panels, shining under the sunlight. I was in awe. That was my first time seeing such a unique-looking house! It was a beautiful structure, built by Rein's dad who is in the granite business. The families bonded and we explored his childhood home, while a huge feast of barbecue was being arranged. They turned out to be one of the most hospitable people ever. There were drinks, food, desserts and everything we needed to end the evening on a wonder