Delft Harbor

This is Old Delft Harbor in Rotterdam. Most of Rotterdam was bombed by the Germans but this area escaped the destruction. The Pilgrams who were living in Leiden for a few years departed from this harbor on a ship called the Speedwell. They sailed to England to join with Pilgrams on the Mayflower.

This picture shows Rotterdam after the bombing. The story goes that after the bombing of Rotterdam, the Germans told the Nederlanders to surrender or all cities would be bombed.  Nederland surrendered.