Taiwan. To me it is an independent country under constant watch of China. But to China it’s another part of their country. The UN does not recognize Taiwan as a country but as part of the republic of China. Whatever governments decide, Taiwan is a lush green island in the South China Sea….
Rotterdammed
As a child, I often visited family in Rotterdam. My parents were born in that city. I grew up a mere 25 km or so away from it. Of course I was familiar with the horrid stories of how Rotterdam had suffered in WWII. It’s heart had been bombed heavily – entire parts of the city had burned and been destroyed. Yet, having lived most of my life away from The Netherlands, I didn’t really know Rotterdam (named for the ‘dam’ in the river Rotte) at all.