This week has been a strange one for most Dutch people. Last Monday a shooting occurred in a tram in Utrecht. While the shooter was at large, the surroundings were closed. My daughter’s campus is in its vicinity. She sent me a message at 11 am. There were shots at a tram nearby, we are … Continue reading
Last Tuesday a big part of West – Europa had to deal with heavy snowfall. The Netherlands was no exception. Temperature plummeted below zero so some of outdoor skating tracks were opened. I was anxious whether we would be able to skate on the canals but at the same time I dreaded the slippery streets … Continue reading
The values which return in the Christmas ads year after year are: family, friends, togetherness and peace. Alas, these values are not available for everyone. Continue reading
Woensdag Gehaktdag means Wednesday Minced Meat day. It refers to an old Dutch/Flemish rhyme about the days of the week. Continue reading
It’s Pinktober again. Although it is rare but male could get breast cancer as well. So I decided to share the following infographic, about male breast cancer. Continue reading
Dutch and Flemish masters are famous among others of their stil lifes. Some of them painted food stil lifes. I selected a handful of them to share here.
Here is my selection of food porn in the Golden Age. Continue reading
Triggered by Donald Trump’s promise to bring Merry Christmas again, I want to share here the Dutch version of it. Merry Christmas in Dutch is Zalig kerstdagen or Prettige/Fijne kerstdagen. Zalig means blisfull. Prettige/fijne from the adjective prettig/fijn means nice. Kerstdagen: Christmas days. Continue reading
