Archive for December, 2010
How Did You Find That? Posted by heather on Dec 29, 2010
Today I went out with the intention of taking a photo for a different post but what I wanted wasn’t there, so that will just have to wait until another time! However, when I was returning, I noticed that one of the neighbours had taped something to his garage door. When I got a little…
Heather Tucker – A New Dutch Blogger at Transparent Language Posted by heather on Dec 27, 2010
Goede Morgen/Middag/Avond/Nacht (depending on where you are reading this from!), Hello! My name is Heather Tucker and I would like to introduce myself as a new blogger for the Transparent Language – Dutch blog. As of today, I will be joining the team to bring you news and information from the Netherlands and about the…
Koken met Klaas Posted by Elena on Dec 19, 2010
I don’t know what the rest of the world looks like, but here in Maastricht there can be no doubt that it is winter. The snow has been falling faster – quite literally – than they can plow it up, and Dutch rail travelers and road commuters have been experiencing some unnatural delays. Fortunately, at…
Het beste Sint Posted by Elena on Dec 5, 2010
Dear readers and learners of the Dutch language! Tonight is an important night in Nederland. If you hear a knock on your door this evening, you may find a big burlap sack full of presents, molting in the snow. If you’re quick enough, you may catch Zwarte Piet before he disappears: that is to say, you may catch one…