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Het Sinterklaasjournaal Posted by heather on Nov 10, 2011
Sinterklaas will arrive in the Netherlands on Saturday. In the weeks between his arrival and his departure on December 5th, he will fill shoes that have been left out by children, with goodies. He will also package up any naughty children in a sack and take them back to Spain with him when he goes…
Sing Along with Sinterklaas Posted by heather on Nov 3, 2011
There is just over a week to go before Sinterklaas will arrive in the Netherlands much to the delight of children across the country. This year Sinterklaas will officially arrive on November 12th in the city of Dordrecht. His arrival will even be broadcast live on Dutch national television, so no need to fear if…
Get Dragged into the Action of the Netherlands Film Festival Posted by heather on Oct 4, 2011
The Netherlands Film Festival 2011, a yearly event that allows the public and the industry to come together and concentrate on Dutch cinema, has just recently come to a close. I haven’t seen the figures for 2011 yet but in 2010, 382 films were screened, 154,000 people attended and 3 million people viewed the online…
Driest Spring, Wettest Summer Posted by heather on Sep 2, 2011
It is a regular conversation point to talk about the weather and now it seems there is a very good reason to do so. According to the national weather service, the KNMI, this summer was the wettest summer in the Netherlands since 1906. If your summer BBQ was rained out, it was probably because of…
The Netherlands Comes 2nd in English Proficiency Index Posted by heather on Mar 31, 2011
The Netherlands has been a popular country for the media when it comes to happiness research. Several research studies have found that Dutch children are the happiest in Europe, another recent article highlighted that women in the Netherlands are happy despite working less and having a bigger gender pay gap and the World Database of…
Happy Birthday Rotterdam Museum Night! Posted by heather on Mar 10, 2011
On March 5th was the tenth edition of the annual Rotterdam Museum Night. Forty-five galleries and museums threw open their doors from 8pm until 2am, many with special activities designed just for the night. Tickets went on sale at the beginning of February but these were no ordinary tickets. For €13.50 you got a pin-on…
Red Bull Crashed Ice Valkenburg Posted by heather on Feb 10, 2011
Steep turns, high vertical drops and all whilst on ice; Red Bull Crashed Ice arrived for the first time in the Netherlands on Saturday, February 5th 2011. Crashed Ice is an extreme sporting event sponsored by the energy drink Red Bull and is made up of a mixture of hockey, downhill skating and boardercross. The…