Een Avond Naar de Bioscoop: A Night at the Cinema Posted by heather on Aug 20, 2011
On Wednesday (Woensdag), I went to the cinema (bioscoop) with a friend to see the film, Bridesmaids. We bought our tickets (kaartjes) before grabbing a bite to eat. Since it was also “Ladies Night” for one of the other films, the area around the ticket desks was already quite busy (druk). When we got back…
Dutch Singer: Marco Borsato Posted by heather on Aug 11, 2011
When I first came to the Netherlands, there was a song on the radio and music channels almost non-stop. That song, which I will share with you in my next post, was sung by the Dutch singer Marco Borsato. Marco Borsato was born in 1966 in the Dutch city of Alkmaar. He and his family…
Get Yourself a Museumkaart and Explore the Museums of the Netherlands Posted by heather on Aug 4, 2011
Visit Over 400 Museums and Castles in the Netherlands for Less Than €45 Imagine stopping in your tracks, intimidated by a roomful of oversized ceremonial masks belonging to the Oceania tribes. Perhaps later you will attempt to avoid bumping your head while you explore below deck, the 1868 moored naval ship, De Buffel. Or maybe…
Dam Square, Amsterdam Posted by heather on Aug 2, 2011
As you exit Amsterdam Centraal station and are smacked in the face with the sights, sounds and smells of busyness you will probably find yourself following the natural flow of people heading off into the city of Amsterdam. If you manage to navigate the bikes, tram tracks and traffic intersection successfully, then you will quite…
The Parents Are Coming…Eek! Posted by heather on Jul 15, 2011
This weekend my parents will arrive from the States for a short visit in the Netherlands. My dad has been to the Netherlands before but this will be my mum’s first visit to the country. We will also be in the United Kingdom for a few days so the amount of time we have for…
Rounding Up and Rounding Down Posted by heather on Jul 5, 2011
Last Friday I had to make a trip to Flevoland. From where I live in Rotterdam to where I was going in Flevoland was, according to Google Maps, going to take me about an hour and fifteen minutes and would be just over 100kms each way. That meant I needed to stop and get some…
A Day Trip to Texel Posted by heather on Jun 28, 2011
Two weekends ago, I had the opportunity to visit Texel, an island in the Netherlands. Texel is the biggest and most populated of the Frisian Islands. The weather was not looking promising as we headed off for Den Helder, where we would take the double-decker ferry across to the island. But our guide had assured…