Vlaggetjesdag in the Netherlands! Posted by Sten on Jun 17, 2015
Last Saturday was a special day for Holland: the first day of the haringseizoen (herring season)! In Scheveningen, a beach town close to The Hague (well, it is basically part of The Hague now), this day is celebrated on Vlaggetjesdag (Flags Day). Beside loads of haring, there are many fun things to do, both for young and old…
De minibieb! Posted by Sten on May 26, 2015
A new phenomenon appears more and more in the Netherlands: De minibieb! A minibieb is a mini library, to make up for normal libraries that close more and more. Libraries in the Netherlands are often owned by the local government, or municipality. Normally, people have a library pass they pay for, and then they can borrow…
I must confess…I am a yogi! Posted by Karoly Molina on May 20, 2015
I wrote recently about working out and I have a confession to make: I am a yogi! I do not mean yogi in that I can fold myself like an origami figure, I just simply LOVE doing yoga! It all started about three years ago when my mom talked me into going with her to yoga. I…
Offending the King or Freedom of Speech? Posted by Karoly Molina on May 18, 2015
The morning of Thursday May 7th, the Paleis op de Dam woke up with a strong message: F*** de Koning. Whoever is responsible for this graffitied the place Wednesday night. It seems the message is in reaction to a previous incident. An activist protesting Zwarte Piet yelled out f*** de koning, f**** de koning, f*** het koningshuis and was…
National Windmill Day (Because such a day exists in the Netherlands!) Posted by Karoly Molina on May 14, 2015
This past weekend was “National Windmill Day” or Nationale Molendag in the Netherlands. The approximately 900 windmills in the Netherlands were open for people to visit, and many people made a day of it! By coincidence, Riccardo and I had lunch at one of my favorite restaurants in Beek which is right in front of a…
Remembrance and Liberation Day Posted by Karoly Molina on May 7, 2015
Last Monday and Tuesday, the Netherlands celebrated two very important days. The first was on May 4th and is called Dodenherdenking. It is a day in which all those who died in World War II are remembered. The flags around the Netherlands were at half stance and at 20:00 a minute of silence was observed. Over 200,000…
Its Never Too Late for a Happy Childhood Posted by Karoly Molina on Apr 30, 2015
Today is Children’s Day in Mexico and I’ve found myself very thoughtful about my childhood. I haven’t been able to experience much of childhood in the Netherlands other than what Riccardo tells me and what I observe. Even so, with what I have been able to observe, I have come up with this list of…