Tag Archives: Netherlands
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…
Spring is in the Netherlands! Posted by Karoly Molina on Apr 24, 2015
Here in the Netherlands, we have enjoyed about two weeks of pretty sunny days. The change in weather has brought about the beautiful and cheerful spring to the Netherlands! Trees are blooming, terraces are filled, and the Dutch are out on their gardens. Now that we have a garden, we have also been spending lots…
Finding Muscles You Never Knew You Had! Posted by Karoly Molina on Apr 22, 2015
After a couple of months of hardly any exercise, I finally went back to the gym. I decided to try the “Body Combat” class, and oh my! What an experience! I had heard this class was hard, but no one prepared me for the agony my body would go through afterwards. Although I am having…
Buying a House: The finishing touches! Posted by Karoly Molina on Apr 15, 2015
Continuing the Buying a House series (house-hunting, financing and renovating), this post deals with the finishing touches while renovating a house. Like I mentioned in the renovating post, Riccardo and I had to do a lot of research and ask ourselves several questions in order to make the best choices for our home in the…
Why We Do What We Do Posted by Karoly Molina on Mar 24, 2015
Part of communicating is explaining why we do something. This “why” could refer to our motivation, to explain more or be more specific, or even something as simple as to the function of things. In Dutch, this can be explained with the words om + te + _______ (infinitief). If I want to explain why I…