{"id":3910,"date":"2016-02-01T00:04:46","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T00:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/?p=3910"},"modified":"2016-02-01T00:05:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T00:05:26","slug":"3-things-the-dutch-do-on-sundays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/3-things-the-dutch-do-on-sundays\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Things The Dutch Do On Sundays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For many people, Sunday is a lazy day on which they have a lot of time. However, a lot of people don&#8217;t know what to do on that day. Below I listed 3 things that you can do in the Netherlands\u00a0on a Sunday, with posts that can help you with it! Of course, you can also just read and learn from these posts on a Sunday ;-). Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/4-amsterdam-shopping-areas-you-have-to-visit-pt-1\/\">1.\u00a0<em>Winkelen!<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 544px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/yHAp4P\" aria-label=\"21474104313 493b4d8e42 B\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"357\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/1\/763\/21474104313_493b4d8e42_b.jpg\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">The beginning of the Kalverstraat as seen from the Dam. (Image by Franklin Heijnen at Flickr.com under CC BY-SA 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">An often reoccurring event in the Netherlands are\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/the-koopavond-and-koopzondag\/\">koopzondagen\u00a0<\/a><\/em>(&#8220;buy Sundays&#8221;), on which many shops are open.\u00a0More and more stores are also normally open on Sundays, but it is mostly still a special thing. Sundays are still very much a day of rest. Koopzondagen are held more and more, though.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/how-to-learn-dutch-on-tv-this-fall\/\">2.\u00a0<em>TV Kijken<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"De Wereld Draait Door Maarten van Rossem Eindejaarsconference\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_wjglLjCaN8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Even though watching things online is a rising habit of people,\u00a0<em>TV kijken\u00a0<\/em>(watching TV) is still very much a thing. This month, it is especially watching\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/the-thrilling-question-wie-is-de-mol\/\">Wie Is De Mol?<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>the\u00a0<em>Acht Uur Journaal\u00a0<\/em>(the 8 PM News), or the daily\u00a0<em>De Wereld Draait Door,\u00a0<\/em>of which you can see an excerpt in the video above.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">You&#8217;d rather go outside? Then maybe the next point is more something for you&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/dutch-beaches-and-the-north-sea\/\">3.\u00a0<em>Een Dagje Naar Het Strand<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<div style=\"width: 545px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/4xLHu2\" aria-label=\"2328606157 F45c6d3b59 O\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\"  alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"358\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2412\/2328606157_f45c6d3b59_o.jpg\"><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A stroll on the Dutch beach during a storm! (Image by FaceMePLS at Flickr.com under license CC BY 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Yes, a day to the beach! Sure, it is in the middle of the winter, and so super cold&#8230; No, you would not go to the Dutch beach to go swimming. But the\u00a0<em>duinen\u00a0<\/em>(dunes) are wonderful for strolls in the cold wind of the North Sea. Many Dutch people like to do this &#8211; so maybe something for you, too?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Too cold? There are winter activities that the Dutch like a lot, like <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/the-dutch-alternative-for-the-elfstedentocht\/\">skating the\u00a0<em>Alternatieve Elfstedentoch<\/em><em>t<\/em><\/a>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">I hope you enjoyed this short list of things the Dutch, and you could\u00a0do on a Sunday! Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/21474104313_493b4d8e42_b-350x234.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/21474104313_493b4d8e42_b-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/21474104313_493b4d8e42_b-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/dutch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2016\/02\/21474104313_493b4d8e42_b.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>For many people, Sunday is a lazy day on which they have a lot of time. However, a lot of people don&#8217;t know what to do on that day. Below I listed 3 things that you can do in the Netherlands\u00a0on a Sunday, with posts that can help you with it! 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