At national festivities like Koninginnedag (celebrated this year for the last time on the 30th of April) and also during general social gatherings like Burendag (“neigbours-day”, usually the fourth Saturday in September), Dutch children (and adults) use to play traditional games like Sjoelbak, Koekhappen and Spijkerpoep. Sjoelbak Sjoelbak […]
Keukenhof is always worth a visit from April until end of May. In the 32 hectares park you can admire 7 million tulips, daffodils and hyacinths (and many more!). This weekend (27th and 28th of April) you could enjoy a very British Keukenhof. Listening to bagpipes and poems, […]
Since this song had been accepted to become the Koningslied, the song for the new king of the Netherlands, it caused litterally a storm of public criticism, due to his poor grammar and mix of styles. The songwriter John Ewbank did write the lyrics (and the refrain), whereas […]
In occasion of the royal proceedings (from the Queen Beatrix‘s abdication to Willem-Alexander‘s swearing-in ceremony) on Tuesday the 30th of April, today, more than 1.3 million children from 6.500 primary schools (basisonderwijs) are celebrating Koningsspelen. The ministery of Education, Culture and Science (Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap (OCW)) gave […]
The Rijksmuseum (State Museum) in Amsterdam reopens its doors today after a 10-year renovation! The museum exhibits over 8,000 objects including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Steen and other paintings from the Dutch Golden Age. The museum is open 365 days a year from 9am until 5pm. It’s […]
I couldn’t resist… I had to write this today… I just read this inspiring article about how to learn Dutch by Albert Both, “Don’t let them break your egg“. He has brilliant ideas about how to learn Dutch fast and “gaining Dutch fluency while having fun.” What he […]
When you move to another country with children, you need to be informed about the vaccination programms of your new host country. As every country has its own programm (even in EU!) it is very important to check the vaccinations of your children when moving. On the site […]
Lately I discovered a very inspiring blog from the Dutch-Indonesian Nicole Holten, now living in Idaho, about Dutch food, The Dutch Table. I higly recommend this site to everyone looking for a traditional Dutch food recipe! Most people think that the Dutch don’t have a proper (whatever this […]
