Personal posts about life in NL
While researching for an article I’m writing for TheHagueOnLine about Koningsdag, I stumbled across this great video of Koninginnedag 1969 with Koning Willem Alexander as a toddler! He’s pretty impressed with the gift his grandmother, Koningin Juliana receives for her 60th birthday, then promptly falls over.
The 7th edition of the Levende Etalage Dag Delft (Living Shop Window Display Day) was a unique afternoon out. Organised by Something Extra, around 80 shops took part in this event. The general idea was that instead of static window displays, the city came to life. From historic characters […]
Ever heard of Rokjesdag? I hadn’t until now but it totally makes sense. It’s pretty exciting here in the Netherlands when it finally gets warm enough to wear a skirt (rok) without tights or leggings underneath! The term was coined by Dutch author Martin Bril. Winter seems to […]
One of the annual highlights of my calendar while living in the Netherlands is the Expatica I Am Not A Tourist Fair. I worked with Expatica for 6 months as their social media manager not long after I arrived in The Netherlands for the second time (from January-June […]
A couple of months ago, I signed up for the great World In Your Classroom project. Sponsored by the Municipality of The Hague, in collaboration with ACCESS, PEP, Anglo Info South Holland and The Hague Bridge, this project aims to bring together internationals living in The Hague with Dutch high school […]
At our school here in The Netherlands (and I think many schools throughout the country), children in groep 1/2 (grade 1/2 at school) take turns at having the class teddy bear come and stay for a weekend. My daughter waited so patiently for so long, and finally it […]
Earlier this year, with thanks to Theater Amsterdam and Bettine van der Heijen: Expat and Repat Services, I had the privilege of attending the ANNE Theater Production in Amsterdam. Based on the life of Anne Frank, more than 100,000 tickets have been sold since it started in May, and the […]
Mirusia comes back to the Netherlands with a grand tour! The Dutch-Australian singer became known as the star soloist with André Rieu, and has toured with him worldwide. With her amazing voice and showmanship Mirusia, along with her band of international musicians present Mirusia’s “My favorite things” tour – a […]
Take a look at this stunning time lapse video by Pengcheng He on YouTube called 7685 Frames of (The) Netherlands. I live on the outskirts of Delft, where the majority of this was shot. It was quite a surreal feeling watching it as I felt that I was transported to […]
The Royal Stables is home to some of the most beautiful horses in the country, as well as where the royal carriages are stored, including the famous “Gouden Koets” that is used on Prinsjesdag. Not generally open to the public, the Australian & New Zealand Club (ANZC) and […]
