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Everyday Den Haag
I took our car in for servicing this week. Though I could have ridden the -
Ask an Expat: Hagelslag!
Mini boxes for sampling :-) When Mr. DJ first started working here in Den Haag a -
Wordless Wednesday ~ 34: On thin ice (Netherlands)
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A few more photos from the Weekend
The snowdrops glowed. The woodpeckers made deep knocking noises on the trunks of trees. Beautiful rose-ringed parakeets -
Sunny, Sunny, Sunny, Snow
Three days of gorgeous, sunny weather with amazing blue skies. That’s what we enjoyed Friday-Sunday. - More from this category
Travel
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Padlocks of Love in Koln, Germany
Remember this bridge? It’s the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge that crosses the Rhine river in Cologne, Germany. -
A Tale of Two German Cathedrals, Three Wise Men, and One Roman Emperor
Kölner Dom in Cologne, Germany The Cologne Cathedral sits on the bank of the Rhine river. -
Christmas Market in Aachen, Germany
Dear Aachen, we fell under your medieval spell. Your storybook-perfect Christmas market between Charlemagne’s Cathedral and your -
Wordless Wednesday ~ 21: Upon Reflection-Köln, Germany
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Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) in Köln (Cologne), Germany
What is more magical than a German Christmas Market? How about one at the foot of - More from this category
Food
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Ask an Expat: Hagelslag!
Mini boxes for sampling :-) When Mr. DJ first started working here in Den Haag a -
And drops of a different sort
I saw these in my back garden this weekend. Snowdrops… surely this means spring is -
Ask an Expat: Breakfast of Champions ;-)
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Dutch Pea Soup (Erwtensoep)
I was at Albert Heijn’s yesterday to pick up some stuff to make BD treats -
Wordless Wednesday ~ 26: Some mornings you need that second cup
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Expat Living
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Ask an Expat: To market, to market…
I thought you might get a kick out of seeing how I do our grocery -
On moving…
“When you know your time in a place is running out, you try to fix -
Expat Reading: Julia Child’s My Life in France
Along our memory lane. Houston, Texas. I started Julia Child’s My Life and France on the plane -
Happy Birthday, Just a Plane Ride Away!
Last Saturday, Just a Plane Ride Away turned three! Was it only three years ago that -
We sure ain’t in Holland anymore
Somewhere in Houston. Do you know? I think I’m just about over my jet lag. We’ve - More from this category