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Delft, Netherlands (revisited)
If you missed my first trip to Delft last year, you can take a peek here. On that trip, Roxi and I focused our attention on one of the local potteries specialising in Delftware.
This time, I went to Delft for social reasons–meeting two of my friends from my Dutch class for lunch and a little [...]
A quick look at Leiden, Netherlands
Molen De Valk or “The Falcon” windmill (1753) in Leiden. It has seven stories, all open to the public. We definitely need to go back.
Roxi had a jazz gig in Leiden yesterday afternoon… in a BAR. How cool is that? She and her jazz band performed a two hour set–about 14 songs. Now I [...]
It’s the Queen’s Birthday* and I’ve nothing to wear!
The sky getting in the Koninginnedag spirit.
Ok, so I’m a little ahead of myself. I mean Koninginnedag or Queen’s Day is on April 30th–six months away. I certainly have enough time to pull together something fabulous for the occasion, right?
The thing is, I’ve got to find something that doesn’t make me look like a pumpkin. [...]
Netherlands: The Windmills at Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans calls itself one of Holland’s Top Tourist Destinations and I am certain that is true. Located just 20 minutes north of Amsterdam by train, this lovely outdoor museum is a wonderful place to sample a bit of this country’s unique history.
Since it is less than an hour from our house in Den Haag, [...]
Wordless Wednesday ~ 15: It might be cliché, but that’s really what it looked like.
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Biking to the North Sea
One of the perks of living in The Hague is being less than five miles from the beach. I am sorry to say, we’ve not really take advantage of this. The only trip we’ve made out there since we moved was in late June. Shame on us! We know that the cold and wet is [...]
Good thing birthdays come but once a year
This has to be my very favourite view while biking into the Centrum. It’s the Binnenhof. Roxi and I took a tour of the Kight’s Hall last summer.
Roxi and I started the day with much needed haircuts from the Aveda Salon in the Haagsche Bluf. We liked the little massage we got before our haircuts too [...]
In The Hague: “The Fred” Shopping Street
After a morning of “official paperwork”, Roxi and I rode our bikes out to the Frederik Hendriklaan shopping street. Affectionately known as “de Fred” by locals, it’s a interesting collection of boutiques, cafes, and food shops. For us, it was just another excuse to get on our bikes and explore more of The Hague–and to enjoy [...]
Now that’s what I call a sandcastle!
We spent the rainy weekend mostly indoors. It was probably for the best as we really needed to sit down and plan our upcoming holiday. We’re leaving on Friday! Nothing like waiting until the last minute ;-)
Anyway, I’ve got a bit of a back log of photos from here and there, so to continue with [...]
NL Photos from the Weekend
Friday evening, we rode to Clingendael Park. There is a Japanese garden there that I wanted to see, and that seemed a good enough excuse to get on our bikes. BTW, the light green in the photo is an algae-covered canal. Mr. DJ said he used to call that stuff “frog spit” when he was a [...]