Here follows a pictorial overview of my recent visit to the Netherlands, which turned out to be very enjoyable. Classic old farmhouse in...

Another reason I went to Amsterdam was to meet Bert, an old primary school friend. After a decent enough career as a teacher, Bert had...

This year’s annual Holland visit turned out to be very sunny, in fact it’s the warmest spring ever! As it was combined with an...

Towards the end of my stay in the Netherlands my sister suggested to go to a place I'd never been before in the South of Holland: the...

Exploring the countryside, old historic places and Kringloop s (popular Dutch 2nd hand stores), either with a family member or on my own...

One of my first trips I made with my sister during my annual trip tot he Netherlands was to the medieval town of Buren. With only just...

A musical interlude that became a Shakespearean tale of epic proportions, interspaced with critical comments by the Dishonorable Edward...

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…., I grew up in a quaint village somewhere in the Dutch countryside called Nieuw Loosdrecht. At...

The famous Dutch dikes do not only protect the low countries from the sea but also from some rivers! In my earlier post (*) I already...

Walking through the old center of Utrecht, admiring old buildings, sculptures, and ending the day with a concert by a band dating from...