Tag: Netherlands

A surprisingly heavy snowfall has covered Holland with a pack of snow. Contrary to the tradition, the snow didn’t immediately disappear but stayed for a few days running.

There’s no wintersport this year because of the pandemic. But nothing is impossible for a creative mind!

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So it happened: my humble business has received a personalised pen!

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Following up on the subject of confusing language.

What would you first think if you see a package titled Worst trio in a grocery store?

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You’ve already seen the autumn in Houten. Now that the trees are in full bloom it’s time for a monowheel ride again!

Because of the COVID-19 outbreak it isn’t that crowded outside even though the weather is beautiful.

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It was my very first visit to the Dutch city of Nijmegen, which is located near the German border.

The reason for my going there was a joint aikido seminar led by three senseis:

• Tom Dijkman (6^th dan aikido aikikai);
• Jan Thesing (5^th dan);
• René Habraken (5^th dan).

So I was brave enough to not get scared off by storm Ciara (but nonetheless happy to be back home before dark).

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One of the tricky things in Dutch is the mapping of a noun to one of the two grammatical genders:

• Common, which is masculine and feminine combined. Such nouns are called de-woorden because they are prepended by the de definite article.
• Neuter, nouns of which are het-woorden as you put the het article before them.

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It’s an unusual review today: I’m writing about my experiences with the fastest-growing online supermarket chain in the Netherlands—Picnic—which has finally opened its virtual doors before me.

I’ve signed up for it a little more than a year ago and landed at the place 200+ on the waiting list at the moment.

Later I checked on the app several times but my number never changed so I forgot about it a while later.

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Amazing news for anyone planning to visit Saint Petersburg.

As of 1 october 2019 a simplified procedure for obtaining a Russian visa has become available. The so-called e-visa allows for visiting Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad region.

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Tom Hegen, a German award-winning photographer specialising in aerial photography, has made absolutely stunning night photos of the Netherlands.

They feature dazzling light patches of greenhouses against the pitch-black background, so bright that they are clearly visible from space.

By the courtesy of Tom I’m publishing his Greenhouse Series photos in my blog today.

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The yesterday’s event has been a success in my opinion!

I’ve had a great time, and the turn-out was even larger than expected.

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