Right now I am discovering that even though there is a lot happening because of the immense amount of snow in Haarlem – there is a silence in an environment which is completely shrouded in snow. People are moving cars, bicycles are covered in snow, children are playing, the lights are all on and everything [...]
We happened upon part of the parade to welcome Sinterklass to Haarlem City and we had no real idea what it was all about. We have since found that Sinterklaas arrives from Spain on a ship and as you can see from compilation of photos on the Youtube clip that in 2009 it was the [...]
It is a very wet day in Haarlem today and I have just watched a purple umbrella through the window. I am on the second floor of our very little house. The flash of purple just hit me and it made me get up to see just what had arrived. It was a lovely young [...]
Sent in response to a wooden toothbrush holder with a timer sent to her preschool son Viggo for Christmas. It was beautifully made and painted in bright bright colours. I have no idea where it was made but I did buy it in the Netherlands. **I used that Dutch teethbrushing timer thingy today – who [...]
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I am not going to tell you how to find a doctor – But I am going to tell you what happened to us. We had a wonderful helper to assist us to find accommodation and to find a doctor. We don’t know the Dutch language and did not know where the various doctors rooms [...]
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