Sailing in Friesland
This past weekend I went on a sailing trip to Friesland with my photography club. It was organized by one of our members who is from there and used to work at a sailing club teaching lessons when he was younger. It was SO much fun!
On Friday night we arrived in the village of Heeg, [...]
Double Standards Much?
Ok, so yesterday I wrote about a teacher who was canned from her job because she decided she didn’t want to shake hands with men anymore. Apparently, she made this decision for religious reasons and that didn’t really jive with the Dutch way of life.
Now today I read this article over at DutchNews.nl about a [...]
Handshaking Compulsory in NL?
A recent article caught my eye about a teacher here in the Netherlands who faced losing her job because she decided, for religious reasons, that she didn’t want to shake hands with men anymore. Here is the article from DutchNews.nl:
A school in Utrecht was within its rights to sack a female teacher who refused to [...]
Keukenhof, So Worth The Trip!
Sunday morning I woke up and my back was still killing me, but I couldn’t stand the thought of not making it to Keukenhof. The last time I was there was about 8 years ago and I was due for another visit. I packed my camera bag with painkillers and tried to take the Suck [...]
The Abandoned Village of Doel
This weekend I went on my first outing with my new photo club. I was a bit nervous as I didn’t know anyone other than my friend Heather, but I liked the fact that it was a smaller gathering. I’m more comfortable in those kinds of situations and thought it would give me a good [...]
Full Speed Tram Crash in Rotterdam
Well this is something I haven’t heard of happening since I’ve been living here.
Yesterday at approximately 2:25pm in the afternoon tram 23, heading in direction Holy smashed full speed into the back of tram 21, which was standing still at the time. The crash took place in Rotterdam West in the Vierambachtsstraat near Mathenesserplein in [...]
Slow Cooking in the Netherlands!
I have a new lady power tool! That’s what I call kitchen appliances because my excitement over a new blender or crock pot is pretty much equal to the joy my husband shows for a new saw or drill.
It’s a slow cooker and I looooooove it! It’s the best thing that has ever happened to [...]
Turkish Plane Crash in Amsterdam
This morning a plane crashed near Schipol airport in Amsterdam. It’s still breaking news so there isn’t a lot of info out yet.
Here is what is known so far (from cnn.com):
(CNN) — A Turkish airliner crashed at Amsterdam’s main airport about 10:40 a.m. Wednesday local time, Dutch airport officials said.
Images from the scene of the [...]
25 Things About Me – With a Twist
OK, about 42,000 people have tagged me on Facebook to do this ‘25 things’ meme, so I’m gonna do it here and not tag anyone. If you read this and want to do it yourself, by all means – meme your little heart out.
Since I’ve been in winter hibernation and feeling a little Fuck You [...]
