There are two questions I get asked every single time I’m talking to someone here in the Netherlands and tell them I’m from Canada… Do you find it very different here compared to where you come from? Which do you like better?
As promised back when I shared the story about the Cheeky Pelican, I have finally finished working on the rest of my zoo photos from my recent visit to Blijdorp Zoo. As usual, where me and my camera are involved, there are a ton of photos. I’ll try to keep it just to my favorites, [...]
Last weekend Penny and I went to Blijdorp Zoo here in Rotterdam. I have been a few times before, but it really is one of those places you could visit again and again. It was hotter than hell so I actually got over the whole fat arms thing and wore a tank top in public. [...]
One thing I have never done that I’ve wanted to is to try sushi. This is probably a strange desire for someone who isn’t really fond of fish, but so many people I know eat it and love it, how can I not want to try it for myself? In the past I’ve seen it [...]
The map was created with my favorite handy dandy My Tracks application for Android. Today my husband and I went on a nice long bike ride around Rotterdam. He was finally over his throat infection, I was over my minor cold and the sun was shining again… it was time to get out there! Initially [...]
Today I can mark another item off my 101 List! It was a beautifully sunny day in Rotterdam today and even though my husband is quite sick with a throat infection, that still couldn’t keep him down. Both of us were really keen to get out and do something to enjoy the nice weather so [...]
This year the Tour de France will begin in Rotterdam. As I was walking over the Erasmusbrug last weekend I saw this on the pavement, all the preparations have begun. The excitement is growing! This is a big thing for Rotterdam and while I’m sure the city center will be a nightmare I’m happy that [...]
This morning I went off to the city center to meet up with the ladies from the Rotterdam Stitch’n’Bitch group. I had gotten together with them on Tuesday evening as well and decided to go see who is there on Saturday mornings. It was busier today, with 10-12 people as opposed to the four of [...]
For all the years I’ve been living here I’ve never once bothered to go check out the Rotterdam Marathon. It just wasn’t something I was interested in at all. This year I thought I would go and watch, partly because I’m hellbent on getting out and being more involved in things that go on here, [...]
A few years ago we noticed some of the buildings in our neighbourhood putting up protest signs that they didn’t want to move. Having seen this in other areas of the city previously we knew that their days were numbered. The city had decided to demolish their houses to make way for newer and better [...]
Now that I have finally broken the 50 lbs lost point and Project Fatass has made it through winter, it’s time to move on to another goal. I won’t say what it is because I’m still too embarrassed by the numbers, but it’s 8 lbs away. Sound easy, right? Yeah, not really. Having already done [...]
Last night I went to my first Rotterdam Challengers game here in Rotterdam. A friend of mine (who will remain nameless to save her from being hounded for favors) told me she had a friend who could get her free tickets so I was like, oh HELL yeah! I love basketball! I’ve been to many [...]
On February 14, 2010 (Valentine’s Day) the Lock of Love art piece was placed in Rotterdam’s popular district of Delfshaven. The Lock of Love ritual has been taking place all over the world, and is now here in Rotterdam as well. Not just a rail on a bridge or a chain around a lamppost, this [...]
Last night on our way to the Film Festival I had to stop and just look at this for a moment. It’s the square at Schouwburgplein in Rotterdam. The photo doesn’t do it justice, but there were so many twinkling lights and on a cold winter night it looked really beautiful. The red things that [...]
Today we went shopping in the city center. While walking along Westblaak we saw this tree full of shoes. When I asked a local shop owner about it they said that one day someone bought a new pair of shoes in their shop and threw their old ones in the tree. Then for whatever [...]
Yesterday is snowed in the Netherlands and I woke up and squealed like a crazy person. Thankfully I was home alone as it was one of the few days this month that my husband was called in to work. I thought about going out to take photos but it was so dark and dreary that [...]
A while back I wrote about being walk stalked by some African dude while I was out with the dog. This was in 2006, but it has happened a number of times since then. Tonight’s episode was especially nerve wracking for me though, because it was night, and I’m not usually out alone at night. [...]
Fearless Fourteen
by Janet Evanovich
