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Freakshake Caramel, because there's always room fo

Freakshake Caramel, because there's always room for dessert 😋
On second thought, it didn't help with my mankini body for the holidays 😂

Biking through the tulip fields in Lisse and Hille

Biking through the tulip fields in Lisse and Hillegom. Spot the 3 mistakes!

Beach season 2021 has started. Even though it was

Beach season 2021 has started. Even though it was still pretty chilly, the lure of the largest sandbox in the country was irresistible.

Tulip time 🌷 #nofilter #nofilterneeded

Tulip time 🌷
#nofilter #nofilterneeded

🎶 Video killed the radio star 🎵 🎶 Video k

🎶 Video killed the radio star 🎵
🎶 Video killed the radio star 🎵
🎶 In my mind and in my car 🎵
🎶 We can't rewind, we've gone too far 🎵
In the case of Radio Kootwijk, satellites killed the long wave and short wave radio communication with the Dutch East Indies. "The Cathedral" is the impressive national heritage site reminding us of when radio was the communication star.

Sometimes you can discover something new in the pl

Sometimes you can discover something new in the place you grew up. Pearl Bloom sculpture in the Garden of the Holy Heart. Apparently, it's only been here for the last 12 years.

Maastricht, the only Dutch city that allows for a

Maastricht, the only Dutch city that allows for a "mountain" hike not far from the city centre. Even when the mountain is a closed quarry, and the highest point is man-made.

Election Day! Voting ✅

Election Day! Voting ✅

Even though my timeline is getting a bit empty wit

Even though my timeline is getting a bit empty with the lack of international travel, it doesn't mean I'm only at home. Most good weather weekends are spent with one or more hikes in nature. De Horsten is one of the closest areas.

Winter in the Netherlands. Last time the canals fr

Winter in the Netherlands. Last time the canals frooze over enough for skating was in March 2018. Perhaps I should get ice skates before it happens again, maybe already in 2024.

Winter in the Netherlands. Every couple of years t

Winter in the Netherlands. Every couple of years the landscape looks like the 17th century old masters painted it.

Ever since visiting Rotterdam Zoo (aka Diergaarde

Ever since visiting Rotterdam Zoo (aka Diergaarde Blijdorp) the 2-year-old wants to see this "epiyapi", or "ijsbeer" in proper Dutch. Polar bears really are the most majestic animals in the kingdom.

Autumn is almost over (or already over if you're a

Autumn is almost over (or already over if you're a meteorologist) and we were lucky to enjoy many forest hikes due to the mild weather this year.

Sightseeing the Netherlands without leaving my agg

Sightseeing the Netherlands without leaving my agglomeration. All under the watchful propellors of "The Flying Dutchman", a Douglas DC-3 airliner.
1. Golden Bend of Herengracht, Amsterdam
2. Maritime Museum, Amsterdam
3. Muiden Castle, Muiden
4. Nijenrode Castle, Breukelen
5. Peace Palace, The Hague

No pancakes today in the Netherlands' premier panc

No pancakes today in the Netherlands' premier pancake village (restaurants are closed again). The autumn foliage was just as beautiful though, especially in the brief moments when the sun came out.

It's always a good time to visit the World of Wond

It's always a good time to visit the World of Wonders, Netherlands' most famous theme park Efteling.
1. Park Show Raveleijn
2. Vogel Rok
3. Pagode & Gondoletta

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