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Holland: February events

February 10, 2008 at 2:10 pm » Comments (0)

FLOWERGARDEN - February 20 through 24, 2008, Greenery, Wervershoof
The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament - February 18 through 24, 2008, Ahoy’ Rotterdam, Rotterdam



Gouda cheese: a smile from Holland

February 7, 2008 at 2:27 pm » Comments (0)

In most of the pubs in both Holland and Belgium, when ordering a beer you might be offered traditional snacks which most often include Gouda cheese cubes with mustard. It’s a fine combination which goes extremely well especially with dark Belgian beers along with dried sausages or nuts.
The term “Gouda” is now a generic name, [...]



Dutch Art: Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh Museum

January 9, 2008 at 8:12 pm » Comments (0)

Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam is a real pearl and not only due to its highest Royal status and the Girl with a Pearl Earring masterpiece painted around 1665 by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. (Highly recommended on the subject: Peter Webber’s Girl with a Pearl Earring movie.)