National Potato Week will be held from April 17 to 26, 2026. Through various campaigns, food collective No Waste Army is attempting to save 500 million kilos of potatoes from ruin. Due to a combination of a record harvest, collapsed exports, and saturated...
The most beautiful bridal fashion is part of getting married on the most beautiful day of your life. After the dip during the corona years (2020 and 2021), the number of weddings (68,0 thousand couples) and registered partnerships (23,0 thousand couples) increased. These are the latest...
The Rotary Santa Run is being held this year in various cities from Barendrecht to Zaandijk. The final runs are being held this week. All those Santas running through the streets. What a beautiful sight and so photogenic! What do you know...
In 2023, it will be 125 years since Maurits Cornelis Escher was born. With the largest museum Escher collection in the world, Kunstmuseum Den Haag and Escher in Het Paleis form the center of this special anniversary year. Last chance: the very beautiful...
Today, August 20, until 17:00 PM, you can still see the beautiful exhibition 'Open Kaart' about old maps at the Allard Pierson Museum in Amsterdam. Unique cartographic material from various archives is displayed in conjunction with each other. Normally you see...
I previously wrote about the mega-events Sail Den Helder and Navy Days from June 29 to July 2, 2023. Den Helder hosts more than 40 ships and is an international event. In this blog, six important Tall Ships that you...
Friends of mine visited the very beautiful exhibition 'The Century of Juliana' at the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam from October 15, 2022, to April 10, 2023. The baby boomer generation (born in the period 1941 -...
Unfortunately, I miscounted. I write a special blog for every 25 blogs, and that was actually intended for number 425. But for number 425, you read a different theme. Therefore, here is blog number 426 about 'The Standard Bearer'...
In 2023, the TOP 5 Dutch artists are featured in multiple exhibitions. The list of the TOP 5 Dutch artists is a personal list, because you could also name a TOP 10 list of the best artists of...
We are staying in Willemstad for a little while longer because the Willemstad Five-Euro coin was issued by KNM (Royal Dutch Mint) on February 2, 2023. Afterwards, the King and Queen and Princess Amalia visit the Leeward Islands: Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten from February 6...
The first part of the blog is about the visit to the ABC islands. But first, we look back at previous visits by the Royal House of Princess Juliana, Princess Beatrix, and Prince Willem-Alexander. Did you see the working visit (or extended holiday)...
The flood of 1953 occurred on the night of Saturday, January 31, to Sunday, February 1, 1953. The disaster was the result of a combination of a severe storm from the northwest, coinciding with an unfavorable high tide time...
Every year, the month of October is filled with activities for the Month of History. This year's theme: What a disaster! A topical theme when we consider the disasters we have experienced in the past. More than 100...
On July 1, 2022, Keti Koti is celebrated in Suriname. The name literally means 'chains broken'. On that day, the abolition of slavery in Suriname (1863) is commemorated. It is technically a Surinamese celebration, but also in Amsterdam...
Annually worldwide on May 1st. 'Labour Day' (also called 'Labour Day' in Belgium) is a holiday of the socialist and communist labour movement. On this day, the struggle for better working conditions is celebrated. The day takes place...
Today I am writing my 275th blog post. I had wanted to write about a different theme, but a friend advised me to choose World Umbrella Day. This day is celebrated on February 10, 2022. Today, the weather is also cooperating to...
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