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4 Events for Holland Expats

AvatarPosted on November 2, 2017 by Utexpat
4 annual Dutch events in Holland

Four annual events expats should attend to fully experience Holland and help better understand Dutch culture… There are lots of tourist attractions in the Netherlands to keep a […]

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Posted in Expat Life, Outings, Seasons, The Hague, TraditionsTagged Ice Skating, Sinterklaas, tulips, VlaggetjesdagLeave a comment

Spring Fever in Holland

AvatarPosted on March 21, 2015 by Utexpat
spring flowers in The Hague

  Crocuses are blooming, the days are getting longer and there only a week until clocks in the Netherlands spring forward by an hour! So what’s there to […]

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Posted in Outings, SeasonsTagged Keukenhof2 Comments

Chinese New Year in The Hague

AvatarPosted on February 20, 2015 by Utexpat
Chinese New Year in The Hague

The Chinese New Year, as it is called in English, is also known throughout the world as “Lunar New Year,” or the “Spring Festival” (春節 in Chinese). For […]

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Posted in Children, Expat Life, Families, Holidays, Outings, Seasons, TraditionsTagged Chinese New Year, Lunar Calendar, The Hague1 Comment

Goodbye Sint, Hello Santa

AvatarPosted on December 5, 2014 by Utexpat
Sinterklaas

This weekend, Sinterklaas will already be returning to Spain and preparations are underway for Santa Claus’ arrival on the 25th. Many newcomers to Holland often wonder about these […]

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Posted in Children, Expat Life, Families, Holidays, Outings, TraditionsTagged Christmas, Christmas and holiday season, Concerts, Ice Skating, Markets, Santa Claus, Scheveningen, The Hague3 Comments

Colourful Autumn: The Hague and its Trees

AvatarPosted on October 6, 2014 by Utexpat
colorful autumn trees in The Hague

During the 17th-century, the city we refer to today as The Hague (or Den Haag) was officially named, ‘s-Gravenhage. The translation, “the counts’ hedge“, alluded to the origins […]

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200 years Prinsjesdag in The Hague

AvatarPosted on September 14, 2014 by Utexpat
golden carriage Prinsjesdag in The Hague

On Tuesday 16th September 2014 the Dutch will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Prinsjesdag (Budget Day) in the Netherlands. It is one of the biggest events of the year […]

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Posted in Expat Life, Outings, TraditionsTagged golden coach, King Willem Alexander, PrinsjesdagLeave a comment

The Dutch love for camping

AvatarPosted on July 20, 2014 by Utexpat
cooking outdoor while camping in Holland

According to google trends, the Dutch consider camping to be the most popular way to spend their holidays, closely followed by the French and Danish. Interestingly, there is […]

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Posted in Children, Families, Holidays, Outings, TraditionsTagged Camping, Campsite, NetherlandsLeave a comment

Reopening of the Mauritshuis in The Hague

AvatarPosted on June 6, 2014 by Utexpat
Mauritshuis museum in The Hague

After a two year major renovation and upgrading to meet needs of the 21st century visitor, the famous Mauritshuis Museum, home of Vermeer’s masterpiece Girl with a Pearl […]

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Posted in Children, Expat Life, Families, OutingsTagged Frick Collection, Jan Steen, Mauritshuis, Rembrand, The Hague, Vermeer1 Comment

Moederdag: Mother’s Day in the Netherlands

AvatarPosted on May 8, 2014 by Utexpat
moederdag in Holland

Mother’s Day has been celebrated in the Netherlands on the second Sunday in May since 1931. By the mid-30’s, the slogan “Moederdag-Bloemendag” (Mother’s Day – Flower’s Day) was coined […]

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King’s Day in the Netherlands 2014

AvatarPosted on April 22, 2014 by Utexpat

King’s Day will be celebrated in the Netherlands this year on the 26th of April. It is a new public holiday, replacing Queen’s Day which, since 1949, had […]

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Posted in Expat Life, Families, Outings, TraditionsTagged Hague, House of Orange-Nassau, King's Day, Koningsdag, Netherlands, Willem AlexanderLeave a comment
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