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 […]
4 Events for Holland Expats
Category: Outings
Spring Fever in Holland
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 […]
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 […]
Goodbye Sint, Hello Santa
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 […]
Colourful Autumn: The Hague and its Trees
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 […]
200 years 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 […]
The Dutch love for camping
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 […]
Reopening of the Mauritshuis 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 […]
Moederdag: Mother’s Day in the Netherlands
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 […]
King’s Day in the Netherlands 2014
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 […]