by Willem van Hoorn | Dec 27, 2024 | Life in Netherlands
As I’ve already mentioned in another blog: the Netherlands is located on a rather high northern latitude. Nice in summertime, with the long daylight, and evenings that just seem to last endlessly. But in the winter season, those who recently came here from places...
by Willem van Hoorn | Sep 1, 2024 | Expats Netherlands, Dutch Culture, Life in Netherlands, Settling In
About some traditional Dutch dishes In an earlier blog posting (about the Dutch and their ‘nieuwe haring’, July 2021), I promised to get back to you around this time of the year, to say a bit more about traditional Dutch dishes. This timing makes sense, as those...
by Willem van Hoorn | Dec 5, 2022 | Life in Netherlands, Dutch Culture, Expats Netherlands, Settling In
Among other things, the month of December will be marked by the winter solstice, at least in the Northern hemisphere. After that moment the days here will slowly get longer again. And that is another way of saying that, at this northern latitude, they are currently...
