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from holland with love: January 15, 2009
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Thursday, January 15, 2009. 10 THINGS I'VE LEARNED SO FAR. Well, it's been just over four months now, and I've been meaning to make a list of things that I find interesting or different about the Netherlands, in comparison to Canada. I think this will be a work in progress. First and foremost, peanut butter! Yeah, you know what a pie is, right? Well, just the crust. No filling, just the crust.". And I say pretty much. I really miss a good. I actually want to edit that last one, because I now realize that...
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from holland with love: January 14, 2009
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009. I was browsing my friend Amy's. Blog, and I came across this old beer commercial. This is for all of you who ask me to say "about." Enjoy. =). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. View my complete profile. Oliebollen and stroopwafels.lekker!
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from holland with love: June 2, 2009
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009. I've been really horrible with taking photos lately. I dunno, it seems I've lost all motivation somewhere along the way. But I thought I would at least tell you about my latest adventure: hitchhiking to Groningen! I know you might think I'm a little crazy for even thinking about hitchhiking, but I was itching for travel, and we were all a little short on funds. Plus, I think we all wanted a crazy adventure. To map our best route, and gather any tips to make the trek easier. Once we...
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from holland with love: September 16, 2009
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009. Continuing on with the differences between Canada and the Netherlands. Used clothing stores are next to non-existent. The closest thing would be either the Kringloop, which has a horrible selection of clothes, or trendy vintage stores such as. Another great thing about the train system: students ride free! They can either choose to ride free on weekends and receive a 40% discount during the week, or vice versa. More [nearly] non-existent foods:. Obviously Dutch is the main ...
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from holland with love: March 2, 2009
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Monday, March 2, 2009. Today ended my much needed week long vacation. I'm sure by now you're already sick of me saying how fast time is going by, but I really can't believe it's already March. Seems like Mar. Ch 1st hit, and already the days are getting longer (I woke up this morning, and it was actually light out! And if you can believe it, the flowers are already blooming! But, what I really came to blog about is Paris! In the future, I am sticking to train travel. It's faster (compare. It's much small...
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from holland with love: January 7, 2009
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009. First of all, I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. I don't think I could have asked for a better Christmas here. After dinner we all had some homemade dessert, drank more wine, sang Christmas carols, and got a little silly. Seriously, I haven't eaten so good during those three days since I lived at home! Thank you to everyone who had me over. it really made my Christmas a great one! So, naturally, everyone came to our hotel room for the pre-midnight festivities. We wa...
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Sunday, June 21, 2009. I decided to start taking more videos. I don't know why I didn't think of this earlier, because it allows me to give you guys a better impression of things I see or experience, rather than trying to piece together a whole scene in photos. So, on that note, here are a few videos I took recently:. This one is from last week, during The Hague Festivals. And this last one is from last night at The Hague Festivals. Tiki Room, my favorite bar in Den Haag:. July 6, 2009 at 7:11 AM.
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from holland with love: December 20, 2009
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Sunday, December 20, 2009. Let's face it, the Dutch are hardly world famous for their cuisine. But over the past year and some, I've come to hold many foods near and dear. This is hardly a list of all Dutch foods, but my most favorite (and most eaten). Dutch or Belgian Fries. Also called: Frites, Vlaamse Frites or Patat. Pinda-mayo (with or without onions) (fave! Literal translation: oil balls. At donut shops in Canada, you can most likely find. Donuts, which I think are actually North American knock-off...
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from holland with love: March 30, 2009
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Monday, March 30, 2009. This past weekend was the funnest, most random and unexpected weekends I've had in a while. Kristin, Chelsea and I went to Amsterdam on Saturday with intentions of checking out some tattoo shops and the Richard Avedon exhibit at FOAM, the Fotomuseum Amsterdam. One man in a kilt tried to eat my ice-cream cone, then offered to trade me the ice cream for his beer. So basically, our plans to hit up the museum went right out the window. I think this old man lived on the same street all...
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Tuesday, May 5, 2009. This update is long overdue. I hope I can summarize everything that's happened over the past month without writing a novel. Forgive me if it turns into one! Well, first and foremost, Easter weekend was spent road tripping. A few friends and I (Adam, Kasey, Emily, and David) rented a car, and drove to Vienna, Austria, with a few stops along the way. On our time there. I think we were all just as content in walking around because the city really is like something out of a fairy tale:.