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Holland from Holland: Going Back to the Middle Ages
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An Anglo-American writer trying to live the Dutch life. Thursday, June 14, 2012. Going Back to the Middle Ages. This weekend (June 16th and 17th) Alkmaar is celebrating Kaeskoppenstad, which I think translates as. According to the local website. Translated from Dutch) the city streets will revert to what it was like in the Middle Ages with. Sand and straw, sheep, chickens, shit, fish, fishwives, nobles, fishermen, beggars, plague, lots of music, whores, blacksmiths, shoe makers. Posted by Jeremy Holland.
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Holland from Holland: Alkmaar Cheese Market
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An Anglo-American writer trying to live the Dutch life. Monday, June 13, 2011. Alkmaar is famous for its cheese and the four hundred year old market that runs every Friday. Once you've had your fill you can look around the stands and grab a bite to eat at one of the many restaurants before everyone arrives. My mom and uncle were recently here and commented on all the shops and boutiques. Posted by Jeremy Holland. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). From Barcelona: Stories Behind the City. Book for a Rose.
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Holland from Holland: One Step Forward, Three Steps Back
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An Anglo-American writer trying to live the Dutch life. One Step Forward, Three Steps Back. 8220;Excuse me,” the man says, brushing the long strands of his comb-over from squinting eyes. The lawyer burps and grumbles as he folds the thick daily along its creases before setting it down. “How can I help you? 8221; he addresses the man in Catalan. The kinship from speaking the same mother tongue lifts his spirits. “I’m your five o’clock appointment,” the man announces. The lawyer wears a bemused smile, slan...
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Holland from Holland: Just Landed
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An Anglo-American writer trying to live the Dutch life. At a luminous Plaça Catalunya, everyone stampeded out. I followed the crowd down the platform, up wide stairs and through shoulder-high sliding doors. A short passageway led to the circular heart of the metro station, where music filled the dusky air and a domed ceiling, colored green by sparkling mosaics, sat atop charcoal-colored walls. Until my eyes latched onto a bronze sign that said, “Las Ramblas.”. The drowning sensation ebbed and I caught my...
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Holland from Holland: Book for a Rose
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An Anglo-American writer trying to live the Dutch life. Book for a Rose. The first rays of daylight lightened the sky outside, but the large window on the other side of the stairwell was caked with decades of dust. The narrow landing Johnny stood on was a shade brighter than his room. He pushed the glowing button to start the timed light so that he could see the keyhole to lock his door, as well as his feet, as he gingerly headed down four flights of stairs. The timed light cut, leaving them in the dim g...
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Holland from Holland: CSI Barcelona
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An Anglo-American writer trying to live the Dutch life. The flashing blue lights atop navy and white police cars melted with the orange lights on yellow ambulances, to color the crime scene in a gas-light green. Outside the shuttered discotheques of. Club-goers with smudged makeup and soaked shirts waited around to give statements to the uniformed officers who set up a tent to keep their notes dry. 8221; belted a young male officer, in the fluorescent-yellow and dark-blue uniform, of the. She shook her h...
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Holland from Holland: The Witch from Bilbao
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An Anglo-American writer trying to live the Dutch life. The Witch from Bilbao. The dark fairy had vanished during the commotion. My bodily fluids were still, but my head was a tempest. My neck snapped as I searched to see where she had gone. She wasn’t standing at the counter or sitting on one of the stools along the stone walls. I took a long sip of my sweet minty mojito as my sights set on the bathroom door at the back. 8220;Do you have a light? I stood there in a trance, speechless and thus unable to ...
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Holland from Holland: From Barcelona 2nd Edition -- Coming Soon
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An Anglo-American writer trying to live the Dutch life. Friday, June 8, 2012. From Barcelona 2nd Edition - Coming Soon. Sorry for the non-existent posting. I've been busy working with a new publisher on the second edition of my short story collection, From Barcelona: Stories Behind the City. The good news is that it's due to be released this July and I now have a cover to share. Posted by Jeremy Holland. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The cow says, MOO, written MOE in Dutch, which means I'm tired!
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Holland from Holland: Book Review - A Couple of Dutch Authors, one old, one new
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An Anglo-American writer trying to live the Dutch life. Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Book Review - A Couple of Dutch Authors, one old, one new. Nescio means "I don't know" in Latin and was the pen name for Dutch author J.H.F. Grönloh (1882-1961), whose writings were recently translated into English for the first time under the title Amsterdam Stories. He slacks and mooches off his friends who find him both irritating and inspiring. He disappears to Friesland and comes back with not a story but a mystery&...
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Holland from Holland: Book Review - Herman Koch, The Dinner
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An Anglo-American writer trying to live the Dutch life. Friday, August 31, 2012. Book Review - Herman Koch, The Dinner. Posted by Jeremy Holland. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). The cow says, MOO, written MOE in Dutch, which means I'm tired! Moved to Spain in 2002 dreaming of life on a beach with a dog and ended up living near a canal with a cat. From Barcelona: Stories Behind the City. Senyor Jordi i El Drac. Book for a Rose. One Step Forward, Three Steps Back. The Witch from Bilbao. After the rain ...
