During the past two weeks, the Dutch flower season has come into full swing. The first flowers out were not tulips, but other species like hyacinths. The flowers grown here vary in wide ranges, and include more than tulips. I’ve seen fields of hyacinths, daffodils, narcissus, and more. All of…
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Queen’s Day
It’s a very busy Queen’s Day, with sales, bike riding, and a new King! I’ve seen all sorts of things sold in the stores, including orange cowboy hats. I had no idea they’d put the House of Orange on food Dutch royalty on a Hagelslag (sprinkles) tin, now I’ve seen everything.…
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Enschede
With the onset of spring, it makes traveling and photography much easier with temperate weather. The temperature outside has a particularly strong effect on certain aspects of photography, especially when shooting with Polaroid film. It is G’s medium of choice when shooting with his vintage cameras. This Saturday we drove…
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Bloemencorso
The Bloemencorso Bollenstreek flower parade went through our region of Zuid-Holland today, and through Noordwijk. All of the cars are decorated primarily with flowers, and celebrate entities from around the area. We stood near the entrance of a roundabout to get pictures. I’ve never had to fight to shoot photographs…
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GBA
On Wednesday, I went to register with the GBA at our local town hall (Gemeentelijke Basisadministratie Persoonsgegevens). Translated it means, Municipal Personal Records (think county/township/townhall). It is necessary to update this registry if you move around or out of a town area. Once registered, I would be provided with a…
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Skywatching
This evening we went out for a walk along the shoreline, and watched the skies. The days are becoming longer and the weather is growing better slowly. The skies were clear enough to see many of the planes entering Dutch airspace over the sea, headed in and out of Schiphol…
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Celebration
Today was one of the most important in our lives. G and I completed registered partnership this afternoon in Noordwijk. Together with family and friends, we had a wonderful day. With their help, it was even more spectacular. The day was long and quite memorable. All of us gathered at…
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