Sinterklaas vs Santa Claus
Expats newly arrived in Netherlands should be aware of Sinterklaas vs Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) and are celebrated at different times.
Continue reading →Expats newly arrived in Netherlands should be aware of Sinterklaas vs Santa Claus (or Father Christmas) and are celebrated at different times.
Continue reading →These 10 unique Dutch museums show how creative and unabashed the Dutch are in creating shrines that are offbeat, too narrow in scope or about taboo subjects.
Continue reading →King’s Day (or Koningsdag in Dutch) is one of two national holidays in Netherlands (the other being Liberation Day). It celebrates the monarch’s birthday.
Continue reading →With its long history, it is no surprise Holland is home to many monumental castles. Here are the 10 best Netherlands castles to visit on an expat’s day out.
Continue reading →Here is a helpful overview of the Netherlands for expats: Dutch history, government, weather, cities, provinces, economy, iconic symbols and more…
Continue reading →Johan Rudolph Thorbecke was a 19th century statesman who played a key role in revision of Dutch constitution and transfer of power from monarchy to Parliament.
Continue reading →Johan de Witt was an important figure in Dutch history, a 17th century statesman who governed the Republic for 2 decades, economy flourished in the Golden Age.
Continue reading →In a Leiden park there is a stone monument with four faces etched into it, to remember the Leidse Ontzet (Seige of Leiden), a key event in Dutch history.
Continue reading →Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands has been the longest reigning monarch in Dutch history. One monument honors her is outside Noordeinde Palace in The Hague.
Continue reading →Queen Consort Emma of the Netherlands was married to King Willem III and became Queen Regent upon his death. She has been remembered with multiple monuments.
Continue reading →A World War II monument called ‘De Borg’ (The Bow) sits next to the water in Rotterdam to honor all sailors who lost their lives during the war.
Continue reading →The stone obelisk in the middle of the Rijswijkse Bos (woods) is a monument to the Treaty of Rijswijk (1697), signed at Huis de Nieuwburg palace.
Continue reading →Find out about Willem, Prince of Orange, the role he played in Dutch history and why there happen to be two monuments to him so close together in The Hague.
Continue reading →The Dutch ‘independence monument’ is an impressive structure that sits at the center of Plein 1813 (The Hague Willemspark) between city center and Scheveningen.
Continue reading →Juliana van Stolberg, the woman honored with a monument on Koningin Marialaan in The Hague Bezuidenhout area, is an important figure from Dutch history.
Continue reading →Near the beach in Scheveningen sits a stone obelisk, a monument to Willem Frederik, Prins of Oranje upon his return from exile to become the first Dutch King.
Continue reading →Hugo Grotius was a Dutch statesman, attorney and philosophic writer who conceived and pushed the concept of ‘international law’ in the early 17th century.
Continue reading →16th century Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is honored with a monument sitting across the Hofvijver from Binnenhof in The Hague, Netherlands.
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