Daily Dose of Dutch

07/26/2021

And another UNESCO site added in The Netherlands in 2021!

07/26/2021

One of the newest UNESCO sites added this year!

07/26/2021

Are you watching The Netherlands in the Olympics?

06/21/2021

Have you been watching Max race? 🇳🇱🏎

06/14/2021

It's not all soccer news in The Netherlands right now - congrats to the women's field hockey team! 🇧🇶🇧

The Dutch women’s hockey team made it three in a row by winning the European title for the third time in succession in Amstelveen on Sunday with a 2-0 win over Germany. It is the 11th time that the Dutch women have won the Eurohockey title. Marloes Keetels and Frédérique Matla scored the goals. ...

05/19/2021

Are you watching Eurovision? It's in Rotterdam this year! 🇳🇱

The Eurovision song contest is in full swing in Rotterdam's Ahoy! Haven't seen it yet? Here's what you missed so far.

05/17/2021

Queen Maxima's 50th birthday today! 🥳

A very happy birthday to Queen Máxima of The Netherlands. Her Majesty is turning 50 today! 🧡

Image: © RVD - Z.M. de Koning

05/05/2021

After Remembrance Day - The Netherlands celebrates their freedom today! 🇳🇱

Liberation Day is celebrated by the Dutch on May 5. Also known as Freedom Day, this historic day commemorates the end of WWII in the Netherlands. Even though the war wasn’t over in the rest of Europe, the Germans surrendered here on May 5, 1945 in Wageningen at the Hotel …

05/04/2021

May 4 - Remembrance Day in The Netherlands.

May 4 in the Netherlands is Remembrance Day. It began right after World War II as a day to remember Dutch soldiers. It now is a day to remember those who have served in any war, conflict or peace making mission. National and local ceremonies are held throughout the country. …

04/27/2021

Happy King’s Day Dutchies! Proost! 🇳🇱

I know, I know… it’s now King’s Day. No hard feelings King Willem, but my first visit to Nederland I was there on April 30, 2012 – Queen’s Day! It was a glorious spring day in Barneveld, after all a Queen wouldn’t dare let it rain on her parade! And …

04/19/2021

Did you know it's Dutch-American Friendship Day today? 🇳🇱🇺🇸

Stefan and I are doing our part in keeping Dutch/American relations strong! I learned a little background about this day… The Netherlands was the first country to recognize (even if unofficially) the independence of the United States (yeah Dutchies!)! When John Adams bought a house in the Hague, i...

04/06/2021

A Dutchie style bbq!

My husband is jealous... his submarine days on the Potvis looked a bit different 😉(see photo in the comments 👇)

The crew of a Dutch submarine made waves as they tucked into an Easter barbecue off the English coast. The Zr. Ms. Dolfijn, a Walrus class submarine, surfaced off St Mount’s Bay on Saturday evening and treated villagers in Mousehole to the sight of the crew cooking on deck as dolphins swam alongsi...

03/26/2021

The Keukenhof is now open... unfortunately only for online visitors again this year. 🌷

For the second year in a row, the Keukenhof flower gardens are closed to the public, and are welcoming the public online instead. Bart Siemerik, managing director of the Keukenhof, has mixed feelings when he walks through the park these days. ‘It makes you happy because all the flowers are there, ...

03/23/2021

Happy Spring! 🌷🌷

This was my first visit to The Netherlands and the tulip fields were spectacular!

I think I need to run out and get some tulips now! 😉

03/19/2021

Some movers and shakers in this year’s standings! Any guesses where the Dutchies landed in 2021? 🇳🇱

An annual survey has ranked the world's happiest countries. (You will be surprised to see how well the U.S. did.)

03/09/2021

While working today - I came across this in my travel industry news and thought my Dutchie friends may be interested in tuning in! 😀 For a week starting March 9 - Viking TV will be live streaming episodes focusing on Dutch food, culture and history. 🇳🇱

Dear Viking friends, Here on Viking TV we explore the world from the comfort of home. We provide free to watch livestreams at the same time everyday, and offer an extensive library of on demand programming including short documentaries and interviews, lectures, musical performances and much more. Fr...