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Weekends (Or: Flower filled Fridays)
I would take a picture of the flowers outside of my NY apartment, but they have been scorched due to the heat and no longer resemble anything with vibrant color. (However, I feel like doing a cheer…...
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Sixteenth day (Or: Flowers for sale)
Today Marco went back to work after the holidays. It has been pretty interesting having the apartment to myself, but unfortunately I didn’t get as much work done as I had hoped. One of the things that...
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Koninginnedag 2013 (Or: Orange roses and flowers)
We have some friends visiting over the weekend so we decided to buy some flowers to brighten up the place a bit. I was left with the buying task, so of course I am going to choose something orange to...
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Landscaping (Or: Dutch gardens)
One thing the Dutch like (for the most part) is their gardens, or tuin(en). These pictures were taken near where my Dutch lessons are, although you can’t see the college building from here. And a...
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Blue (Or: Across from Noordeinde Palace)
Here’s some pictures of The Hague that I took over the last few weeks. The first one is a building across from the Noordeinde Palace, one of the three palaces for the royal family. Of course, I mostly...
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Canals and flowers (Or: Visiting Utrecht)
A few weeks ago Marco and I visited Utrecht. For various reasons it ended up not being quite what I expected but that can be chalked up to two things: the weather wasn’t that great and we went on a...
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Picture of The Hague (Or: Someone’s front yard)
Sorry I have not posted much lately – I’ve been a bit under the weather (though if you happen to be either of my parents reading this, I’m fine. Marco takes good care of me ;p). But anyway — here’s a...
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Birthdays (Or: Flowers, balloons and key lime pie)
Over the weekend we had a birthday party for Marco (slightly delayed since some of our friends were out of the country). Since it was his 40th I decided to be slightly evil and buy some themed...
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“I’m sorry”s (Or: A bundle of tulips)
If Monday’s journey includes a stop to Utrecht Central, you might just be presented with a bundle of tulips by an NS worker (NS being the main train company in the Netherlands). The official reason for...
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Springtime flowers in The Hague (Or: Sun!)
Lately the temperature has been climbing up – bit by bit, with lapses back into cold rainy days from time to time, but it is definitely springtime. It’s still generally in the high 50s or low 60s, but...
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Flowers for a compliment (Or: Albert Heijn)
Last week my mother-in-law and I made a stop at Albert Heijn. She had a coupon from the Allerhande (the Albert Heijn recipe book) for a discount on Senseo coffee. The coupon itself was good from...
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Just outside of Dublin (Or: Glasnevin cemetery and National Botanic Gardens)
Just after Marco and I visited Kilmainham Gaol (the prison mentioned in the last post) we hopped on bus 40 around the corner to go north of the city to Glasnevin cemetery and the National Botanic...
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Nature (Or: Peace in contemplation)
A few weeks ago Marco, his mom and I visited Marco’s uncle and aunt again. The occasion? A photo session with the extended family. And what do I do during a photo session? Take my own photos of course!...
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Random photos (Or: Around The Hague and Scheveningen)
I decided it might be fun to show off some of my more random photos that didn’t end up getting their own blog post. By the tram stop – an advertisement for Disney’s Descendants What caught my eye was...
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Gardens (Or: MCH Westeinde, hospital)
Today I went with my mother-in-law to the hospital for her scheduled eye operation. It went well, but feel free to leave her well wishes here or on Facebook.😉 Betenschap! It was in total about 90...
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Birthday presents (Or: A year wiser?)
Last week I celebrated another birthday. Here’s a look at some (but unfortunately not all) of the highlights… First, a bouquet of paper flowers made by my father-in-law and his wife. Still wrapped:...
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Roses by Athene Palace (Or: View of city hall)
Marco and I went out to eat tonight with his father and wife. Tonight’s restaurant was Athene Palace, a Greek restaurant. I had lamb in pepper sauce. Lekker! Outside provided a lovely view of the city...
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Flowers in Albert Heijn (And: Free tulips yesterday in Amsterdam)
A touch of color enters the world… Even though it is only January, sometimes it can feel like spring. Especially in Amsterdam! Yesterday was National Tulip Day, the third Saturday in January. It’s the...
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The stirrings of spring (Or: Flowers to photograph)
On Thursday evening Marco and I decided to take full advantage of the beautiful weather and walk outside after dinner. One thing that caught my eye was a beautiful bank of flowers that the city had...
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Stirrings of spring (Or: Flowers by the Buitenhof)
Spring is probably here already, but some days it feels so cold. At least there are beautiful flowers to enjoy! This is by the Buitenhof in The Hague.
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