Monday Madness: Pick Up Your Tear Gas Here
Today is Queen’s Day in the Netherlands. If you aren’t up to speed on Queen’s Day, you might like to read this post I wrote back in 2010. One of the highlights of Queen’s Day is the free market. Normally we aren’t allowed to sit in the road and sell all our junk to any random passersby. That requires a permit. But on Queen’s Day, hawking your useless possessions on the street is fair game. Like many people, we headed out this morning to look for something good, specifically a globe. I didn’t find a globe but I did find a Polaroid...
read moreTravel Photo of the Week: Rotterdam
It doesn’t take a genius to realist that I have fallen slightly behind with my 365 project, yet again. While I love the idea of the project, I always seem to run out of hours in the day to take the photos, process them and then post them here on Cloggie Central. This usually results in me snapping something random and not so interesting or forgetting about it altogether and that clearly isn’t benefiting anyone! I had a long think about what exactly I want to achieve with this section on my website, discussed it through with my...
read moreMonday Madness: Rollerblading on the Motorway
On Sunday morning the police stopped a 32-year-old Romanian on the shoulder of the A1 in Amersfoort. The man who was on rollerblades was on his way to get some bread, he explained to the police. The Romanian was a truck driver who had parked his vehicle in Germany at a gas station along the A1. He could not drive any further because of the “Driving Hours” rules and so decided to pull on his rollerblades and skate to a village two miles away. The police brought him back to his truck and he did not receive a...
read moreMonday Madness: 397 Eggs in 3 Minutes
Has your Easter weekend been filled with dying Easter eggs? Never realised how long 12 eggs take to colour? Try 397 eggs! In Heemskerk on Monday, 350 people painted 397 eggs in 3 minutes, breaking the world record for dying Easter eggs. All those coloured eggs puts the American record of 317 eggs in 3 minutes to shame. However, it isn’t an official Guinness Book of Records entry just yet. The process was captured by film and camera but it will be a few weeks yet before the participants hear if they have met all the requirements and...
read moreDutch Delights: Rivella
Several weeks ago, I showed you a photo of a mystery drink. Well, I am now happy to put you out of your misery and reveal what it is. What: Rivella – a carbonated soft drink made from milk whey and herbs. Why: Rivella first appeared in the fifties in Switzerland. The company tried to expand by selling the drink to other countries (including the UK and the USA) but were unsuccessful. Now 90% of the foreign sales are in the Netherlands. Where: Rivella is found in most places that drinks are available. It comes in small glass bottles...
read moreFive Reasons to Visit the Euromast in Rotterdam
It may not be located in the centre of the city but the Euromast in Rotterdam is well worth a visit. Here are five reasons why: A Piece of History – The Euromast was specially built for the 1960 Floriade event. So when you step inside, you step into a piece of history. The Views – If you are looking for an elevated view of the modern city of Rotterdam, then the Euromast is for you. Not only can you view the city and surrounding towns but because the platform is circular, you aren’t restricted to just one or two angles. Popping Ears –...
read moreMonday Madness: The Canary Thief
On Thursday morning a 38-year old man from Tilburg was arrested by police. The reason? Stealing canaries and not just one or two but 50 of them! The 50 canaries had been stolen from a house in Hilvarenbeek and if it hadn’t been for one of the canaries fluttering around in the car (I like to imagine he was spelling out “help” with his wings) the man may have gotten away with it. The birds have been reunited with their owners, while the police continue to search for a probable second...
read moreTravel + Work + Evernote = A Sane Heather
Immigration control, airplane seats, train stations and large car parks. I’ve been doing a lot of travelling these past couple of weeks. Come Friday I will have been in three countries in a one week period. While I get to do a lot of enjoyable things while I am on these trips, I still have a lot of work to do. In an ideal world I would just be able to pick up all my notebooks, papers and guidebooks and bring them along with me but with shrinking weight allowances on flights and the need to have things to hand quickly, that just isn’t...
read moreMonday Madness: First Class Dutch Cheese
It is no government secret that the Dutch have a wide range of cheese but at the 2012 World Championship Cheese Contest in Madison, Wisconsin, the Dutch had their chance to prove just how good their cheese is. Beating out two Swiss cheeses, FrieslandCampina, a dairy company in the Dutch province of Friedland, took home first place for their cheese called,...
read moreDutch Delights: Mystery Drink
Any idea what this mystery Dutch Delight is? I’ll give you a clue, while the drink is very popular in the Netherlands it didn’t actually originate from here. Still don’t know? Visit next week and all your questions will be answered! Have a great...
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