Last Friday the 30th was Koninginnedag (Queen’s Day), the Dutch national day. It is celebrated every year in honor of the queen’s birthday… well, actually the queen’s mother’s birthday. One the first acts of the current queen, Beatrix, when she was crowned was to declare that Koninginnedag would remain on April 30th to honor her [...]
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All hail the queen! (Koninginnedag 2010)
Posted in Adventures, Friends, Locals, Neighborhood, Parties, People, Sights on 7 May 2010 | 1 Comment »
PhD Promotion, in Style!
Posted in Cultural Differences, Friends, Locals on 3 March 2010 | 1 Comment »
Last Friday was the PhD defense of a Dutch friend Frank. He is former university-mate of Wouter’s brother and sister-in-law and, along with Wouter, they have been a tight knit group ever since. He finished his PhD thesis in Innovation Studies several months ago, but to make things extra special, he scheduled his defense for [...]
