Happy New Year! Last night was pretty crazy in Amsterdam, as it often is. I shot a short video of the fireworks at midnight from a balcony looking out over Vondelpark (a friend has an amazing apartment there!). Amsterdam sounds like a war zone from about 11 p.m. to 1 a.m., and I think this [...]
Posts Tagged ‘holidays’
Happy New Year!!
Posted in Kathy's Posts, tagged amsterdam, fireworks, holidays, netherlands, videos on January 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Holidays!
Posted in Kathy's Posts, tagged Add new tag, Christmas, holidays on December 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I hope everyone has very happy holidays!
The ‘Floating’ Flower Market
Posted in Kathy's Posts, tagged amsterdam, Christmas, Dutch words, flower market, holidays, netherlands on December 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
During my first year of college at Notre Dame, I became good friends with some of the other freshman girls who lived in my dorm. Despite some differences, the 10 of us remained friends throughout our years at school and long after. We still keep in touch regularly; and, every year, we do a Secret [...]
Thanksgiving in Amsterdam
Posted in Kathy's Posts, tagged amsterdam, holidays, netherlands on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, but sadly, Thanksgiving in Amsterdam is a non-event. People go to work (including my husband Jim), and kids go to school – just like any other day. This makes sense, of course, since Thanksgiving is an American holiday, but (as an American) it always makes me feel a [...]
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