Posted on 13 January 2010 by joost
You might not know it, but world-famous Miffy was born in Utrecht, Netherlands. We call her Nijntje and she is in fact a fictional character. Nijntje is a rabbit and she appears in children’s books of the same name. Millions of children across the world adore this little rabbit, and many adults do too.
Posted on 21 June 2008 by joost
Getting a marriage in the books is nothing to sneeze at, and in Nederland it means filling out forms, waiting in line and paying for the privilege! Yes, weddings can be romantic too (right!) and yes, we have same-sex marriages, sort of (like we have ‘not quite legal marihuana‘) but we cover those–admittedly more romantic–topics in a different section. There’s nuts and bolts to deal with if you are crazy enough to tie the knot in .nl. Read the rest of this entry »