Tag: NB – INSPIRE ME
Descendants of KNIL soldiers write a book about the querrila on Timor in 1942: ‘They did not want to bow’
This first extensive Dutch publication about the guerrilla of the KNIL on Timor in 1942 has been compiled by the young historian Robbert van Leeuwen and the project team Verzet…
‘The curse of Eindhoven’: FC Utrecht has been waiting for a league victory at PSV for 43 years
The question has already been asked to many: how is it possible that FC Utrecht occasionally stunts in Amsterdam and Rotterdam, but never in Eindhoven? “It has always been difficult…
Labradoodle Flynn (1) is a volunteer at the Princess Máxima Center: ‘I don’t find it that exciting because of him’
Meanwhile in the waiting room: a game of hide and seek. “Ooh, see if he can find it,” says Milan, while he hides blue containers with dog treats. “Search!”, he…
Lisa (28) will never buy fruit or vegetables in the supermarket again: ‘We eat from our vegetable garden all year round’
In an extra room in the house there is a shelving unit with dozens of jars in all shapes and sizes. “Zucchini soup, potatoes, pasta sauce, beets, carrots, radishes, beans,…
What makes the residential street an Utrecht summer idyll? No cars, but children playing and neighbors drinking wine
In the Hennepstraat in the Wittevrouwen district, sod has been rolled out over the street and plants, trees, seats and hammocks have been placed. You can play ping pong and…
And Churchill’s nose is gone: volunteers Frits and Gerard try to save historical drawings ‘with lightning speed’
You can see it on the ground: there is – scattered throughout the bunker – a trail of pieces of wall. There are even puddles of water on the floor,…
Mara is a freediver in Utrecht and watched Netflix hit The Deepest Breath: ‘I feel serene’
Mara Goorts, member of Freediving Utrecht and chairman of the national association, also knows this. As a freediver she mainly looks for being completely one with the here and now.…
Room shortage for young people who need extra attention: ‘Listening ear, no care provider’
This is clearly visible on the website of the foundation, on the page with frequently asked questions. “Am I bringing in a problem young person?” is at the top. Not…
Utrecht in Ink: Agnes (64) had exactly the same tattoo as her best friend
Oh and you want to see that Frans Bauer tattoo too? Now you’re being difficult, he’s on my upper arm and I’m wearing a lot of clothes. I’m a big…
Henk and son Michel help stranded holidaymakers in Italy on their way again: ‘A real havoc’
Although the work is hard, Henk is happy that he can help holidaymakers whose holiday has been ruined by the storm. “People have really experienced a trauma here, children too,”…