Tag: Netherlands
Bosnian Elma incorporates gruesome war experiences with lovely color in her art
At the first glance at Elma’s paintings you see a colorful, playful scene. But if you look longer you see the horrors of war. Elma: “I use a lot of…
“Goodbye Town Hall!” Alderman Hans Adriani says goodbye to Nieuwegein politics after ten years
After Hans Adriani has retired, Guido Bamberg is the new alderman candidate of the PvdA in Nieuwegein. He is an old acquaintance in Nieuwegein politics and was previously a member…
From flying mail bags to sorting on board: ode to the postal train in the Railway Museum
Twenty-five years ago, an era came to an end: on May 16, 1997, the mail train left the depot for the very last time. This ended 150 years of postal…
Robber with ax at Jumbo Overvecht was a 24-year-old Utrechter
The three were quietly queuing for the cash register of the Jumbo on Franciscusdreef around 8 p.m., until the 24-year-old Utrechter grabbed an axe, threatened the cashier with it and…
Rhenen has money left over for the second year in a row: ‘That goes to our residents’
Alderman for Finance Hans Boerkamp: “The corona crisis has cut it again, but it has not knocked us down. This applies not only to our residents and entrepreneurs, but also…
375-year relationship Breukelen and Brooklyn sealed: ‘Of course it is a bit of a weird relationship’
Donkers expects many more visitors from our Brooklyn friends in the future: ”The Original Brooklyn Bridge is still listed there as a must-see in all travel guides.” Donkers is therefore…
375-year relationship Breukelen and Brooklyn sealed: ‘Of course it is a bit of a weird relationship’
Donkers expects many more visitors from our Brooklyn friends in the future: ”The Original Brooklyn Bridge is still listed there as a must-see in all travel guides.” Donkers is therefore…
New neighbors make Utrecht problem flat livable again
“It is a very pleasant home, we are very involved with each other”, says Niels Veldhuisen, a new neighbor and ‘supporting resident’. “There is all sorts of things here. Some…
Of course Zoëy: no dandelions, no meadow birds
With the decrease in the number of dandelions, the meadow birds are also getting worse. Not surprising, explains Meijer: “When the chicks hatch, they have to eat at beak height…
Playbooks, lessons learned and a ‘sleeping crisis team’: hospitals ready for any new corona wave
shame He does not want to rule it out completely, but if the Netherlands had to go into lockdown again because of the corona virus, that would be “a national…