193. Switzerland 26-07-17 The Swiss, I know them, oh yes: The Swiss are rich and they listen to cuckoo clocks. Regularly. In fact, I think everything in Switzerland is regular. Everything in order for the mascot of the Swiss capital, […]
232. Trouble(s) ahead? 25-04-18 Categorie: Diversen Voting for Brexit, while shooting themselves in the foot the Brits didn’t use a sniper’s rifle. By using a shotgun they reduced the chance of missing their target, while hitting other feet in the […]
Terug REMEMBERING TIANANMEN Twenty-five years have passed since that unforgettable day, the day the demonstrations on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square were crushed. Until then, the square had been known mostly for being incredibly large and unheavenly ugly. After it, ‘Tiananmen’ became […]
Terug MOSQUITOES Low-tech bites back… A simple idea may avoid a lot of scratching (and worse) – BackgroundThis idea came to me as I live both in Italy and in Holland, but it goes without saying that its usefulness extends […]
It was probably because he looked cheerful all the same, because he didn’t seem to suffer from it. That was probably the reason why we dared to ask him how he had gotten his name. It has to be said […]
Terug A MESSAGE from… A CAT Okay, this story isn’t exactly ‘News’. It didn’t happen today. But still, as the Italian shores are approached every day by rickety boats, overloaded with would be immigrants, it hasn’t lost anything of its […]
Terug MUSICAL WINE How long ago has it been, by now? A quarter of a century at least, since I first heard about the influence of music on plant & beast.I remember reading then that plants thrived best on the […]
Terug Translation of the original blog (06-29-2016) 138. Silly So, Brexit it is. Silly, or not?As we know, thanks to Monty Python, England is blessed with a Ministry of Silly Walks. So, one would be inclined to say, now they […]
Back Translation of the original Blog 143. Trump American Donald Trump and our own Dutchman Geert Wilders have at least two things in common: 1) Their hairdos seem to stay aloft artificially. 2) Seeing them in action, one’s own hair […]
Back THE ‘NEW’ RIJKS A Personal Tour of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Part One Introduction A Dutchman, I once found myself in a tour bus filled with Chinese tourists, right in the heart of Amsterdam. The Chinese tour guide translated […]
