Today is a beautiful day in Seattle, and I’ll be spending some of it enjoying my Dutch bike on a day off. Hooray!
This morning, I was thinking about how much fun it was to be in Holland during the World Cup, and I was feeling a little sentimental about it. So with that in mind, [...]
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World Cup Nostalgia
August 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Obsessed with the Dutch
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World Cup Photo Roundup from Holland: The Good, Bad, and Just Confusing
August 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Novelty, Obsessed with the Dutch
As already mentioned in a previous quick post, being in one of the two countries that made it to the World Cup final as the last few games were in progress was–well–really really fun. And, as someone who loves novelty, perfect timing.
The Dutch: What’s the Deal with All the Orange?
August 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia, Novelty, Obsessed with the Dutch
The World Cup this year did me a great favor: People stopped asking about my trip to Scandinavia, to visit Denmark. Because the Netherlands made it to the World Cup finals, more people–friends, co-workers, family–stopped confusing the Dutch with other people. They had at least a little bit of new knowledge about the Dutch: They’re good at soccer, and they love to wear orange.
What is the deal with all the orange, anyway? Their flag is red, white, and blue. So how does that explain their love of orange, as in this apartment complex, festooned with the colors of a traffic cone?
Dutch World Cup Fun
July 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Blog posts by Lia
It has been a blast to be in the Netherlands for the World Cup. The entire country is enjoying a riot of orange–the traditional color of the royal family and of their winning “footballer” team. I’ll post more pics when I get back, but here are a couple of favorites:
Evidently, according to this tile, the [...]
