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The Beginning: First days in Leiden
It all started with a simple question: So, honey, what do you think about living in Leiden? Gasp! LEIDEN?! Where is that?! Why there?! I thought we were heading to Pine Lake Georgia? We just bought a...
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Vertigo in Leiden
Dutch ovens and Slanted houses The quaint and quirky Dutch architecture in Leiden lends itself to vertigo. The eye gets pulled towards lines that may or may not be parallel or perpendicular to the...
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First Dutch Conversation
Anyone for beef? I had my first all-Dutch conversation yesterday, but to be honest I suspect it was simply because the other person wasn’t a native Dutch speaker either! This is what happened… the...
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Dutch Bikes & Such
Truth be told, I think the Dutch learn to cycle in the womb! Their balance and natural fusion with the vehicle leaves me no other plausible explanation. From an American perspective, we assume...
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Ah yes. Let me tell you about my initiation into the World of the Braumeister. It began with the purchase of that most beautiful home beer brewing equipment, and the Bear’s Great Excitement that...
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Cheerful Dutch Painters
I love the Dutch. They seem to be a cheerful, practical people. Just recently, for example, I learned there was to be exterior painting performed on our leaning Leidse home… The painter arrived one...
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A Window Closes in Leiden
Looking back, the exchange was simple and brief (much like our stay in Leiden would turn out to be)… Him: Honey, how do you feel about going to Al Khobar? Me: WHAT!!?? We just moved here and I love...
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