Saturday 5 January 2013

Saturday - Celebrate the flower power in Utrecht

Visit the flower market on the picturesque Janskerkhof in Utrecht, every Saturday between 08.00 and 17.00.

On offer an incredibly colourful array of flowers, plants and bulbs for a very good price.

If you go towards the end of the day you can get hefty discounts on bunches of flowers and bouquets.

Further stalls can be found along the Oudegracht (the canal that runs through the city center).

http://www.bezoek-utrecht.nl/event/bloemenmarkt-janskerkhof


Friday 4 January 2013

Friday - Pick up a leaflet at The Hague public library and get a discount for coffee and cake

Currently available at the Central Library on the Spui in The Hague there'sa free bilingual booklet called Welkom in Den Haag/Welcome in The Hague.

The fact that it's free is already a news it itself since these kind publications are normally on sale.

At page 10 you can find a coupon for a coffee and a slice of cake (called Haagse Kakker) for just 3.50, in the newly opened Panorama Cafe' (Panorama Mesdag).


Thursday 3 January 2013

Thursday - Go on a shopping spree

It's koopavond (shopping evening) in several Dutch cities including Utrecht, The Hague, Groningen and Amsterdam. It means that shops, mostly in the city centers, are open till late (normally 21.00).

In other cities (such as Rotterdam and Delft) koopavond is instead on Fridays.

Even some other services, such as hospitals (the Bronovo in The Hague, for instance).

http://www.koopzondagen.net

The idea for the blog - Things to do in Holland (while you are very much alive)

I was at the V&A in London on the 31 December and bought a book called "Tired of London. Tired of Life" from the famous Dr Johnson's quote. One thing a day to do in London.

So I thought to myself, since I get often asked for advice and tips from colleagues and friends who have been living here for a shorter time, why not shamelessly copy the idea but ...go Dutch?

Of course, very likely most of the suggestions will be for things to do in the Randstad (the Western part of the country, where the largest cities are), however I will do my best to include things to do in other parts of The Netherlands.

Suggestions and ideas are of course more than welcome, 365 days can be long indeed...!



Ow, and before someone comments that Holland is not The Netherlands, I know, it's just the the title sounds better like this...