The Netherlands Headquarters

Little known facts about The Netherlands

Learn about working women in The Netherlands, our more...2 points

Learn about working women in The Netherlands, our royalty, or relationship with water, some history and a lot more.2 points

Top 10 Things To Do in Amsterdam

Amsterdam is an interesting melting pot that has a more...2 points

Amsterdam is an interesting melting pot that has all the advantages of a big city with its diverse culture and world-reknowned art museums. ...2 points

The Netherlands Headquarters

For lenses about the Netherlands: that country tha more...2 points

For lenses about the Netherlands: that country that contains Amsterdam...2 points

Keukenhof Gardens in Holland

Each year over 7,000,000 bulbs are hand-planted to more...1 point

Each year over 7,000,000 bulbs are hand-planted to create the world's largest flower garden in the small town of Lisse (about 15 miles sout...1 point

Bikes in The Netherlands, about Dutch Bikes

There is no country in the world where biking is s more...1 point

There is no country in the world where biking is so normal as it is in The Netherlands - except China. This is a tribute to Dutch Bikes. Yes...1 point

Leiden, university town in The Netherlands

Culture, shopping, poetry on the walls, European D more...1 point

Culture, shopping, poetry on the walls, European Dutch old town architecture, fairs and more. This lens shows you a bit of the history of Le...1 point

Anne Frank -- A True Superhero

It is incomprehensible to imagine what Anne Frank more...1 point

It is incomprehensible to imagine what Anne Frank endured in her young and short life nor is it possible to comprehend the terror that her f...1 point

Emigration from The Netherlands

From the New Netherland settlement to the post-war more...1 point

From the New Netherland settlement to the post-war mass emigration to Canada and Australia, for almost 400 years Dutch emigrants have tried ...1 point

Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh, the artist is known today to so more...1 point

Vincent Van Gogh, the artist is known today to so many of us. His art speaks volumes -- what other artist sacrified an ear for his work? I a...1 point

Delft Pottery - History and Delft Marks

By Sharon Stajda,Old Delftware , was made as early more...0 points

By Sharon Stajda,Old Delftware , was made as early as the 16th century. It was originally a low-fired earthenware, that was coated in a very...0 points

So What - Rock Band from the Netherlands

So What are a young Dutch Pop Punk band. So What c more...0 points

So What are a young Dutch Pop Punk band. So What consists of four band members; Vincent van Heese plays the bass, Bram Wesdorp sings and pla...0 points

Visit Amsterdam

By Sharon Stajda,Visiting the Netherlands means pl more...0 points

By Sharon Stajda,Visiting the Netherlands means plenty of gorgeous scenery and friendly people, but the small world-class city known as Amst...0 points

Anton Corbijn - in black & white

Anton Corbijn started his career as a photographer more...0 points

Anton Corbijn started his career as a photographer in the 70's with portraits of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Miles Davis, Peter Gabriel and Joy ...0 points

A Bloom Of Friendship, The Canadian Tulip Festival Children's Book Review

A non-fiction, children's picture book written by more...0 points

A non-fiction, children's picture book written by Anne Renaud and illustrated by Ashley Spires, A Bloom Of Friendship: The Story Of The Can...0 points

Frans Hals

Frans Hals (1580-1666) was a famous Dutch portrait more...0 points

Frans Hals (1580-1666) was a famous Dutch portrait painter.

























He painted many individual portraits (including The Laughing Cavalier and Gyp...0 points

The Canadian Tulip Festival Or The Ottawa Tulip Festival

The Canadian Tulip Festival (sometimes called the more...0 points

The Canadian Tulip Festival (sometimes called the Ottawa Tulip Festival) has become the world's largest tulip festival and takes place i...0 points

Peize (Drenthe) on a wiki

Residents of Peize (near Groningen) have created 2 more...0 points

Residents of Peize (near Groningen) have created 2,100 wiki articles about the people who have lived in their town since about 1660. Anyone ...0 points

skating on natural ice, 2010

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Vincent Van Gogh's Ominous Wheatfield With Crows Intrigues...

Vincent Van Gogh's Wheatfield With Crows is, in my more...0 points

Vincent Van Gogh's Wheatfield With Crows is, in my unschooled opinion, one of Van Gogh's lesser known pieces. I myself only recently discovered it in the summer of 2009 when I was privileged to spend two days in Amsterdam and visited the Van Gogh Museum. I was familiar with some of Van Gogh's more p...0 points

What Sights Can You See In Two Days With Two Teenagers In Amsterdam, Netherlands?

In the summer of 2009, our family travelled to Eur more...0 points

In the summer of 2009, our family travelled to Europe for a Baltic cruise. Our disembarkation port was Amsterdam so we planned a couple of days there. I can honestly say that we did not plan to see as much as we did and I was really amazed at how much we packed in in a short time.Journey with us on...0 points

The Dungeon Amsterdam: A Horrible History Lesson

The Dungeon Amsterdam was an unexpected and unplan more...0 points

The Dungeon Amsterdam was an unexpected and unplanned side trip of our cruise in Europe. Our final two days on the continent were spent in the city of Amsterdam and we packed more than we could have possibly imagined into those two days. Toward the end of the final day, we passed The Dungeon and thr...0 points

Anne Frank Movie Reviews on DVD and Blu-ray

Are you looking for a specific Anne Frank movie? T more...0 points

Are you looking for a specific Anne Frank movie? The best Anne Frank movie? Then you have come to the right place for on this page you will find a great list of Anne Frank movies. If you are like me, you may be surprised at just how many Anne Frank movies have been made in the years since Anne lived...0 points

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) Movie Review on Blu-ray and DVD

George Stevens' 1959 Academy Award winning version more...0 points

George Stevens' 1959 Academy Award winning version of The Diary of Anne Frank was based on an award-winning play of the same name which, of course, was from the book that many of us know and love. The book was based on a diary written by a young Jewish girl who lived in hiding in Amsterdam during th...0 points

Our Visit To Anne Frank's House

If you are contemplating a visit to Anne Frank's h more...0 points

If you are contemplating a visit to Anne Frank's house during a trip to Amsterdam, I would highly recommend it. In the summer of 2009, my family had the opportunity to take a European cruise. We finished in Amsterdam and spent about a day and a half touring there. We managed to pack in a lot in that...0 points

Marjolein Bastin Calendars and Planners

The pastels of Marjolein Bastin's art are world fa more...0 points

The pastels of Marjolein Bastin's art are world famous. She draws nature in a way that's both very realistic, and romantic. I don't know how she combines the two so well. On this page I've collected all this year's Marjolein Bastin calendars. From planners and datebooks to wall calendars.To the left...0 points

Marjolein Bastin Checkbook Covers

You carry your checkbook around with you every day more...0 points

You carry your checkbook around with you every day, but does it have to look so boring? Not if you use a Marjolein Bastin Check Book Cover to hold it. It's protection and decoration at the same time. Aren't these cute?0 points

Marjolein Bastin Christmas

The most homey nature artist of today is probably more...0 points

The most homey nature artist of today is probably Marjolein Bastin. So what is more suitable than having her help you create a Christmas atmosphere at home? I've found you Christmas cards and Christmas tree figurines.Seen here is the The Holly Basket The Nature's Sketchbook Marjolein Bastin 1996 Hal...0 points

Marjolein Bastin: Vera the mouse

Marjolein Bastin started painting and drawing for more...0 points

Marjolein Bastin started painting and drawing for a national Dutch public at the popular ladies magazine 'Libelle'. She soon got her own nature's page: a sort of visual column where her nature paintings were combined with her own commentary. In her own lovely handwriting, I might add.Vera the Mouse...0 points

Marjolein Bastin Collectibles

Marjolein Bastin has a love of nature which shines more...0 points

Marjolein Bastin has a love of nature which shines through in her art. She's a family person, with two grown children and several grandchildren. She was born in Loenen a/d Vecht, near Utrecht, The Netherlands. Though small when they moved, she can still recall the scenery of the garden, nearby fruit...0 points

December in Holland

In December, we celebrate three traditional holida more...0 points

In December, we celebrate three traditional holidays: Sinterklaas, Christmas, and new year's eve.I'll tell you how we spent these holidays here in Holland first. After that, it's your turn: Please share your family's December holiday traditions below in the guestbook.0 points

Henk's Dutch lenses

I'm Dutch, and many of my lenses are somehow relat more...0 points

I'm Dutch, and many of my lenses are somehow related to Holland (a.k.a. the Netherlands): From Dutch genealogy lenses to Dutch recipes, and of course a travel lens with tulips and windmills. In this lensography I present an overview of my Dutch lenses.0 points

Quiz: Do you know how to research your Dutch ancestors?

Do you have Dutch roots? Do you know everything ab more...0 points

Do you have Dutch roots? Do you know everything about Dutch genealogy and Dutch emigrants? Take this short quiz to find out! You may want to read my other genealogy pages first - especially Emigration and How to trace your Dutch roots online. If you have read those you should know most answers.0 points

How to trace your Dutch roots online

If you have Dutch ancestors and want to find out more more...0 points

If you have Dutch ancestors and want to find out more about them, you will be pleasantly surprised about the wealth of information that is freely available on the internet.In this lens, I will guide you to the best places to find your Dutch ancestors online.0 points

Dutch recipes

An index to the traditional Dutch recipes found he more...0 points

An index to the traditional Dutch recipes found here on Squidoo. If you always wanted to bake (and eat) a Dutch apple pie, stroopwafels, oliebollen, or poffertjes, or you just want to know what it means, you have come to the right place!0 points

Five places in Holland you must see

This lens introduces you to five places you must s more...0 points

This lens introduces you to five places you must see in Holland (or The Netherlands, as my country is officially known): Your trip to Holland is not complete without them. Your schedule of things to do in Holland should include Rembrandt's and Vermeer's masterpieces, a little bit of Dutch history, a...0 points

Holland 2011 wall calendars

Holland is tulips and windmills. The 2011 Dutch la more...0 points

Holland is tulips and windmills. The 2011 Dutch landscapes calendar has both, of course, but we also have a Dutch windmill and tulips wall calendar! This calendar is the perfect gift for a Holland fan or someone with Dutch roots.Talking about Dutch roots, did you know that someone travelling on one...0 points

Masterpieces of the golden age

In the 17th century, the Dutch republic became an more...0 points

In the 17th century, the Dutch republic became an economic and military superpower. It was also an era in which Dutch science and arts blossomed. This era is usually referred to as the Dutch Golden Age.All art forms flourished in this era, but the Golden Age is especially remembered for its painters...0 points

Oliebollen

Oliebollen (singular: oliebol) are basically deep- more...0 points

Oliebollen (singular: oliebol) are basically deep-fried balls of dough, sometimes with raisins - think donuts without the holes. They are served with powdered sugar.Traditionally Dutch people eat them on New Year's Eve. Many people here in Holland make their own (and if they do you can often still s...0 points

Poffertjes, a Dutch recipe

Poffertjes are a traditional Dutch treat. They are more...0 points

Poffertjes are a traditional Dutch treat. They are a kind of tiny pancakes, made of batter baked in a special poffertjes pan. We Dutch eat them hot, with powdered sugar and some butter, as a delicious afternoon snack or as desert - and sometimes we even make a meal of it!I'll share the recipe with y...0 points

Trace your Dutch roots

The goal of this lens is to introduce the Trace your more...0 points

The goal of this lens is to introduce the Trace your Dutch roots website, the premier Dutch genealogy guide on the internet.0 points

Zeeuws-Vlaanderen/The Netherlands

Zeeuws-Vlaanderen is a part of the Province Zeelan more...0 points

Zeeuws-Vlaanderen is a part of the Province Zeeland in The Netherlands. It's the only part of the Province that is fully bordered to Belgium on one side and fully bordered to the North Sea and the arm of the North Sea, called Westerschelde at the other side. It used to be divided in an East and a We...0 points

Photography Diary January 2011

I had so much pleasure in writing my lens Photogra more...0 points

I had so much pleasure in writing my lens Photography: December 2010 (it got a purple star), that I love to continue writing my photography diary and my goal is to write on till December 31, 2011. I wonder if I can reach that goal. In this lens you will find my photography, my poetry, photos of the...0 points

Photo Diary December 2010

So...this lens is about my photography, my thought more...0 points

So...this lens is about my photography, my thoughts and my feelings, because the one can't do without the other in my book. A photography diary of the 31 days of December 2010I like writing down what I feel inside, either in prose or in little rhymes. I've always done that and it helps me think and...0 points

Photography Diary-February-2011

This page is number 3 in a series of Photography D more...0 points

This page is number 3 in a series of Photography Diaries that I will try to accomplish this year. It all started with my lens Photography Diary-December 2010 in which I wrote/showed/told something about my life on a daily base. Soon followed by Photography Diary-January 2011. My goal is to make it t...0 points

Titia Geertman - JustADutchie

Hi there, thanks for clicking my name. So....you w more...0 points

Hi there, thanks for clicking my name. So....you want to know who the Dutchie Titia Geertman is and you're curious about the things I love to do. Well, one of those things is obvious, regarding the photo: I like to fish.First of all I have to warn you: you might find some typos and/or grammar flaws...0 points