Netherlands Local Custom Tips by catnl

ingredienten:
soepvlees, varkenshiel, spliterwten, winterwortel, knolselderie, prei, vleesbouillonblokje en zout en peper en rookworst.
- zet een flinke pan met water , wat zout en peper op met 1 bouillonblokje, mager soepvlees en varkenshiel, bregn dit aan de kook en laat ca. 2uur trekken op een laag pitje.
- was ondertussen de spliterwten goed af en doe deze bij de soep, laat ca. 45 min. meekoken
- snijd prei en wortel en knolseldrie in kleine stukjes en kook dit ca, 20 min. mee, voeg de plakjes rookworst pas in de laatste 5 min. toe.
de soep is klaar, eet smakelijk:-)
Je kan deze soup combineren met pannenkoeken of met roggebrood en spek

Dutch Peasoup (complete meal)
Ingredients:
- beef and pig's leg (a good butcher will sell those), smoked saucage, green peas, rooted selery, wintercarrot, leek, a beegcube, salt and pepper.
- Put a big pan with water , the beefcube the beef and pig's leg, some salt and pepper on the stove for 2 hours.
- Meanwhile wash the greenpeas with cold water and put those in the soup (after 2 hours) for about 45 minutes.
Chop the other vegetables in small cubes and put those when the meat and peas are cooked for about 15-20 min. at the last 5 minutes add the sliced smoked saucage.
Bon appetit:-)
You can combine this soup with pancakes and/or with special dark rye-bread and bacon:)

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some tips when ur in Holland,

Tips to restaurants or cabs:
Give what ever u like, tips are included in the bill.

Tips for birthdays, weddings or receptions:
We give flowers, drinks or gifts or money in an eveloppe when somebody has something to celebrate.

When there is a funeral:
If its someone who is really close we order a special arrangement at the flowershop called "krans", u can pick ur choice from a catalogue or u can arrange ur own one.
Sending a card to the family is also custom.

On the picture cloqs, i know Holland is famous for its cloqs but nowadays just a few gardners or farmers maybe will wear them

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Sinterklaas is celebrated at December 5th or 6th for the kids. On the picture my son Hans with a Sinterklaas..
People can hire ä Sinterklaas with Zwarte Pieten" for a visit in ur home if u want.
3 weeks before Sinterklas is coming from Spain...ahum...and he will be welcomed in many cities, sometimes he comes in by boat or by helicopter. In Earlier days he used to ride to the districts on a horse:-)
After Sinterklaas is in the Netherlands small kids are putting their shoe somewhere in the house at night before they go to sleep....(years ago we had chimneys but not everu house still has one)...
When they wake up there can be some candy or fruit inside their shoes. Many kids are very exited about this event.and on december 5th. some people have organized a surprise night. Some give presents with poems! Some just the presents which are specially wrapped.

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most people will miss mountains in Holland , its is very flat.
We also have beautfitull nature, only different.

Right in the middle of the centre of Eindhoven you can walk from the heart of the centre through of the 'Stadswandelpark' to Genneper Parken.
This area is famous for 'de Genneper Watermill' when i go home by bike from my work i like to cycle throug this area.
You can walk to the Education Centre, the Historic OpenAir Museum and you can be guided on a tour through a protected nature area called 'Frater Simon del Tour Heempark'

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Museums.
Eindhoven counts a number of smaller and larger museums.
There is the Museum Kempenland and the Milieu Educatiecentrum, which is a small naturehistory museum.

The most renowned museum, however, is the Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, which holds works of modern art starting from the beginning of this century. There are running exhibitions on a regular basis.

Opening hours: Tuesdays to Sundays from 11.00 to 17.00 hrs. Entrance fee: f 5, CJP holders f 2.50. Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Bilderdijklaan 10, tel. (04) 238 97 30 temporarily: Entre acte, Vonderweg 1, tel. (040) 275 52 75/275 85 22
Museum Kempenland, St. Anthonisstraat 5-7, tel. (040) 252 90 93
Milieu Educatiecentrum, Genneperweg 145, tel. (040) 259 46 00
Season card for museums This card :

The Museumjaarkaart gives you free access for one year to approximately 35 museums spread across the entire country.
Those cards can be bought at the Tourist Information Bureau VVV or in any of the participating museums. The price depends on your age: up till 24 f 17.50 up till 55 f 47.50 56 and older f 37.50
You need a passport as proof of identity and a passport photograph.
VVV-Eindhoven, Stationsplein 17, tel. 06 91 12 23 63

The Cultural Youth Card Cultureel Jongeren Paspoort (CJP) is available to people younger than 26. You can buy one at the VVV for f 20 and it gives you all sorts of discounts at cultural events.
VVV-Eindhoven, Stationsplein 17, tel. 06 91 12 23 63

Unique Qualities: picture below shows one of the museums called the 'Steentjeskerk' (church made of stones).

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Museum 'De Muse'

http://www.accordeonmuseum.nl/

This museum is located at Malden near Arnhem and Nijmegen.
Address:Kerkplein 12

'De Muse' is a unique combination of a museum, a music-café, a accordionspecialtyshop and a repairworkshop. These components fertilize each other and make iet a place where as much knowledge as possible is collected in the field of reed-instruments. In this small but enjoyable museum we like to give you an overview of the birth and evolution of the accordion-family and their ancestors. No matter if you are a player yourself or not, a visit to 'De Muse' is a pleasant experience in any case.


MALDEN

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Herman Brood.
In the Netherlands the most famous ROCK AND ROLL singer, artist and painter.
http://home.planet.nl/~kicks/chacha

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there are many cultural and music events like dynamo open air a hardrockfestival. i used to work there as a backstagebar coordinator.
there's the yearly virusfestival!! in 1999 the group LOB from the ukraine played on the cultural stage my cousin sasja is the drummer! more pics on the travelogue ..made for .. and...
on the url of virus 1999 cultural stage
http://www.virus.nl/99/fotos/fotos.htm

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cultural organization 'stichting element terre'. its located in the centre of eindhoven at the 'head'öf the chanel. i used to work there as a coordinator for food and drinks. the staff of elemenr terre' are all volunteers. we organize a few cultural events a year. everything is made by the volunteers even the decor and the barelemements

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