Why the Dutch are different

Why the Dutch are different

Why the Dutch are different One day Ben Coates stranded at Schiphol Airport. He did not know what to do and phoned a Dutch girl he had met several months before. He stayed for dinner and stayed for good. Ben Coates takes his readers to his adopted country and shows...
Eyewitness Amsterdam

Eyewitness Amsterdam

Eyewitness Amsterdam Eyewitness Amsterdam is an excellent trip companion. Read it to prepare your trip or afterwards to keep the memory of your trip fresh. This guidebook teems with pictures, maps and bird’s eye views of Amsterdam. The chapter ‘Beyond...
Dutch in the snackbar

Dutch in the snackbar

Dutch in the snackbar ‘Is Dutch a difficult language to learn?’ That is a key question and the answer depends on many factors. If you speak German, Dutch is not very difficult because the two languages are very similar. Young people learn foreign languages...
Madurodam in the Hague

Madurodam in the Hague

Madurodam in the Hague Madurodam is a theme park, a miniature city and a war memorial and allows you to see the Netherlands in one afternoon. A walk through this small town leads past the most important monuments of Amsterdam and other cities in the Netherlands and...
Why the Dutch are different

Days and Months in Dutch

Days and Months in Dutch Everywhere in Amsterdam you will see posters for exhibitions and concerts. When you see someone playing the violin you need no further explanation. Popconcerts are also also easy to recognise. The only problem may be the names of the days and...