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The reason I went to Norway last week was to write a feature about the Norwegian Opera House. This fjord-inspired building has attracted much fanfare for its remarkable architecture that allows visitors to walk up and all over the roof of white Italian marble. I received a press ticket to see the [...] For such a small country, the Dutch have a rich selection of stereotypes and symbols draw from when creating nationalistic costumes. Cows, clogs, tulips, triangular bonnets and of course mass-manufactured orange bric-a-brac: there was no shortage of choices to express Dutch pride. I had picked up a t-shirt at the squat advertising Snoopy’s Holland Party [...] Since the day I arrived in the Netherlands I’ve been anticipating Queen’s Day, the country’s biggest holiday. April 30 was the birthday of the former queen, Wilhemina, but her daughter and reigning queen, Beatrix, has decided to save the date. This is basically the Dutch equivalent of Canada Day except they do it with much [...]
During my first week in Utrecht, I had seen this same banner hanging in a window in another part of the city. My Dutch tour guide said she had been to a couple of sketchy parties there. But, she assured me, the people would be enthusiastic to talk to me about their [...] |
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