The Story Yesterday Sinterklaas was celebrated in The Netherlands. According the legend, on December the 5th Sinterklaas and his helper Zwarte Piet (Black Pete) stop by at every house to present children with gifts. Although elements of the Sinterklaas celebrations can be traced back to chief god Odin and Saint Nicholas (270 AD – 343 read more
Dropping by in Zutphen
November 21, 2011 – 9:49 am
A place with visible historic traces, where you can enjoy some shopping, drinking, and eating as well. That’s a good way to describe the city of Zutphen. Let’s have a look. The Walburgis Church (address: Kerkhof 3), consecrated to Saint Walburga, dates back to the 11th century, although the main parts of today’s church date read more
Dutch Stuff: Holland vs. The Netherlands
November 13, 2011 – 4:56 pm
The dilemma To use Holland or The Netherlands? Or is it possible to use both when referring to the country as a whole? Only one option Only The Netherlands is correct. What about Holland? Holland is a region in the West of The Netherlands. It came into being around the 10th century as the County read more
What to Do in Apeldoorn?
November 7, 2011 – 2:57 pm
Walking through its city center and nearby surroundings. As not a small part of Apeldoorn’s city center is car free, walking through it is quite pleasant. Look up every now and then to spot some buildings designed in the Jugendstil style. While at street level much of the Jugendstil style has vanished, the upper part read more
The Relaunch
October 19, 2011 – 12:57 pm
NederFun is back! While moving to another host the old site crashed, vanished, got lost, and so on. Wishing, hoping, praying, and waiting foolishly didn’t help. A relaunch seemed to be the only solution. Given the opportunity, the site was given a new, no-nonsense design. Alongside the publication of new articles, the old ones will read more
