Cultural Spring
Spring is around the corner and so are a variety of cultural events in Leiden. No matter if you like music, food, poetry or late night exhibitions – read below … Continue reading
Rotterdam: First Impressions
One thing you’ll notice about Rotterdam is how hard it is to walk through the city without commenting on the buildings. The entire city looks like a modern art exhibit, … Continue reading
Top 8 Free Music Festivals You Need to Check out This Summer
One of the best treats for a music lover here in the Netherlands is that there are quite a lot of festivals here – Best Kept Secret during this past … Continue reading
Go Dutch Go Orange – Part One
Of course I had to write about King’s Day! And the night before! After I got admitted to Leiden, looking up events, carnivals, parties and quirky shops in Leiden, The … Continue reading
Hippie Market – Trying to escape the hubbub of King´s Day for a while
“King´s day” in The Hague Wow! It´s the King´s birthday on Sunday and the entire country celebrates “King´s day” – the first King´s day in a very, very long time! … Continue reading
Who is Zwarte Piet?
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, men, women and anything in between on the jury, it is my very warm pleasure to be writing here today on a subject that is … Continue reading
Strings attached: How to survive a kite festival
Keen students of the output of The Leidener will already have noticed a strong penchant among our authorship for doing just about anything, as shameless as it may sound (or … Continue reading
