We are in The Netherlands and we are seeing chocolate letters EVERYWHERE. Why? Because Sinterklaas (aka Santa Claus or Saint Nicholas) and his helper Zwarte Piet deliver them to you on the eve of Sinterklaas’ birthday – known as Pakjesavond! Here in The Netherlands, the Dutch celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day and the gift-giving and presents part of the holiday season is celebrated on Sinterklaas’ birthday instead – December 6th.
We were walking James on a cold Saturday morning here in the Netherlands and we decided to walk through the town square of Gouda since it is right by our Airbnb and we wanted to see what people were selling at the market (Thursdays are the big cheese market days).…
Here in Germany, today is Sankt Nikolaustag, or St. Nicholas Day. St. Nikolaus is known as the patron saint of children. and he is credited with many miracles on his feast day of December 6th. St. Nikolaus resembles a bishop in his long red coat, white pointed hat and a…
We were looking for a place to stay in or near Amsterdam. We also wanted to visit The Hague and Rotterdam. We ended up finding the perfect place in Gouda! We didn't know anything about Gouda except that it had a cheese market with, of course, Gouda cheese. The first…
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