A Travel Blog
Recently my husband took a short term job with Vermeer in Goes, Netherlands. This is a big adventure for us mid-western Americans! I have amended an old blog page I used a few years ago to keep friends and family updated about our life here. I will update periodically. Take care everyone! We miss you!
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Food Highlight
10/18/26
Figs
Figs can be easily found in the Netherlands. They sell fresh figs at the market when they are in season, and they sell dried figs in stores year round. I don’t see that they bake with Figs much, they just eat them by themselves, fresh or dried.
Above the figs are sliced and pictured with goat cheese. Cheese often accompanies the fresh figs for a snack. I love this combination.
Grevelingendam. A Delta Works structure on the border of Zeeland and South Holland.
A Dutch Discovery
10/18/26
The birth of a child is an exciting event! Dutch people put out signs in front of their house with the child’s name on it, and leave the signs out for several months. Anna is a common American name, but I have seen many interesting Dutch names on signs too.
In comparison, Americans would consider this a little dangerous. To broadcast your child’s name on the street could be an invitation to kidnappers or burglars. But small town Europe feels a little safer in that respect, and obviously the Dutch people aren’t worried about it. They often post their last names on their houses too.
Dutch towns love to decorate the “ceiling” of narrow street ways. This street is in Middelburg. It is home to a restaurant and a candy store. Last year they hung bird cages from the greenery above. This year, umbrellas. So enjoyable to stroll under the colorful decor above.
Recent Weather
10/18/26
The rain has come a little more often in the past couple weeks. No one seems to mind since it is normal for this time of year. The temperature is around 15 degrees, which is about 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Depending on the day, I might need a sweatshirt or I might not. Dutch people are wearing their puffy coats already, a phenomenon I can never quite understand. I am next to them in my short sleeve shirt.