It is a good thing they abbreviate it
This is a city in the middle of the Netherlands called s'-Hertogenbosch. Most people call it den Bosch, or the Bosch. The full name means "the duke's forest." I stumbled across a little known fact: The Hague is also a nickname. It's real name is s'-Gravenhage.
My host family took me around the town, there being nothing else to do on Sundays except look at all the shops that are closed. So we went into a bar, where we had lunch: a giant eclair (the first picture) and coffee -- didn't I tell you they think differently over there? It has more chocolate, about the same crust, and LOTS more whipped cream than an eclair.
All these pictures were taken on the same day. I didn't take a picture of the rain. People here just prepare for all weather, especially in November.
Actually, I'm kind of glad that I was in Europe in November. Much less crowded, and since I'm heat sensitive, the cold didn't bother me as much as it could have.
Weather report: record setting cold this week. Right now we have a few inches of snow over about a half inch of ice. The airport is closed, most churches cancelled services. And we have a Korean girl living with us. Four years ago we had a Korean girl with us and we had record setting cold and 18 inches of snow in one day. (Did you know that minivans don't make good snowplows?).
Time to change nationalities, like, say Thailand or Brazil.
posted by Marion @ 10:01 AM
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