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DOOPSGEZINDE KERK HAARLEM

October 22, 2019by iBecomingDutch Leave a comment

The Doopsgezinde Kerk or the Mennonite Community Church in Haarlem was built as a hidden church, designed by a Haarlem artist and painter, Jan de Bray (1627-1697), in the style […]

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Haarlem, Netherlands, North Holland

ANNO HAARLEM VISITOR CENTRE

October 22, 2019by iBecomingDutch Leave a comment

When facing Haarlem City Hall façade, you will find the Tourist Information Centre (VVV) on the right side of the building under the Lady of Justice and a Visitor Centre […]

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Haarlem, Netherlands, North Holland

GRAVENZAAL

October 18, 2019by iBecomingDutch Leave a comment

When you arrive at Grote Markt in Haarlem, you will not miss the imposing City Hall building, across from the big church, the Grote Kerk or St.-Bavokerk. It was originally […]

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Haarlem, Netherlands, North Holland

GROENMARKTKERK HAARLEM / GREEN MARKET CHURCH in HAARLEM

October 18, 2019by iBecomingDutch Leave a comment

The church of Saint Anthony of Padua in Haarlem is the oldest Roman Catholic church still in use, built in 1844, to replace a church in the Damsteeg. It is […]

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Haarlem, Netherlands, North Holland

HET HUIS MET DE KOGEL / HOUSE WITH THE CANNONBALL

October 13, 2019by iBecomingDutch Leave a comment

While on a walking tour in Haarlem with my kid’s class … “… During the Spanish Siege from 1562 to 1563, Haarlem was shot many times with heavy artillery. One […]

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Haarlem, Netherlands, North Holland

STREET ART MURAL @KORTE WIJNGAARDSTRAAT in HAARLEM

October 13, 2019by iBecomingDutch Leave a comment

I met a knight in shining armor somewhere at the back alleyway in Haarlem … 😀 📍Korte Wijngaardstraat, on the corner of Ridderstraat (translation: Knightstreet). Beautiful mural, isn’t it?

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Haarlem, Netherlands, North Holland

BASIC ITALIAN in HAARLEM

October 5, 2019by iBecomingDutch 3 Comments

A new food outlet has arrived in town. My kind of simple, quick, no fuss and feel good meal that I can enjoy anytime of the day. It is “Basic […]

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Haarlem, Netherlands, North Holland

MUSEUM van de 20e EEUW / MUSEUM of the 20th CENTURY

October 4, 2019by iBecomingDutch Leave a comment

Just like the name says it all … Museum van de 20e Eeuw‎ in Hoorn is a museum all about the 20th century! A nostalgic museum perfect for everyone interested […]

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Hoorn, Netherlands, North Holland

HALVE MAEN / HALF MOON

October 4, 2019by iBecomingDutch Leave a comment

This is a working museum ship, 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗲𝗻 (translation: Half Moon), in Hoorn. The Halve Maen is the name of the ship in which Henry Hudson, an English sea explorer […]

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Hoorn, Netherlands, North Holland

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