The Dutch really don't do the Christmas light thing much at all. A stroll around my neighborhood on Christmas day didn't take me by many festive decorations. Way in the background you can one exception, a little tree done up with lights, outside.
This was just about impossible to take a picture of, but I was pleased with this unusual pairing of holiday flora. I put mistletoe in with lillies, and the result was a nice clean arrangement that still gave a nod to the season. If you do this, think ahead with your arrangment so you won't be fussing with it much, coz those dang white berries tumble off at the slightest tug.
I was going through pics and found this, which I shot about a week ago. For those of you with tiny computer screens, the caption reads "Clashes, strike shit down Greece airport." OOPS! Bit of a typo there folks. I sometimes think the international version of CNN is a bit looser.
'tis the little things that make expat life so interesting. Netherland news anchor fashion, as demonstrated below by Miss-Just-Jogged-Over-From-The-Breakfast-Table AND as demonstrated on the right by the It's-Wednesday-And-I'll-Wear-Red-Satin-If-I-Want-To weather lady here. The most surreal aspect of this, to those of us raised by well-groomed USA fantasy news people, is that both the super casual anchor AND the extra "glamorous" weather lady appeared in the same newscast. Believe me, to an American, this is very disturbing.
