Tag Archives: Amsterdam

Serendipity Leads to Discovery of Forgotten Artist

Posted on October 2, 2012 by ASWilliams

On a secondhand book stall at the Lindenmarkt last Saturday I happened across a children’s book, called Suriname, jang tak terkenal, written in Indonesian Bahasa (Indonesian Malay) aimed at educating Indonesian children about the former Dutch colony of Suriname. The … Continue reading →

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Slow Food, Courtyards and Magic Carpets

Posted on September 18, 2012 by ASWilliams

Last week, I spent an afternoon in my hometown. Yes, I did! Starting off with lunch at  Gartine, a small restaurant that specialises in mouth-watering, organic food and serves lunch, cakes, and high tea using home-grown ingredients from the proprietors’ kitchen garden … Continue reading →

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Shanty Towns in Amsterdam?

Posted on July 3, 2012 by ASWilliams

A student of mine recently told me an amusing anecdote. One of her Chinese relatives was visiting Holland and while they were sitting in a train my student’s relative looked out of the window and said she thought Holland was … Continue reading →

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Home Swapping – Your Place for Mine

Posted on May 29, 2012 by ASWilliams

A few years ago I registered as an aspiring home-swapper on Homebase Holidays. Membership is approx thirty pounds a year. I chose this site because of its emphasis on properties in theUK. As an expat living in Amsterdam, home-exchange offered the … Continue reading →

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Food on Wheels in the Westerpark

Posted on May 22, 2012 by ASWilliams

Thursday 17th May was Ascension day here and a Bank Holiday. To mark the occasion there was a three-day culinary event, ‘de Rollende Keukens’ (Kitchens on Wheels), held in one of my local parks, the Westerpark. This event featured a … Continue reading →

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An Audience with a ‘Working Girl’

Posted on May 8, 2012 by ASWilliams

Together with a women-only group I recently followed a tour of the Red Light District in Amsterdam. It was given by former sex-worker and founder of the Prostitute Information Centre, Mariska Majoor. She is a vibrant, warm and articulate woman … Continue reading →

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Surviving Queen’s Day in Amsterdam

Posted on May 1, 2012 by ASWilliams

Newsflash –  flash fiction online here After Easter only 300 words! HOORAY, IT’S MAYDAY! sssshh, I mean hooray, it’s Mayday. Most Queen’s Day revellers are nurturing a headache, no doubt. ‘Koninginnedag’ (don’t try and pronounce if you are of a nervous … Continue reading →

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Missives from Amsterdam

Posted on March 26, 2012 by ASWilliams

Welcome to my blog! I’m a writer and English teacher living in Amsterdam. I’m writing this blog under my pen name, Susan Carey but most of you know me as Angela. On this blog I’ll be chirruping like the eponymous Oriole … Continue reading →

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