Today was a good day. Jason and I got up, and out, before the day was over. Practicing our new-found skills in international bus-riding, we took a bus the few kilometers it takes to get from here to there. First store: Thrift Store. Feeling flush with crisp new Euros, we went in to find... the Hungarians. I don't know how to explain my shock, and it took awhile to find someone who could explain the circumstances, as my Dutch is ne goot. Apparently, the last time the Hungarians came they bought all the clothes. This time it was the entirety of the small goods, which included the housewares, kitchenwares, glasswares, and knick-knacks, including several I had put back the other day (for safe keeping). Merciful heaven interveened, however and spared the one thing I most wanted, the blue ceramic bottle which had been placed decoratively in a cabinet in a different section of the store...
What followed was a comical tale of two Americans in a small Dutch town, buying cheese (with nettles) trying something that looked like sausage, buying a power converter or two and having a lovely tea.
When we returned Monique was being interviewed by someone from the Ministry for Health and Welfare. Apparently the Dutch government cares alot about its citizens because it seemed like the guy would never leave. He must have been completely devoted to his work, because he didn't acknowledge Jason or me at all, not even by making eye contact. Maybe he was just shy, or intimidated by the fact that we weren't from his country and therefore unsurveyable. I eventually fell asleep while waiting for Monique to finish up with him, which was a disaster because predictably I woke at midnight and couldn't sleep again until 6 am.
4.17.2008
This just in (from the MepplerCourant)
book grant foundation Barbara
Thursday 17 April 09.18
NIJEVEEN - at the reformed church in Nijeveen is Saturday from 10.00 till 15.00 book -, plates - and video market of foundation Barbara. This foundation raises money for maintenances of the barn church.
This way‘n 10,000 books, 2500 lp‘s, singles, video links and a limited number of dvd‘s are offered against symbolic prijsjes. Barbara are an independent foundation which tries income for the maintenance of the beautiful barn church from 1477 and associated youth bldg. obtain because that stipulate the rural face of Nijeveen.
The coordinator of the market is Meindert of steel dunes. ‘We have been for a year busy with collecting books, plates and video‘s. by the gradual input we everything sort have been possible well, so that the visitors can zoeken aimed. This is now the third year that we such an market organises. The offer becomes always larger and third Saturday in April a term,‘thus Meindert becomes.
For the liefhebbers of word, music and picture is find there much. For the pleasing holiday period are possible visitors for a small amount a choice make from read -, study -, hobby -, child - and other books still a lot of. For old lp‘s and video‘s more and more interest exists thanks to digital techniques. During the search exists the possibility just as of blowing and a consumption to consume.
(translation courtesy AltaVista's BabelFish)
Thursday 17 April 09.18
NIJEVEEN - at the reformed church in Nijeveen is Saturday from 10.00 till 15.00 book -, plates - and video market of foundation Barbara. This foundation raises money for maintenances of the barn church.
This way‘n 10,000 books, 2500 lp‘s, singles, video links and a limited number of dvd‘s are offered against symbolic prijsjes. Barbara are an independent foundation which tries income for the maintenance of the beautiful barn church from 1477 and associated youth bldg. obtain because that stipulate the rural face of Nijeveen.
The coordinator of the market is Meindert of steel dunes. ‘We have been for a year busy with collecting books, plates and video‘s. by the gradual input we everything sort have been possible well, so that the visitors can zoeken aimed. This is now the third year that we such an market organises. The offer becomes always larger and third Saturday in April a term,‘thus Meindert becomes.
For the liefhebbers of word, music and picture is find there much. For the pleasing holiday period are possible visitors for a small amount a choice make from read -, study -, hobby -, child - and other books still a lot of. For old lp‘s and video‘s more and more interest exists thanks to digital techniques. During the search exists the possibility just as of blowing and a consumption to consume.
(translation courtesy AltaVista's BabelFish)
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