When it comes to New Year’s Eve in the Netherlands the Dutch seem to like to either blow things up or burn things. A good example of this is in Scheveningen, which is where we headed this afternoon to take a peek.
There, on the beach, pallet mountains are being built to burn at midnight. As a Brit my health and safety alarms were ringing like they have never rung before but hey, their pallet pile, their risk…… right?
It’s nuts and I have never seen anything like it – but I guess at midnight it is a fire and a half……
Turning the other direction on the beach, away from Scheveningen, Â the view was spectacular. A beautiful image to end the year with.
And in other news today I made oliebollen. From scratch. I have been in the Netherlands now for fourteen years so I thought it was about time I gave it a go. Oliebollen are a doughnut like treat and more traditionally Dutch and New Year’s Eve you cannot get. The ones I made looked like oliebollen. They tasted like oliebollen. They were lekker!Â
So on that note, I wish you all a wonderful evening and all the best for 2015!!Â
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