GLUHWEIN, SCHNITZEL AND A WHOLE LOTTA CHRISTMAS Martijn and I booked this trip one month before we left and for that one month I was like a child. I brought up the trip every day with a huge grin on my face and clapping hands. A whole weekend of Christmas! What could be better? I was certain this would be one of the best vacations. Many times when people say something like that, the following comments are filled with bittersweet memories. Not this time...I...

SCHNITZEL, BEER AND FAMILY Anne-Krijn and his family were the first of my Dutch cousins to visit our family in Holland back in the early 90's. Since then, my trips to Holland have always included spending time with their family and it's always enjoyable. AK and I began making plans to spend a few days in Berlin in 2009 when I first moved to the Netherlands; unfortunately, it never happened. When I moved to the Netherlands for a second time in 2012 it was the ...