The Easter bunny found his way to Pijnacker! He hopped around the house and left clues just like he does in Brighton, and the kids found their Easter Baskets(or bags as the case may be!)
Breakfast was pankaken,sausage and chocolate! The chocolate here is all from Belgium and even the kind from the supermarket is phenomenal. The running will have to speed up this week :)
We went to the Mass of the Resurrection at 11am. Our churches Lenten Campaign was a huge success, with over 15,000 euro raised for health care in the Kenyan refugee camps. A group of African parishioners sang an African hymn, danced and clapped and stomped their way down the center aisle at the offertory, bringing the donations and the bread and wine to the altar. It was amazing! We also had two babies baptised, full immersion, and I don't know about you, but the sight of a dripping wet baby being held up in the air by the priest and everyone clapping and cheering to welcome the baby in to the faith is a really excellent way to celebrate Jesus' resurrection! We had a "festive coffee" in the parish party area(it has a bar with Heineken on tap-like everywhere else in Holland!) and bought a copy of Father Sjaak's new book Let's Settle for May Be . This is the third collection of his homilies and I am excited to read it because at church his homilies are very good.
We went over to the Gemeente Museum which is also in Den Haag for a bit of Art. The museum opened in 1935 and the building, which was designed by the famous architect H.P. Berlage, is the perfect setting for the varied art collection and changing exhibits. We really liked the Wonderkamers exhibit in the basement, a collection presented in a whole new way involving colour, atmosphere and interaction. It centers on a hands-on approach which of course is great for the kids. On the main floor is the Modrian Collection. This is the largest in the world, comprising almost 300 works.The De Stijl artists used bright primary colours to create works that were vibrant, gay and uninhibited. If the De Stijl movement had never existed, the homes,cityscapes and streets of the Netherlands would look very different. It is neat to see it all displayed in the country where it was born. Throw in Monets and Rembrandts and you have a terrific art experience. As you saw in the photos, they also had several rooms of photos of cows in rural Holland. Jerry named them Moo-nets, and said they were his favourite!
We ended the day back at home with a traditional Easter dinner of tacos! And of course Apple tart for dessert, after all, we are trying to be "typical Dutch"
How was your day? Comment please!!!!
Breakfast was pankaken,sausage and chocolate! The chocolate here is all from Belgium and even the kind from the supermarket is phenomenal. The running will have to speed up this week :)
We went to the Mass of the Resurrection at 11am. Our churches Lenten Campaign was a huge success, with over 15,000 euro raised for health care in the Kenyan refugee camps. A group of African parishioners sang an African hymn, danced and clapped and stomped their way down the center aisle at the offertory, bringing the donations and the bread and wine to the altar. It was amazing! We also had two babies baptised, full immersion, and I don't know about you, but the sight of a dripping wet baby being held up in the air by the priest and everyone clapping and cheering to welcome the baby in to the faith is a really excellent way to celebrate Jesus' resurrection! We had a "festive coffee" in the parish party area(it has a bar with Heineken on tap-like everywhere else in Holland!) and bought a copy of Father Sjaak's new book Let's Settle for May Be . This is the third collection of his homilies and I am excited to read it because at church his homilies are very good.
We went over to the Gemeente Museum which is also in Den Haag for a bit of Art. The museum opened in 1935 and the building, which was designed by the famous architect H.P. Berlage, is the perfect setting for the varied art collection and changing exhibits. We really liked the Wonderkamers exhibit in the basement, a collection presented in a whole new way involving colour, atmosphere and interaction. It centers on a hands-on approach which of course is great for the kids. On the main floor is the Modrian Collection. This is the largest in the world, comprising almost 300 works.The De Stijl artists used bright primary colours to create works that were vibrant, gay and uninhibited. If the De Stijl movement had never existed, the homes,cityscapes and streets of the Netherlands would look very different. It is neat to see it all displayed in the country where it was born. Throw in Monets and Rembrandts and you have a terrific art experience. As you saw in the photos, they also had several rooms of photos of cows in rural Holland. Jerry named them Moo-nets, and said they were his favourite!
We ended the day back at home with a traditional Easter dinner of tacos! And of course Apple tart for dessert, after all, we are trying to be "typical Dutch"
How was your day? Comment please!!!!
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