The Netherlands: Way Beyond Windmills And Tulips -- Including The Floriade, Held Every 10 Years

Places I Remember with Lea Lane

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On this episode you'll find out about dozens of surprising things to enjoy on a trip to The Netherlands (and why it's often called "Holland"). Renske Green-Lute is a self-described "Dutch fanatic" who lives near Amsterdam. She shares inside info all about this mostly flat little European country: a fun mix of historic past, delightful present, and sustainable future.
Lea and Renske talk about museums and Keukenhof Gardens, cities including Amsterdam, Rotterdam and all the classic sights and sites. But also, among many other things -- star-shaped fortresses, oyster gathering on mud flats, "Gouda by Candlelight, overnighting in an Airstream, a 15th century church in an Amsterdam canal house, gooey things to eat, Delta Works (which save the country from being underwater), a hilly Dutch city, and many more discoveries.
And, The Floriade, a once-every-10 year horticultural expo held near Amsterdam, whose theme this year is "Growing Green Cities." (Find out more about this fun, informative celebration of all things green which runs until October 9, 2022, at https://floriade.com/en/ )
Renske ends with a special memory about her grandfather, and what he had to do with saving one of Holland's greatest treasures. (It involves Rembrandt.)
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Renske Green-Lute, describes herself as “a Dutch fanatic.” And she’s thoroughly explored the cities and sights of her beautiful country. Renske lives with her American partner and 6 year old daughter in the north west of Holland, where she runs a small B&B. She’s a marketer, and has been responsible for airline marketing at Schiphol Airport outside of Amsterdam.
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Podcast host Lea Lane blogs at forbes.com, has traveled to over 100 countries, written nine books, including Places I Remember, and contributed to many guidebooks.
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1. Intro (00:00:01)

2. Netherlands or Holland? (00:01:20)

3. Amsterdam (00:02:20)

4. Red Light District (00:05:09)

5. Lisse and Keukenhof Gardens (00:05:54)

6. Gouda (00:07:17)

7. Rotterdam (00:08:15)

8. Dutch foods, including rijstoffel (00:09:00)

9. Cube Houses (00:11:00)

10. Delft (00:11:38)

11. King's Day Celebration (00:12:00)

12. The Hague (00:13:04)

13. Utrecht (00:13:34)

14. Other small cities, including Haarlam, Des Bos, Maastrict (00:14:38)

15. Not to miss: Wadden Islands, Kroller Mueller Museum, Fortress Cities, Delta Works (00:20:29)

16. Floriade, Once Every 10 years (00:20:30)

17. Renske's special memory (it involved Rembrandt) (00:21:53)