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Did you know that Vincent van Gogh made as many as seven sketches of the Roosdonck windmill (built in 1884) in Nuenen while he lived there from 1883 to 1885? However, he refused to paint this windmill as he simply disliked new buildings.

Vincent van Gogh refused to paint windmill

Did you know that Vincent van Gogh made as many as seven sketches of the Roosdonck windmill (built in 1884) in Nuenen while he...
Did you know that it is common in North Brabant that during carnival every single city and town takes on a nick

Hilarious carnival nicknames for Dutch cities and towns

Did you know that it is common in North Brabant that during carnival every single city and town takes on a nickname? Some names are...
2018 IIHF World Championship Division II

Guest blog: 42 goals to gold

Rebeka Zanechalova: "I like living in the Netherlands, however there is a part of my life that I miss here very much. I am...
Did you know that this glow-in-the-dark bicycle path is made of thousands of special stones that charge themselves in the sun and light up in the dark? The path is inspired by Starry Night and can be found in Vincent van Gogh's old hometown Nuenen.

Starry Night bicycle path inspired by Van Gogh

Did you know that this glow-in-the-dark bicycle path is made of thousands of special stones that charge themselves in the sun and light up...