Amie

heh. I am actually going back in a few months and I am counting down the days but I always get severe jet lag. I need a remedy for that...
I am going to stay 2 weeks Mar!

Gurdur

Du sollest mal vorbei besuchen kommen; so weit weg von Leiden wohne ich nicht; ich wohne nur 30 Km von D�sseldorf und 35 Km von K�ln.

Bitte mir nicht auf Niederlandisch schreiben; nur manchmal kann ich es verstehen.
W�hrend dass mein English und mien schlechtes Deustch mir hilfen, Niederlandisch zu entziffern, sie hilfen nicht genug; und es is mir oftmals nur ein gr��es R�tsel.


Auf jedem Fall, besuche ich mich irgendwann.

Ich kenne viele gute Pubs in D�sseldorf Altstadt, und in K�ln. Und die M�dchen da haben mir zu lang nicht gesehen.

Infinity Lover

Only two weeks? Two whole weeks. Ugh mixed emotions.

Looking forward to it BIG time lieverd. I'll be waiting at Schiphol, packing hugs and kisses with your name on them. And I'm sure we can find a way to make that jet-lag dissapear.

Demosthenes

and more up your sleeves just for Amie

Hugo Holbling

An English PM it is, then...

Infinity Lover

Okay... I'll translate for the others here...

"Je moet maar eens langs komen wippen; zo ver weg van Leiden woon ik nit; ik woon op slechts 30 Km afstand van D�seldorf en 35 Km van Keulen.

Schrijf mij alsjeblieft niet in het Nederlands; dat kan ik slechts soms verstaan. Mijn Engels en mijn krakkemikkige Duits helpen mij wel iets met het ontcijferen van Nederlands, maar niet genoeg, en het is mij meestal een groot raadsel.

Hoe dan ook, kan je langskomen waneer je maar wil. Ik ken veel goede kroegen in D�seldorf, Alstadt, en in Keulen. En de vrouwtjes daar hebben mij al te lang niet meer gezien."

What?
Oh you wanted a translation in English?

Amie

What are those little dots above the o called in some words? I noticed them in Gurdur's post...


If it makes you feel any better Hugo I dont speak any dutch either...just what I learn from Infinity.
I learned ik hou van je is pronounced ich how fun you...One of the first expressions I learned

Hugo Holbling

They'll be Umlauts, but i've probably spelled the word wrongly.

My problem isn't that i don't speak or write Dutch - i used to be getting close to fluency; rather it's that unfortunately that was about four years ago and i've had no practice since, hence i'm worse than rusty.

It helps reading through Infinity's posts to you.

Hugo Holbling

Anyone met the Kankerhoeren?

I've used the retort "Krijg de pest!" on many an occasion.

Please add your favourites to aid my rehabilitation!

lunachick

I lived in Holland for two years. Noorwijk-En-Zee. Not far from Leiden, Hugo.

I worked in De Zilk (Bakkers) during the winter; and did hair wraps and made jewellery for people in the streets of Leiden, Haarlem and Amsterdam during the summer. Made a small fortune doing that, too.

My daughter was born in Haarlem, but I returned to NZ when she was 5 months old.

I loved Holland. (Not in the winter, too much, though!) In spring and summer the fields around where I lived were so pretty. The dutch people were nice. The villages were gorgeous. And I loved getting around on my bike. Heh. I have a lot of stories from my time in Holland. I'd like to visit there again.