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Netherlands
Netherlands
When I walked through Erasmus University recently, I noticed a semi-enclosed smoking zone outside (and across the road) from one of the main buildings. Erasmus University is named after Desiderius Erasmus
of Rotterdam (who) was a Dutch Renaissance humanist and a Catholic priest and theologian. His scholarly name Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus comprises the following three elements: the Latin noun desiderium (“longing” or “desire”; the name being a genuine Late Latin name); the Greek adjective ἐράσμιος (erásmios) meaning “desired”, and, in the form Erasmus, also the name of a St. Erasmus of Formiae; and the Latinized adjectival form for the city of Rotterdam (Roterodamus = “of Rotterdam”).
I was also interested to read the following on Wikipedia:
Erasmus lived through the Reformation period and he consistently criticized some contemporary popular Christian beliefs. In relation to clerical abuses in the Church, Erasmus remained committed to reforming the Church from within.
La plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
I had a look at the University website and found that they have a number of smoking zones some of which are inside the campus buildings.
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A series of time-lapse photographs taken en route from Rotterdam to London City exactly one week ago today.
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The announcer has just told us (in three languages) that the train to Rotterdam, Antwerp, Brussels and Paris will be departing from platform 5 or 6. Keeping the passengers alert? Promoting mental and physical fitness perhaps?
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I took this photo recently in the Netherlands of graffiti painted on a wall. The adjacent street sign shows a picture of a young boy peeing. I imagine that if the Netherlands have a problem in that department it is more likely that the big boys are getting drunk and pissing in the streets.
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There we have it, my record for the earliest Christmas marketing spotted in a supermarket: 11th February, at this supermarket in the Netherlands.
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Was I to discover that the recordings were not in fact free.
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So the snow has struck hard and given me two miserable days travelling to-and-fro a meeting here. But with these slow, delayed and over-crowded trains I’m almost starting to feel homesick now.
My only observation of the situation here is that the railway staff have been very patient and understanding of irate passengers. I tend to think that in the UK, no matter what the circumstances, complaints are not treated in such a positive and engaging way.
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The sun shines.
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