• Bram NYRR Finish – Nov 2, 2025

    Our Nephew Bram den Hartog ran the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday November 2nd. He didn’t expect to be the first over the finish line, but he ran a very good race with an average of 11:18 minutes per mile consistently with a total time of 4 hours, 55 minutes and 57 seconds.…

  • Nieuwsbrief Kerst 2024

    This annual news letter has been published in Dutch only. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!

  • Retirement Marieke

    Even though Marieke’s official retirement date will be October 1, 2024, she already enjoyed a number of weeks of freedom during the month of September 2024 just to take all her vacation that she was still entitled to. On September 18, the staff of the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Vancouver…

  • Coldplay

    On September 22 and 23, 2023 the most popular rockband in the world COLDPLAY performed at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver. This was a sensational show of which I was able to record close to 39 minutes of footage. 50,000 people enjoyed not only Coldplay’s music but also H.E.R. (no video) and an impromptu song…

  • Consular Corps at Pride

    For several years the Netherlands Consulate has participated in the annual Vancouver Pride Parade together with many other European Consular representation as well as the US Consulate. This is a short 5 minute impression I took during the July 31, 2022 parade. No matter your background, preferences or orientation, this parade is merely a celebration…

  • 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics

    In 2010 Vancouver hosted the Winter Olympics and I was fortunate enough to have been able to volunteer for this ‘once in a lifetime’ event. I was a so called “T1” driver and I had to honor to drive the President of the National Olympic Committee of Mexico to various competitions and events. Click this…