Weekend Newsflash
The day Sinterklaas makes his regal entrance through a well orchestrated city parade is the day the pre-Christmas period starts. At least for me, as I’m a Christmas fan and although I wouldn’t dream of going overboard in Christmas decorations, blinking lights and various yuletide bling bling (after all it has to be understated and sophisticated as only the Swedes can do), I love the atmosphere that descends on life, like a red and white wolly blanket.
So I was pleasantly surprised to see Sinterklaas and his little black painted helpers walk in procession down the main street of Haarlem last Sunday. I especially love the Zwarte Piet’s (the white men and women made up to be Africans or Moors as according to tradition Sinterklaas comes with a steamboat from Spain). Every year I amuse myself what would happen if Sinterklaas and his helpers would walk down a street in another Harlem (with one A). I expect the black African American community might not be so amused as their fellow Haarlem citizens in the Netherlands are…
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Some pictures of last weekend….
Saturday shopping… ballerinas from Ab Donker, Gloves V&D, No Wrinkles Now!
skin tratment (this cream actually does work!) and Silk Oil from Shu Uemura
Preparing myself for Salsa Party at Haarlem station.
Dug out a vintage Gianco Ferre shirt which I haven’t worn since I bought it 10 years ago
Good shot of Sinterklaas if I may say so myself!
Sunday afternoon brunch at Dodici
Victoria checking out the magazines
Beautiful
Sebastian found a friend…so cute!
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