SINTERKLAAS 2007, (9 december 2007)
If you have no idea how the Dutch traditionally celebrate Sinterklaas (St Nicholas), you could have a look at this page .
It's been four years since the family last celebrated Sinterklaas ( with rhymes and so-called surprises). But this year we finally decided to go all the way again.
Some of the rhymes were quite breathtaking, but you won't see them here. I can imagine not all those concerned will appreciate such a publication. But so much creativity has been invested into the surprises that I don't want to withhold pictures of these wonderful objects from you.
- Izaak was presented with a giant spice nut, baked by Sinterklaas himself,
into which presents had been hidden.
- Joost received a huge Southpark figure, made of papier-mâché,
in which (amongst other things) he found an abundance of socks.
- For Lea, who her daughters would have loved to present as a candidate
for a television quiz, Sinterklaas had made the quiz Een-Voor-Tien (One-For-Ten).
Lea played it like a champion.
- For Liset, who earns a little extra as a supermarket cashier, Sinterklaas
made a cash register, which could also be used to decipher her rhymes.
- Tom, whose weblog
reveals the wrongs he finds at the Overtoom, was the lucky receiver of the
Overtom Game, which he played and won brilliantly -- mainly because
he was the only contestant.
- And Violet, who commutes between Amsterdam and The Hague, was surprised
with an extra-large alarm clock and an extra-small carriage of the Dutch Railways
both made of cardboard.
