Posts by Pim Tijburg

Johannes Vermeer was a famous Dutch painter who lived in Delft. It was in Delft that he painted his exceptional masterpieces. As a lifelong Vermeer admirer living next to Delft, I wanted to answer...

If you visit The Netherlands, you will notice immediately that the Dutch are remarkably tall and that the average heights in The Netherlands seem higher than in any other country. Are the Dutch...

The Pilgrims lived in Leiden, The Netherlands, from 1609 to 1620 before they embarked on the Mayflower for their voyage to the New World. You can still visit where the Pilgrims lived, worked, and...

Rembrandt lived in Leiden for the first 25 years of his life. He developed his exceptional talent in Leiden to become a world-famous painter. So, these years in Leiden were crucial for Rembrandt....

I lived many years in Amsterdam and Utrecht and know both cities inside out. However, it may be difficult for foreign visitors to decide which of these two Dutch cities they should visit. Is it a...

Vincent van Gogh was a renowned Dutch painter who lived and worked most of his life in The Netherlands, mainly in Noord-Brabant, in the south of The Netherlands. However, Vincent van Gogh also...