http://blogs.rnw.nl/curiousorange A look at Dutch quirks and curiosities by the editors at Radio Netherlands Worldwide Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:26:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's dangerous on Dutch roads during the weekend: Snow and frost have left roads across the Netherlands dangerously icy, the Royal Dutch Touring Club warns, causing many accidents. The ANWB says most of the country is covered by between 5 and 8 centimetres of snow that fell overnight. Police are reporting more ... http://blogs.rnw.nl/curiousorange/2010/01/30/traffic-warning-in-holland/ One of the best-known computer games in the world comes from Amsterdam. Killzone 2 has sold millions of copies and it was made by Guerrilla Games. The Netherlands' cartoon and animation industry focuses primarily on short films but one of the world's largest games' studios is located in the heart ... http://blogs.rnw.nl/curiousorange/2010/01/30/killzone-created-in-amsterdams-canal-district/ This from RNW's review of Dutch press: what a tangled web we weave. Sperm donor mix-up "White woman gives birth to black son, father unknown" is the headline in AD, above a bizarre tale of a white lesbian couple, one of whom went to the local hospital to be inseminated with the ... http://blogs.rnw.nl/curiousorange/2010/01/08/some-mistakes-more-obvious-than-others/ Café Oosterling is the best bar in Amsterdam, it's number two in the Dutch Hotel Restaurant and Bar Industry's "Horeca Top 100", so - on a national level - comes second only to Café De Beyerd in the southern city of Breda. As long ago as 1735, tea and coffee were ... http://blogs.rnw.nl/curiousorange/2010/01/04/the-best-bar-in-amsterdam-official/ http://blogs.rnw.nl/curiousorange/2010/01/01/happy-new-year/ Over the next three weeks in Curious Orange we are re-running the series on 400 years of ties between the Netherlands and the US. Radio Netherlands David Swatling tells the story of the Dutch ship the Half Moon which landed on Manhattan Island in 1609. Catch part one here http://blogs.rnw.nl/curiousorange/2009/12/16/amsterdam-and-new-york-400-years-revisited/ With all eyes on Copenhagen and the climate summit we take a look at Dutch technology in China.  These high-tech windmills will be a major source of power for China's ever expanding economy. http://blogs.rnw.nl/curiousorange/2009/12/15/dutch-windmills-turning-in-china/ Then why not try a visit to this unique church in an attic in Amsterdam? First built as a hidden church in the 17-th Century to allow persecuted Catholics a chance to worship the place is now open to visitors.  Another side of Amsterdam. More here http://blogs.rnw.nl/curiousorange/2009/12/11/looking-for-higher-inspiration/ This week in the show,  are sex tourists in Amsterdam facing a clampdown? The latent Dutch, all is explained, and dreams of ice skating across the canals and lakes. Catch the show here And music from C-mon and Kipski. http://blogs.rnw.nl/curiousorange/2009/12/08/get-tough-on-prostitution-laws/ The Netherlands was saddened this week by the loss of a sixties and seventies singer described as being part of the social fabric of Dutch life. Ramses Shaffy. Singer and actor Ramses Shaffy, who died on the morning of 1 December 2009, was a larger-than-life figure who left a lasting impression ... http://blogs.rnw.nl/curiousorange/2009/12/02/ramses-shaffy-death-of-a-dutch-legend/