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Sinterklaas was very tired, so he didn't go home on his white horse. Instead, he took this white extended hummer.
Nuf said.
Sinterklaas arrived this year in Amsterdam on Sunday 17 November. We went out to welcome him together with the Reumkens-family.
Sinterklaas arrives
Sinterklaas traditionally arrives in the Netherlands each year in mid-November (usually on a Saturday) by steamboat from Spain. Some suggest that gifts associated with the holy man, such as mandarin oranges, led to the misconception that he must have been from Spain. He parades through the streets on his gray horse Amerigo, welcomed by cheering and singing children.[5] This event is broadcast live on national television in the Netherlands and Belgium. His Zwarte Piet assistants throw candy and small, round, gingerbread-like cookies, either "kruidnoten" or "pepernoten," into the crowd. The children welcome him by singing traditional Sinterklaas songs. Sinterklaas visits schools, hospitals and shopping centers. After this arrival, all towns with a dock usually celebrate their own "intocht van Sinterklaas" (arrival of Sinterklaas). Local arrivals usually take place later on the same Saturday of the national arrival, the next Sunday (the day after he arrives in the Netherlands or Belgium), or one weekend after the national arrival. In places a boat cannot reach, Sinterklaas arrives by train, horse, or even carriage.
De kwestie piet met de kleuter besproken. Hij kwam er zelf mee dat pieten zwart zijn van de schmink omdat je van de schoorsteen wel zwart wordt maar niet helemaal. Ik vertelde dat de burgemeester heeft gezegd dat de pieten dit jaar zich niet hoeven bij te schminken als ze dat niet willen. Dat vond hij ook wel logisch. Tot slot had hij nog wel 2 prangende vragen: 1. hoe kan het dat je 's nachts de voetstappen van het paard niet hoort en 2. Hoe ziet de burgemeester er eigenlijk uit?