maria 🍎
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sleepy punk, bikes, & montessori. utrecht 🇳🇱 via memphis 〽️ weekly bike streams @ twitch.tv/MariaNotMarie
Dutch train station bathrooms quietly going from 80¢ to €1.10 seems crazy to me:
December 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Dutch train station bathrooms quietly going from 80¢ to €1.10 seems crazy to me:
Spent yesterday in my favorite Dutch city, Groningen. The winterstad in the Grote Markt had just the right amount of Christmas cozy, bright lights, and big mugs of glühwein.
December 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Spent yesterday in my favorite Dutch city, Groningen. The winterstad in the Grote Markt had just the right amount of Christmas cozy, bright lights, and big mugs of glühwein.
I dread cleaning the exterior windows of my house because I’m awful at it. I finally realized it’s because everywhere else I’ve lived had burglar bars on the windows so of course I’m horrible at this chore.
December 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I dread cleaning the exterior windows of my house because I’m awful at it. I finally realized it’s because everywhere else I’ve lived had burglar bars on the windows so of course I’m horrible at this chore.
Totally fine never driving a car again but could be convinced by a tiny car adorned with a snail decal 🚗🚙
December 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Totally fine never driving a car again but could be convinced by a tiny car adorned with a snail decal 🚗🚙
Listening to a strangers short form video slop blast from their phone on the train at 6am is enough to make me agree that yes, it really is the damn phones.
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Listening to a strangers short form video slop blast from their phone on the train at 6am is enough to make me agree that yes, it really is the damn phones.
biked 40km from utrecht to gouda, ate a solid doner kip broodje, and ended up at a beer bar full of plastic ducks with a very sleepy beagle.
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
biked 40km from utrecht to gouda, ate a solid doner kip broodje, and ended up at a beer bar full of plastic ducks with a very sleepy beagle.
walked 11 kilometers and ate mapo tofu at my favorite restaurant in leidseplein. a nice, cold day in amsterdam.
November 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
walked 11 kilometers and ate mapo tofu at my favorite restaurant in leidseplein. a nice, cold day in amsterdam.
In this substack post I will defend Lombardy Kroger from the slander it’s receiving on tiktok…
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
In this substack post I will defend Lombardy Kroger from the slander it’s receiving on tiktok…
I parked my bike on the sidewalk one too many times and have to walk over and free it from city bike jail today. €25, free my omafiets 👩🏻⚖️
November 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I parked my bike on the sidewalk one too many times and have to walk over and free it from city bike jail today. €25, free my omafiets 👩🏻⚖️
One of my most annoying digital habits is commenting on Tiktoks made while driving. Please, I should just scroll, but I can’t stop myself. 🫡
November 2, 2025 at 2:07 PM
One of my most annoying digital habits is commenting on Tiktoks made while driving. Please, I should just scroll, but I can’t stop myself. 🫡
Wasp update/real life nightmare description: They weren’t just in the bathroom wall. They were in the recessed lighting in the bathroom ceiling too.
October 31, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Wasp update/real life nightmare description: They weren’t just in the bathroom wall. They were in the recessed lighting in the bathroom ceiling too.
There are wasps in my bathroom wall and the 1st pest guy I called suggested “just wait a month and they will go away.” 🙃
October 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
There are wasps in my bathroom wall and the 1st pest guy I called suggested “just wait a month and they will go away.” 🙃
Is everywhere dealing with widespread broken escalators or is this specific to where I live?
October 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Is everywhere dealing with widespread broken escalators or is this specific to where I live?
Big news: Dark mode on the NS train information boards has begun at Utrecht Centraal! #netherlands #accessibility
October 27, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Big news: Dark mode on the NS train information boards has begun at Utrecht Centraal! #netherlands #accessibility
Integrating by eating 1 half of a sandwich at a time in the rain as needed
October 15, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Integrating by eating 1 half of a sandwich at a time in the rain as needed
Headed to The Red Line demonstration for Palestine in Amsterdam, the Amersfoort train platform is packed with people in red ♥️♥️♥️
October 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Headed to The Red Line demonstration for Palestine in Amsterdam, the Amersfoort train platform is packed with people in red ♥️♥️♥️
Exploring the Dutch city of Eindhoven by city bike today on Twitch. Street art, boppin’ around, looking for a sunny terrace. See you in an hour: m.twitch.tv/marianotmarie/
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October 1, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Exploring the Dutch city of Eindhoven by city bike today on Twitch. Street art, boppin’ around, looking for a sunny terrace. See you in an hour: m.twitch.tv/marianotmarie/
2 windmills from my sunday
September 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
2 windmills from my sunday
My new series: Spotted at Albert Heijn
September 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
My new series: Spotted at Albert Heijn
humbling to realize that I’m bad at washing windows as an adult because I’ve only lived in houses with burglar bars on them 🙃 photo example for my normal people:
August 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
humbling to realize that I’m bad at washing windows as an adult because I’ve only lived in houses with burglar bars on them 🙃 photo example for my normal people:
Highly specific bike/tech issue: My iPhone compass experiences some kind of interference when mounted to my steel frame bike, which confuses all map apps and gets me immediately lost if I use them. And apparently this is just a niche but common problem?
August 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Highly specific bike/tech issue: My iPhone compass experiences some kind of interference when mounted to my steel frame bike, which confuses all map apps and gets me immediately lost if I use them. And apparently this is just a niche but common problem?
The stereotype of American children traveling abroad to loudly scare pigeons isn’t complained about enough.
August 8, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The stereotype of American children traveling abroad to loudly scare pigeons isn’t complained about enough.
I go to the Irish pub because they have 1 TV dedicated to music videos.
August 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I go to the Irish pub because they have 1 TV dedicated to music videos.
A photo from a 2 hour bike ride that turned into 4 hours thanks to absolutely brutal headwind. Netherlands problems.
July 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A photo from a 2 hour bike ride that turned into 4 hours thanks to absolutely brutal headwind. Netherlands problems.