Hotdogs in a Can and Air Raid Sirens!

Look what we found!!!!  If you look closely.....at the bottom of the can it says American recipe!

Yesterday we had the neighborhood BBQ...it took place in front of our house. Andrew hooked up the stereo and brought it outside and he turned on some good ole' American Country music. Everyone seemed to enjoy it!  We served up my chili, which I heard several people say was "lekker" (delicious!) and put some bottles of beer in a bucket of ice. I had also made deviled eggs to share with everyone. Other people had brought some nice salads, sandwiches, breads and one of the neighbors (thankfully) made a yummy cake for dessert!

They aren't big on ice here....soooooo, I had brought a couple of ice trays from the U.S. (thank you Target!) and we prepared made a bunch ahead of time for the party!  Here are just a few pictures from our first Haarlem BBQ!

The street was blocked off, so we were able to put tables and chairs out, the BBQ's and just enjoy without having to move every time a car came down the street.

We never did open the can of hotdogs.......we will try them another time!


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Soooooooo, at noon the 1st Monday of the month there is always a test of their air raid sirens! I completely forgot about it........it scared the heck out of me!  I found this Youtube clip of what it sounds like...I guess the sirens are all over the country.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obAT35zk-xY

I found this explanation on someone else's blog:

once a year every Dutch household gets (or should get) a sheet of instructions what to do when those sirens go off for real. You’re supposed to tune in to the local radio or tv station, or check the internet. (The latter, however, quickly gets an overload of visitors and shuts down.) And – depending on the emergency – you’re to close windows and doors.
Two years ago they accidently pushed the button for all the sirens in Friesland to go off in stead of just the ‘affected’ area when there was a fire in a cheese factory and one of the big gas tanks on the premises threatened to blow sky high.