Talking with Ms. T in Netherlands online,
People in Netherlands don't care to be called their country either as Netherlands or as Holland. Holland was one part of Netherlands.
She introduced the place of Giethoorn for a visit. Her English is good with a slight accent. She lived in Japan for a short piriod of time.
I finished reading " The Word is Murder" 
This book is very good. The motive to kill people is not strong enough and tricks are simple. However, because there are a lot of clues or insinuations before the killer is revailed, if I were a good detective, I could solve the case.
Kindle is a convinient tool for me to read English books, because when I find new words, all I have to do is to click the word, then dictionary tells me the meanings. If I use a paper dictionary, it take a time and labor, then I forget the story of the book.
Today's new word: voluptuously(sexy), squalid, tousled(dirty), ravenous(starving), aspersion(blame), pugilist(boxer)