#klomp

Also the names being used in the kredits are the same as the kremlings that have been featured in the SNES games.

Old drawing of Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong, Klubba, Kruncha, Kannon and Klomp from Donkey Kong Country 2 parodying "El Dorado"

Enemy sprites from the Donkey Kong Land 2 remake!

Seems like I accidentally fell over and just sprited nearly all of them!  

Here’s the first batch!

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Klomp, klomp, klompen!

It was inevitable that I was to write a blog about these characteristic wooden shoes so widely associated with the Netherlands! Some of you know them as “Dutch clogs” but Nederlanders know them as “klompen”.

Now, let’s get this straight. The term “clog” is actually an umbrella term that refers to all types of hardy wooden shoe, often used as protective footwear for farmers, miners and factory workers. This also covers the clogs worn for fashionable purposes, such as Japanese geta (the wooden sandals with an elevated wooden base and fabric thong, usually worn with a kimono or yukata).

Now, with klompen, they are described as a “whole foot clog” from the Netherlands. Approximately 3 million - drie miljoen! - klompen are made yearly, mostly to satisfy the tourist market. However, there are still farmers and gardeners that use them daily in their working lives. They are made from willow or poplar.

The crazy thing about klompen, is that they’ve been officially accredited as safety shoes with the CE mark (mandatory conformity marking for certain products sold within the EEA) because they are almost impenetrable to sharp objects and some corrosive substances. Additionally, rather than denting and potentially crushing the wearer’s foot, klompen split when applied pressure. This means that they are easy to remove, should an accident happen. Wat leuk.

My boyfriend bought me the cute pair in the photo a couple of years back, before we moved here (even before we knew we were going to move here, in fact!) but last year he bought me a large pair of blank klompen for me to paint! I still haven’t finished them, but it’s a nice little project to keep me busy in my spare time. Mooi!

ENG / ESP ------------- I have wanted to do this tracing for a long time. The original scene is from "El Dorado". I think Klubba is too strong to intimidate other kremlings, so none of them will attempt anything at the kiosk. Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong (not related), Kruncha, Kannon, Klomp and Klubba are from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest ------------- Hace tiempo que yo quería hacer este tracing. La escena original es de "El Dorado". Considero que Klubba es demasiado fuerte como para intimidar a otros kremlings, por lo cual ninguno intentará nada en el kiosco. Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong (sin parentesco), Kruncha, Kannon, Klomp and Klubba are from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest.