Hotel de Doelen Leiden
Rapenburg 2 Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
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Opening Ceremony of Maori Boathouse
... team of Maori carvers on the prow and stern posts of the wakas and the boathouse and George Nuku, from Te Kohanga Reo o Ranana. This is an organisation in London, which falls under the auspices of Ngati Ranana Maori Culture Club. They provide education and support for their children and families living in London, to help their children learn more about their language, customs and identity.
We were invited to move over to ...
Paddling the Waka Teetee Up The Leiden Canal
... mana (power/status) attached to them.
Well it was a great experience. You should have seen my face during and afterwards. I was beaming! Koos Wabeke and his crew made my day. Really. I can honestly say that it was an ambition achieved and was absolutely delighted to have been given the opportunity. It's something that I won't forget.
It was a shame though that there was no one to take a photo of me in the waka. Maybe next time.
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Chillin on a dutch couch
I was very excited as we were on the
train from Schipol airport to Leiden in the Netherlands. We were en
route to meet my brother who I hadn't seen since Christmas 2009 and
to see his wife and most excitingly his son, my nephew, Oliver! Ollie
was born in June of last year and so far I had only seen him in
photo's and on skype so I couldn't wait.
We arrived in Leiden ...
This country is so small
... Friday, a game that ended at 11:50 p.m., but today he lost a good game to a Russian GM who is also a chess coach. (While Keith was playing we went into Leiden, took another boat tour, then walked around the city for most of the afternoon, eventually walking back to our hotel).
Tomorrow we leave Keith to keep playing chess, while we head to Den Haag and then on to Belgium.
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Nog 2 weken....
... goede aanbieding en we hebben hebben de verleiding niet kunnen weerstaan…We vieren oud & nieuw op 31 december in Ushuaia en vertrekken dan op 1 januari in de middag met de boot naar de zuidpool. Niet teveel champagne dus, want de Drake passage staat erom bekend erg ruw te zijn en dat gaat niet goed samen met een nieuwjaarskater. Voor een voorproefje, kijk alvast op: http://www.gapadventures.com/trips/anta rctica-classic/XVCASX/2011/trip-details /
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This hotel was formerly known as: De Doelen



