Eden Hotel Emmen

... the battlements which we went straight to and watched until it finished.<br>Bourtange is surrounded by a series of hexagonal moats and large man made hills which have cannons at every point of entry.<br>We watched live sword fighting, celtic music, celtic dancing, archery and an array of other medievil treats which were all top quality and fantastic!<br>Most people there were dressed in period costumes and at the end of the day, all of the market stall holders ...

... en een tripje naar een eilandje van 7 X 14 kilometer dat zuidoosten onder Bali ligt. Daarnaast willen we natuurlijk zoveel mogelijk van het eiland zien, dus we zullen ook zeker een goed aantal weken aan het rondreizen zijn, maar dat zien wij dan wel weer!<br><br>Dat is het weer voor nu, er ligt nog een goede hoeveelheid inpakwerk klaar, dus laat ik daar maar zo zoetjes aan mee beginnen. Ik blog nog even weer vlak voor wij daadwerkelijk vertrekken. Tot dan!<br><br>- Alex<br>

... today which was kind of surreal. There is also a monument next to the reconstructed guard post which is made out of the original train tracks which carried 93 train loads of people from Westerbork to their eventual deaths in other camps. The tracks have been ripped upward and twisted to signify that no one can ever be sent to or from the camp ever again. The tracks also have wreaths of flowers and poems scattered along them from various people. We also ...

... te strekken. Dit is na een reis van zo'n 17 uur in het vliegtuig. Vanaf Hong Kong (HKG) is het nog 4 en een half uur vliegen naar Denpasar (DPS). En verder? Nu gaan wij eerst plannen wat wij gaan doen bij aankomst na de vlucht en hoe wij onze vakantie verder gaan vieren. Ik hou jullie op de hoogte. Groetjes van de familie van Dijk - Alex ~De vliegende blogger

Well peeps.... Blog is created, route is 1/2 planned and we have 14 days, 12hrs, and 10 mins to go! Susie has been reading other peoples blogs and wants to move to Chang Mai already to have a pet tiger cub, ride to work on an elephant and have 2hr massages every day! We shall see hey ! :)

... who always shares what he has. My eldest brother was 7 when I left... he is now 11 years old! His voice changed and he has become more mature. I don't need to run after him and feed him his food. He is taking care of his brothers now :) Dad has grown old a lot... This is the first time in my life having the feeling that I must go home more often or I might ...

... Haren (Ems, Dld), kregen zomaar prachtig plekje toegewezen, direkt aan een meertje. Mooi uitzicht. In het meer drijven ook nog van die gele bloemen en prachtige felroze waterlelies. Hoe die gele dingen heten weten we niet, plompeblaeren? Verder is hier niets, en bijgevolg ook geen vervelende mensen. Vervelende mensen houden namelijk altijd van vertier is ...

Below is just a silly sort of essay I came up with while commuting to work on a cold, gray, windy day. There is a sunnier sequal to it coming up soon. RUN! Leafless trees, lifeless lives And the unbearable greyness of being Just another rat in the race Just another rat in the lab Let them earn a little money Let them spent a little more Let them run in their tiny treadmills Let them run to the shops and store Nothing but stuff to fit their cage Invest ...

I wanted to visit them at the beginning of my trip, but they were on holiday themselves. My aunt, uncle and cousin in Emmen. After a 550km ride I make it to Emmen and as my mother warned them in advance, they are all at home. I realize with shame that I have not visited them in their new houses at all, and they have been living ...

... then planned I pack my bags, strap them to the bike and off I go, to Veendam at least. Where to sleep? I heared about Couchsurfing (free accommodation and meeting travelers around the world) before, but never looked into it till now, so late minute as I am, make myself a member and try to contact a person in Groningen to see if I can crash at his place...at 17.00 o'clock I get a ...