Eden Hotel Emmen

... in the main arena and did several celtic dances to celebrate.

As we were so close to the german border, I had to go there and jump from side to side between Germany and Holland... Just so I could say I've done it! hahahaha.
After my antics, as we were heading back to the car, we realised we were surrounded by a gigantic Hemp plantation and I decided to get some more humerous shots of myself amongst it.
It's not like you see that everyday!!!

... 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!

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!

- Alex

Hey all, Today Petra and I visited Westerbork, the ruins of a Nazi concentration camp which housed over 100,000 Jews, gypsy's and captured resistance fighters during World War Two. For those of you that know of or have read "The Diary of Anne Frank", this was the concentration camp that the Frank family were transported to before they were deported to the Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen camps. The entire camp itself is still surrounded by barbed - wire ...

... 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 ! :)

... have much time to spend with my dad... Well, my dad looks much happier compared with the time when we were living in Vuren. Stepma has grown fatter. As usual, she is like the eldest daughter of the family instead of a mom. I know why my dad loved her and not my mom, because Stepma has a kid's heart who will never have any bad intentions on you, and always ...

... ervaring. En dat is hier dus niet. Dus die mensen ook niet. Begrijpuwel? Wel een beetje een toer om hier te komen, want we zijn nog niet helemaal aan Miep gewend. We vertrouwen het niet echt als ze ons naar rechts of naar links wil hebben, en proberen constant haar te checken danwel op fouten te betrappen. Maar tot nu toe zijn wij de enigen die fouten ...

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 ...

... call it is oke for me to sleep at Ben's place. Thanks again!!!! Nice night talking and on the move again the next morning! Sightseeing a bit of Groningen before going to Veendam to hopefully pick up my licence. Will or will they not have my driver's licence? Luckily for me and for them they have!!!!! Finally the trip can really start, first destination Bremen or anywhere near there...