Hotel Mayflower Leiden
Beestenmarkt 3 Leiden, Zuid-Holland, 2312 CC, Netherlands
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Go to Leiden to learn the Haka
... to cut a long story short, negotiations between Maori representatives and the museum in Leiden (seems it took a couple of European summers) resulted in a compromise- Leiden would buy two waka, a fake fiberglass one to paddle and a carved kauri tree ceremonial one to be looked at, and of course, the ceremonial one would need a special house to live in….
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Paddling the Waka Teetee Up The Leiden Canal
I don't believe what I did today! It was totally off the cuff but even more enjoyable because of that. I paddled a canoe up the Leiden canal. But it wasn't any old canoe, it was the Maori waka teetee kura from New Zealand.
I'd been to see the Mana Maori Exhibition this morning, at the Volkenkunde Museum, Leiden, for the third time and spent three hours in there. Every time I go to that exhibition, I see and learn something new. I came ...
Mom's Birthday and visit with Elise in Leiden!
Happy Birthday to you! Hooray! This Thursday was Mom's Birthday! Dad was in London, but we still had an excellent time at home: eating delicious apple cake, exploring the town, playing monopoly, and much more! Dad soon arrived however, and we had a full family celebration, which included delicious cake, the BEST sausage ever, and a well played game ...
Settling in
Hii!
I've been in Amsterdam for exactly a month today, and I'm really feeling like this city is my home. It's so strange thinking about how much has happened so far in my time here, and that there is so much more to look forward to!!
Next weekend I'm going on my first trip- to Cologne, Germany. My good friend Larissa lives there, so I am going to stay with her for Carnivale. Apparently it's one of the biggest street festivals in Europe, so ...
Wilde Plannen
Het is gebeurd. Ik heb een blog. Een travel blog om precies te zijn. Ik denk dat dit mijn eerste social media ding is. Ik ben benieuwd of ik een mooi blog bij ga houden. Ik hoop dat ik hier af en toe een verhaaltje zal plaatsen over de reis door Zuid-Oost Azie die ik met Dorien ga maken.
De voorbereidingen zijn getroffen en de tickets zijn geboekt. We vliegen woensdag 19 januari 2011 vanaf Schiphol naar ...
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