Mercure Groningen Martinipl 3m

No photo's this time guys!
I just wanted to share the fantastic news with you all that I am officially a Dutch resident.
The lawyer called us with the news on Monday morning.
We are ecstatic. This means I can reapply for a five year residency in July next year.
It also means I can now search for work.
I will keep you all informed of how that search goes and of my ongoing travels.

Wish me luck!

Shannon.

... 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!!!

On Saturday, Petra, her mum and I took a day trip to Appingedam.
This city has the famous hanging kitchens.
The kitchens of the houses closest to the canal hang out over the water.
This was so, back in the 16 and 1700's, the occupants could drop a bucket down through their kitchen floor and gather water for the house.
We also had a look ...

... I left from Liverpool Street station London, on Thursday the 23 July, and we're off to Berlin tomorrow where she leaves me and I fly solo.

Hopefully the photos speak for themselves...in this, my very first entry on 26 July.

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... the day and celebrations ended at 6pm as opposed to the usual 10pm. This was the first time in recent history that anything like this had happened and it brought the reality of world terrorism home to Holland...Big Time!!! We partied hard anyway and we, once again, enjoyed d.j's pumping tunes out of house parties in every street along with the town square rockin out in true Queens Day fashion with local and international d.j's and ...

... Australia go through trying to be accepted into the Australian culture and I can tell you it would not be easy for them. Here, I am the foreigner and the Dutch people are a lot more accepting of people who don't speak their language than a lot of Australians I know. Oh well, I'd best be off now but to those of you I won't get the chance to speak to before next year, have a very merry christmas and a happy new year all of you. LotsaLove.

... but was distracted when the guy opposite me was joined by his girlfriend. The fact that Dutch women are hot was confirmed, once again ... Walking back to the hostel, action on the streets had picked up significantly, particularly on Poelestraat, the centre of the nightlife. Being a University town, it's renowned for that. Despite the chilly evening air, the outdoor cafes were buzzing. Chatted with the hostel hottie a bit more before going ...

... once I got in London I found a hostel for my first night and the following day i met up with my aunt vangie, ben joel and carolyn. It was great to see them again. Then After spending the afternoon with them I was ready to get off my feet as I had my 20kg bag on my back the whole afternoon. Then I met up with one of my freinds that I studied with in Germany. he lives just outside the london city center, so i crashed on his floor for 3 nights or ...

... cross fingers for good weather). Concepcion will be our next stop for the more serious work, and via Valparaiso we will return to Santiago de Chile, spend about a week here before we have to go back to the Netherlands, ofcourse via Madrid. Well this is it in short. I'll try to update this as complete and often as possible when we are in Chile. So it's goodbye for now and if you have some useful tips, they ofcourse are more then welcome.

(Originally published at http://www.troysgonewalkabout.com)
< br>From the very south-east of the country we spent the entire morning on four separate trains getting to the very north-east, ending up in the university town of Groningen. We enjoyed the afternoon in customary fashion, traversing the town’s squares and parks and passing by the rusty old boats crammed end-to-end along the canals.

It was my last ...