Tulip Inn Oosterhout

Ann took Jimmy and I for a good 1.5 hour walk around her neighbourhood. It's absolutely beautiful!! I almost didn’t feel like I was in the country to be honest.

All the homes in her neighbourhood are custom built and a lot of them are very modern looking. This also applies to the landscaping around these homes as well.

Ann’s house is also quite modest and since the last time I was here, she’s done a few upgrades, including ...

... afscheid nemen van vrienden en familie, nemen we nu ook afscheid van onze huisdieren en ons huisje. Het is nu thuis stiller en het voelt een stuk anders...

Nog even het weekend de laatste dingen doen en dan gaan we het beleven. Tot nu toe is het vooral heel veel doen geweest en is er weinig tijd geweest voor om te realiseren dat we echt voor een lange tijd op reis ...

... in the day.

My first impression was a train station with not a single place to sit and with not a single place open to eat or grab some coffee. My plan to chill out on arrival went cold on me fast and that cold unwelcoming place quickly put a chill in me. I milled about until the first joint that actually had seating opened at 6:30 and sat down (finally) to some tea. Not a minute after my cup was empty the cashier came over and told me to leave. Seriously...no ...

... zo uit zien: 23 nov aankomst bangkok 27 nov Chiang mai 2 dec Laos Luang Prabang 5 dec Vang Vieng 8 dec Vientiane 12 dec Vietnam Hanoi 15 dec Halong Bay boottocht 2/3 dgn 19 dec Hue 23 dec Hoi An 27 dec Nha Trang 31 dec Dalat 3 jan Saigon 8 jan ...

We got up at 4:45 to catch a bus to go to the Train station to get our tickets to go on a bus to go on a ferry to get to Hoek van Holland (The Hook of Holland). We met this nice old woman and talked to her all the way to the Netherlands. It was odd leaving such a huge city I had only spent 2 days in. Very mixed feelings but I'm sure I'll get used to that seeing Western Europe in just 3 months. The ferry was more like a cruise ship and I slept ...

There really isnt much to write home about Rotterdam, its very much an average sized town, with pleasant enough areas to go alongside one of the largest ports in the world. We wondered around and most of the town was quiet, although this was largely to do with the North Sea Jazz festival, which most of the town and all the tourists packed into it were off to see. We caught up a bit with it ...

... check if our new 2Gb SD card James (Rob's brother) gave us works on his laptop (it doesn't)... So we're looking for a cable connector between the camera and the computer. As soon as that is fixed, we'll post some pictures! And finally, for those who know that I don't drink coffee... well, jetlag has forced me to return to the dark side. Coffee tastes so different here (just like Coke). I'll keep you updated! Chris and Rob

... it would be from all the rain, not from jumping in the sea (every Dutch person I met in Europe would immediately say 'Bring a raincoat' after I told them I'd be going in September). I actually got exceptionally lucky with the weather, instead of rain, it was beautiful, days you'd want to be out on the beach. Since Mandy has turned into a bit of a windsurfing addict she tried to teach me as well. Now, I haven't been on a windsurf board since I was 11 or 12 and my experience on the ...

... around and told various things about Diamonds. They also brought out a series of Diamonds worth thousands of dollars for us to look at. They were pretty amazing. They also showed us all the different types of cuts and told us the three things you look for when buying diamonds; colour, clarity and cut. This is what dictates the price a diamond will go for. If only I could ...

... is the ultimate overachiever. Sanne always tells me what a great job Julie is doing. The funny thing is she also tells me in the class about Julie. For example, in one lesson I had to describe myself. I told Sanne that I was 'not very romantic' and she said "that's not what Julie says". Sanne is always telling me what Julie says about me in her lesson. It's pretty funny. Sanne is also very honest. Brutally honest. Chris also is taking his lessons with Sanne. He once asked ...