Ewold got married!

Ewold, one of my long-time friends, finally got married today. I'm so happy. Especially since we were all there, even Kyaw Kyaw. It was very early this morning, at 9, so it was an early rise-and-shine but it was really nice. I did miss some of it since Xenne was so busy but KK filmed a lot and í'm sure that, soon, i will see the pictures...

Now everybody is eating roti and kouseband, drinking wine and enjoy the late afternoon sun in the garden. We'll go to Soest soon to visit another friend. So very busy. especially since we only got here late yesterday evening after having spent the weekend near the German border at another friend's house. It was great there. Xenne had Jonas and Wiske (her kids) to play with and loads of toys. KK loved it since we went to Germany to eat pie!

Ok, time to go and keep an eye on Xenne. He's just come over to have a look at what i'm doing...

Already more than 2 weeks in The Netherlands

So far we've been very fortunate with the weather. Ok, not every day has been sunny and warm but we have had only one really bad day in which it was raining almost continuously. But even that day we could take Xenne uit in the evening for a short walk.

KK still is amazed at all the differences between Burma and Holland. He loves Brielle (the old town), which isn't so strange since it has beautiful old buildings. I love it too and wouldn't mind onwing a house there (but for that you need to have access to about a million Euro or more...) .

Xenne loves the garden and spends most of his day there chasing the dog and cat. The cat is called 'momo' (he uses the same word for when he wants something to eat) and the dog is called 'wawa'. The cat doesn't mind being handled a bit roughly every once in a while but the dog doesn't like it too much so we have to keep a good eye on that.

Now the 2 gentlemen are at the palyground which is right behind the house. Xenne climbs up the ladder of the slide and then slides down on his belly. Which he loves to do and can't get enough of....

What else.. oh we've been able to buy some excellent shoes for Xenne for discount prices. So hopefully he'll be covered for a year with that. It is so difficult to buy shoes in Burma since it is almost always plastic and/or sandals with no proper support. In Thailand it isn't much different. You can get a bit more there but still there isn't much choice and the prices are high for good quality shoes. So with this i was really happy.

We also bought tons of toys on a local fair for absolutely rock bottom prices ($0.50 to the most expensive item of $2,50). Now wé just have to find a way of taking it all back with us without paying for excess luggage. After all, we've also planned to bring some cheese (if it is packed properly it should be possible we've been assured) and other goodies...

The fair was a blast. For one thing there were loads of interesting things for sale (like wooden clogs and i actually needed a pair but eventually i settled for a few miniature versions. Easier to pack), and there wasx live music with old style instruments. Xenne loved that. He stood in front of the stage and danced the afternoon away. It was so cute and it looked like more people were watching Xenne than they were watching the artists. And we overheard many comments on him being so adorable.... What more could i want form a nice afternoon ;-)

Saturday

Wow, how time flies... We've been shopping and walking around Beautiful Brielle town. We've done some shopping in Spijkenisse too. We had too. We'd forgotten Xenne's buggy at the airport. That obviously can happen when your overly tired and hold a screaming baby (Xenne wasn't too happy when he couldn't take a cart through customs .....)

Life is good of course. KK saw a real cheese shop 2 days ago. He was stunned and didn't know where to look. So much cheese. And the owner of the shop has told us that we can take cheese with us depending on the kind of cheese and how they pack it. So.. we need to make a reservation for a few kilos in our luggage... ;-)

Today we're going to meet up with some of my friends and see the market in Rotterdam or The Hague. I'm not sure what the plans are exactly... I think none of us knows. I wouldn't be surprised if we just go out for lunch and talk.....

In the Netherlands-all 3 of us!!!

This time i write an update from the Netherlands. Finally normal internet access ;-)

KK got his visa and so all three of us are here. KK finds it all a bit overwhelming but he really enjoys it. Luckily it isn't too cold really, yesterday it was a whooping 27 degrees celsius so we sat outside and Xenne loved playing in the garden. The dog isn't too wild about having him here though, Xenne keeps trying to pat him but the dog runs away....

Anyways, with normal internet connections for the next 2 months, i'm sure i can keep this blog updated a bit more... And i'm sure i'll have much to tell