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 ;-)