We're back in The Netherlands after a long haul from the South of France. Now the holiday is unofficially over..... Tomorrow Xenne will get his last vaccination shots, and the grueling task of packing will begin.... 50 kilos we can take as lugagge with an additional 30 as carry-on, It sounds like a lot but i can tell you it is not. Especially not if you have a lot of kids stuff to take with you. And don't forget that those 30 kgs of carry-on we need to drag around ourselves in addition to steering an active child in the right direction (or carrying him if he is too tired).
The hotel in Bangkok has been booked. It is a hotel that i know since my parents stayed there once so it'll be nice to go too after a long flight. In Burma we want to go to a hotel we know but somehow we hear nothign from them. Then again, i haven't heard anything from there in a over a week and i still need my papers from teh school for my visa. So maybe there are some problems with the internet there. Who knows.....
We'll be staying in a hotel for a few days in which we hope to find a decent apartment for 3 months. When we have that, we have a long period to look for a nice place.
Anyways, 'real' life is knocking on the door again. There's work to be done. In more than one way....
Monday, 3 August 2009
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
A hi from the south of France
Here we are enjoying a nice, often sunny back terras with occasional trips a bit further afield like the local abbey, St. Emilion and, tomorrow, Spain. KK is amassing countries this trip: the Netherlands; Belgium (camping), Germany (sandwich), France (visiting my parents) and Spain for some tapas.......
Xenne is doing great, he,s got a whole new, huge backyard to play in. Of course there are many places he's not allowed to go and that is exactly where he would love to go most... Luckily there is much that distracts him like the mini-pool, the real pool (when we are in it too obviously), the most recent addition ( a present from some acquaintances here) an aircastle with a slide of sorts and a baby-pool.
As i'm trying to write this I actually am stuck. There is so much to write and so little time to do so. Where do I start. Do I start at all? I think i will be my usual lazy self and abandon the real info for a later date.... I know I know you don't think there'll ever be that date. Maybe. But now i need to book our hotel in Bangkok since i don't fancy dragging our tired selfs, Xenne, and all our stuff through Bangkok in search of a hotel for 2 nights. So first things first....
Xenne is doing great, he,s got a whole new, huge backyard to play in. Of course there are many places he's not allowed to go and that is exactly where he would love to go most... Luckily there is much that distracts him like the mini-pool, the real pool (when we are in it too obviously), the most recent addition ( a present from some acquaintances here) an aircastle with a slide of sorts and a baby-pool.
As i'm trying to write this I actually am stuck. There is so much to write and so little time to do so. Where do I start. Do I start at all? I think i will be my usual lazy self and abandon the real info for a later date.... I know I know you don't think there'll ever be that date. Maybe. But now i need to book our hotel in Bangkok since i don't fancy dragging our tired selfs, Xenne, and all our stuff through Bangkok in search of a hotel for 2 nights. So first things first....
Saturday, 11 July 2009
Some pictures of our trip to the Netherlands
Well, we haven't finished with the holiday yet but since i couldn't sleep this morning it'll be an excellent opportunity to post a bit here....
At the nieuwe Maasvlakte where we'd seen how they are claiming new land from the sea after which we went to the beach.
Xenne and his great grandma.
Here he shows her how he knows head-shoulders-knees-and-toes.....
Xenne and Kyaw Kyaw eating a sandwhich with real german sausage in Germany....
KK showing the entry sign for The Netherlands....
At Castle Te Haar in Haarzuilen.
After the visit to the castle when we were exploring the gardens.
Who is afraid of the big bad dinosaur?
Not US!
A fantastic view from the St. Catharine church tower over Brielle.
Kyaw Kyaw at the mill in Brielle.
At the nieuwe Maasvlakte where we'd seen how they are claiming new land from the sea after which we went to the beach.
Xenne and his great grandma.
Here he shows her how he knows head-shoulders-knees-and-toes.....
Xenne and Kyaw Kyaw eating a sandwhich with real german sausage in Germany....
KK showing the entry sign for The Netherlands....
At Castle Te Haar in Haarzuilen.
After the visit to the castle when we were exploring the gardens.
Who is afraid of the big bad dinosaur?
Not US!
KK in The Hague before our parlament buildings.
In the Escher museum in The Hague.
In Amsterdam from a canal boat....
Saturday, 4 July 2009
Time flies when you have fun
Another week (and a bit) have passed and we've spend time in Soest and Zoetermeer and The Hague. And we've visited Scheveningen en Amsterdam (which KK loved). So we're all a wee bit tired but we have a few more busy days ahead of us but then Xenne will get his vaccination shots and we'll 'relax' for a few days to give him time to be sick of that if he needs to be.
There is so much to write that i don't know where to begin so i give up before i start.....
There is so much to write that i don't know where to begin so i give up before i start.....
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
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...
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...
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
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 ;-)
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, 6 June 2009
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.....
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.....
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