Recently, I have talked to people quite often about dogs. Don’t know why, it just happened like that.And yesterday, I took a small walk. Yes, with my crutch around the building where I live. I need fresh air every day! Then, quite unexpectedly, a young dog came up around a corner of the building. Black…
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Almost off to Sweden…
One more day at work and then we are off to Sweden. I have been really looking forward to this. And I not alone. It will be good for us to get together again with Mel. It really has been too long that we saw her. And I’m looking forward to some real Greek hugs.It…
Dorotheus
Today I learned a fun fact about one of my Christian names.My full name is Robertus Dorotheus Maria. Knowing that my parents were Catholic, it is very clear were “Maria” comes from. I always thought that the names Robertus Dorotheus were Latin based. For Robertus this is partly correct. The name Robertus is indeed Latin,…
Haaksbergen
Haaksbergen is a municipality and a town in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Overijssel, in the Twente region. There are around 25.000 inhabitants. Haaksbergen covers 105.55 km² ground (of which water: 0.27 km²). First signs of people living in the area of Haaksbergen were found at the Buursebeek and are from around 800…
Beckbury, West Midlands UK
Around 50 kilometers North of Birmingham, in the county of Shropshire (West Midlands), lays a small idyllic English town called Beckbury. Beckbury has a special meaning to me. It was the first town outside The Netherlands, where I travelled as 17 year girl (almost 18!!!) alone, without my parents or anyone else. It was also…
Utrecht… and a surprise
Marion suggested some weeks ago to go sometime to the city of Utrecht again. Utrecht is a beautiful city to have a good walk, visit some shops and enjoy some good food. I found this a very good idea and so we planned already a few weeks ago to go there today. As we do…
Leipzig
Europe has many wonderful cities, but some are really special. These are beautiful cities as our own Amsterdam, but also Vienna and Prague. And for me the city where I am right now, Leipzig. I have been here now several times for my work and two times together with Rob (as extension of a working…
Artis, zoo of Amsterdam
Yesterday Marissa, Marion and I visited Artis. Artis is a zoo located in the city of Amsterdam. The weather yesterday was extreme nice, which added greatly to the mood of our visit. Because of the good weather it was also quite busy at Artis, but luckily not too crowded. It was very nice to wander…
Amsterdam EXPO is no more….
At times I like to visit exhibitions and museums. It is a great way to expand your knowledge about all kind of subjects like history, art or biology. And some exhibitions are just great fun. One of the places I always loved to go for exhibitions was the Amsterdam EXPO (Amsterdam South, at the so-called…
Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam (again).
Today I visited the Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam again. Yes, I have been there before. But the Hortus Botanicus is one of those places that you (well, at least me) keep returning to. Every part of the year makes the Hortus very different. I went there alone today. Marion is away for the weekend. And…