Thursday, January 3, 2008

London


Yes, you're right, this is not London, but a Dutch beach at the second day of Christmas. My parents (the two on the left) and I, biked there for a little walk. Guess more people had that idea in mind...

Just a nice street in London, which I found when I was walking around early morning, (my bus arrived at 6 am).

Changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace (which is behind me).

Veerle, calling 'our' Spanish friends, so we would have a free place to sleep.

Big Ben, Westminster Hall and the Houses of Parliament.

It is just a huge crack in the floor, but because we're in a museum of modern art, we're going to have a véry good look at it...

More modern art outside, with St. Pauls Cathedral at the other side of the Thames.

Weird street artist; blasting a plastic glove with his nose, wearing a quilt, balancing on a stepladder.

The tower of London.

Tower Bridge.



Jewel Tower, at Westminster Abbey.


Museum of Natural History. Entrance for free, year-round, and wáy too busy for me.
Veerle and I walked around in the streets of London, and in its parks, for three days, after we found eachother Friday morning. I travelled by bus (20.15-06.00), from The Hague, passing Rotterdam, Breda and Antwerpen, to Calais (France). From there one and a half hour on the boat to Dover and some more hours to London. All breaks, stops and costums checks, and of course the bus in itself, caused two nights of just 2 hours sleep.
We got our rest at the appartment of three Spanish guys, complete with hot shower, bed, dvd-player and oven (for our pizza's)!

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Brugge, Belgium

Around five, six, weeks ago, I travelled to Brussels, by train, where I was supposed to meet Veerle (my 'African' friend from school). We enjoyed ourselves in the capital of Belgium that day till we had to take the last train towards Brugge, where she and her parents live. Brugge's whole centre is UNESCO heritage, and there are lots of café's, bars and pubs, so I stayed for a couple of days :) It was a kind of cold, but I enjoyed some home-cooked Belgium meals, some movies, lots of Belgium specials, Veerle's (/everybody's) company and Brugge itself. So, thanks guys!




Manneken Pis, in Brussels

The royal palace, with Belgim flag, in Brussels

Brussels
Brugge (from now on)








Tourists in all kinds and sizes

Brugge, as seen from the tower Belfort (366 steps up)


Mhmm. They came up with a couple of hundred Belgium special beers. Hot waffles with sugar. Chips. And Belgium chocolate, mixed in this pancake on at least three different ways!
Right now I'm at my parents place, where I did spend my Christmas days, and the ones around them. Soon I'll be in the train to Delft, where I need to get some things done, pack some other things, and than I'll get into a bus for the whole night to.... London!! I don't need to work this whole week, and Veerle arrived there yesterday, so we're gonna have some more fun in the United Kingdom. Till Sunday.
By the way, is spend with a 't' or a 'd' ?

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Maastricht, kringweekend 2.3

Finally the pictures of that weekend with my biblestudy group. Nr. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 were shot by me, myself and I.



Pure enjoyment, this beautiful lady




Each cross is there to remember one fallen soldier

Waiting for the bus

Maastricht, and 7 of us

Our present (as found at the attic of my house, 2 minutes before we left) with the poem, for the ladies, to thank them for their hospitality. It had something to do with knights, hills, horses etc.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

New personal record

Wauw.
I was pretty tired the last few weeks, and last night (1.00 am) I decided to nót set an alarm. This 'morning' when I opened my eyes, thinking, 'Ok, now I feel like I've slept enough', reaching for my phone to check the time, I barely believed it: 14.40...
I checked the time earlier, that was when one of my roommate's, Henrik, was going through my clothes laying on the floor, in search of the key of his bike, around 8.45 am. But between that moment in time, and about an hour ago, there's nothing but a heavenly black hole...

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Hi there.

No work today. Just studying, (so) I found some time to edit the pictures in the post about Belgium. They're bigger now.
Last week I visited Veerle in Bruge, Belgium, for some days. Together we discovered Brussels, and she showed me all the good things of her city Bruge. As always, pictures are on their way. And now I am on my way to a wet and windy football practice.

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Terschelling



Mum and dad eating a krentenbol, hiding against the wind



Pure mystical craziness. How life and living, nature and surviving, works



One brother, with his girlfriend, one sister and two parents.
(Finally some pictures which I shot myself, with my parents' camera.)