Martin N. at Auckland Airport 3 am on Tuesday 15 Dec 2009.
Departing on a 4 week trip to Viet Nam, Cambodia and Thailand.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Our new apartment
Our new apartment in Amsterdam Oud West.
That's my bike with the flowers on the basket.
Our slaapkamer
Living room...
... which opens out onto the garden.
Kitchen
Our garden!So great to have our own space after flatting with others for nearly 8 years.
See you all at christmas!
xS&T
Friday, October 9, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Toyota Changes Oct 2009
Our 1994 Corolla with 263,000 kms on the clock was hit rather hard while parked in our driveway 25 Sept.
The insurance people have written it off.
We have replaced it with a 2001 Toyota Will VS (jap concept car) with 110,000 kms on the clock.
Amazing vehicle....
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Peter & Helen - More Fiji photos August 2009
Approaching Sigatoka town - there is a big wind farm on the hill in the background.
Note that rugby is big deal in Fiji...see the beer sign..!!
The second photo shows me holding a big cluster of kava roots.
This is ground to a powder, and mixed with water, it's an important social drink in Fiji.
Third photo shows a Fiji-style boy racer car.
Car decoration is quite a fashion in Fiji, many taxis have weird stickers and gadgets.
like many aerials, horns stuck on the car.
Chrome wheel arches are the big fashion - that is super cool and flash man..!!!
FIJI Islands August 2009 - Peter & Helen
Several pictures of our winter escape holiday in Fiji.
Fiji is 3rd world in many respects, although no one goes hungry.
The Fijian people are very happy lot, despite having very little.Perhaps the kava drinking culture has got something to do with it..?
Everyone seems to be growing veges and fruit.
The amazing pot-holed roads and unpainted buildings are a feature.
The resorts are very nice, we stayed on the Coral Coast, travelled to Suva for one day.
One photo shows the Shangri-la hotel staff giving a cake to Helen on her birthday.
We also stayed on Malolo Island for 5 nights.
The sea was beautiful.
We stayed in Lautoka, the second biggest city for 3 nights.
Fiji was a different and cultural experience.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Summer with Sheryl!
Sheryl arrived in Amsterdam after a pretty gruelling flight- but she was ok and ready for action the next day. Toby and I took her for a walking tour of Amsterdam, checked out some markets and went to Vondelpark to relax.
Nieuwemarket
Vondelpark
Mum on my bike- the only time she ventured out on a bicycle!
Eating (the lekkerest) appeltart at Winkel in the Jordaan.
Antwerp- we went there for an afternoon on the way to Brugge. There's a great second-hand shop there!
Toby and I canal-side in Brugge- gorgeous place!
On the first Sunday of the month, Brugges hosts a huge Rummelmart- second-hand market.
Sheryl was amazed at all the blue and white china!
Sheryl was amazed at all the blue and white china!
Venezia!
St Maria Basilica, Venice- at dusk.
Sheryl on top of St Mark's Basilica
Collecting water, it was so warm!
Sheryl on board a traghetto (gondola taxi)
Sheryl and I putting our feet up in Venice.
Venice at night. Bella!
Geting all Italian.
We had the best food ever.
St Marks at dusk.
Venice from the air.Sheryl departed yesterday and should be arriving back in Hamilton as I write this.
It was so cool having her come over- it's been 18 months since I've been home to NZ, and I miss it so much. Toby and I are coming back at Christmas for 3 weeks, so I am looking forward to seeing everyone then. Only 6 months!
Amsterdam is great though and we are trying to make the most of the beautiful weather we are having. Mum was super lucky with the weather- I don't think she'll ever listen to me now when I complain about the horrible weather in Holland- it really is very average normally!
Venice was an amazing trip- it's like a story book city. Every turn reveals a new beautiful scene. If you could just remove a few tourists....ah well. We had a ball and enjoyed every minute of it. It was a really inspiring trip.
Love to all... sending some sun your way,
Sonya
It was so cool having her come over- it's been 18 months since I've been home to NZ, and I miss it so much. Toby and I are coming back at Christmas for 3 weeks, so I am looking forward to seeing everyone then. Only 6 months!
Amsterdam is great though and we are trying to make the most of the beautiful weather we are having. Mum was super lucky with the weather- I don't think she'll ever listen to me now when I complain about the horrible weather in Holland- it really is very average normally!
Venice was an amazing trip- it's like a story book city. Every turn reveals a new beautiful scene. If you could just remove a few tourists....ah well. We had a ball and enjoyed every minute of it. It was a really inspiring trip.
Love to all... sending some sun your way,
Sonya
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