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Monday, February 02, 2009

Spain 27th January - 1st February 2009

Let's start with my latest vacation, I know I still have to write about the wonderfull time I had in Heidelberg, but that will come; it's a promise!

So, on Tuesday 27th of January I left Rotterdam at 9.20 by car to leave to Amsterdam Schiphol, with my best friend whom I knows for 21,5 years. At 13.00 our flight to Madrid was about to happen; our first vacation together in many years. We arrived just 15 minutes late in Madrid, and we went by metro and a nice walk to our Hotel Victoria 4, a three star hotel. Normally when I travel, I use to stay at friends places, but now we had chosen to stay in two hotels.

After refreshing after a long journey, we went out for dinner. When we got home from dinner, it was to early to go to sleep, we walked around our hotel to have a drink and found a great bar, Café del Soul. It's an amazing place. As you can see they have the same "chairs" as in parque de Guell in Barcelona. We had an amazing evening there, and we got home after 2.

On Wednesday was the first meeting planned, namely with Lola. We met her at plaza de puerte del Sol, this is one of the most important square's in Madrid, here the center of activity is placed. We went for a nice drink in a place where they had internet; which we used twice after our meeting with Lola. After the coffee, we went for a nice walk to the Opera and the .... . Then it was time for lunch, so it was around 2 o'clock. We went to the beerstation a nice place, and there we had a three course lunch. We all took different things, and it was all delicious. After that we had a small walk, and we had to say goodbye to Lola, since the next day she would leave for a long weekend trip for ski-ing :)

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Back on track

Finally!

A new entry in my blog.... soon will come more, as I am back on track.
Instead of sitting home, I am travelling again, and also less and less home :)
There are already many travelplans in my head, and most of them will come true!

So soon more news from me, on my blog!

See you somewhere in Europe!

HUgs,

René

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Budapest August 2007

Budapest with the woman I love

On Friday 17 August I left after work to Budapest.



The next day before I went to the airport to pick up my love, I did a walk around Budapest.



The Gellért hill, with the saint Gellért statue.



One of the many bridges which cross the Donau, Erzsébet híd.



The Parliament in the background



One of the many churches on the bank of the Donau.



The Chainbridge with the lions, Lánchid.



The Red Bull Airrace was in town, on Monday they had the race.



Saint Stefansbasiliek.



Nice art ;)



A nice park in the middle of Budapest



The museum right in front of Mariann's house.



The plane which brought my love.... a bit later but I was so happy!!!



Catalina in front of a Church



The Gellért hill



Catalina with in the background the bridge Szabadság híd



The Gellért Hotel



The monument for Imre Nagy with my baby



The Partliament


This was a great weekend with my love, and we are very thankfull to Mariann, since we stayed in her house, while she was sick and at her parents... I hope she will get well very soon.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

More SU



Waiting on the SU participants (Sebastiaan with pax Milena)



Vatan whom waited with me all day on the participants



Rogier with the pax Iva and Vitek



Having a drink in the old harbour



Kodak photo moment at the bridge



It's not cold (nou frig)



Boats and boats, bigger and biggest :)



"The Rotterdam" cruiseship



Holland America Line (Old) and Montevideo (new)



Las Palmas buidling with a fishrestaurant on top



The Erasmusbridge



Heineken Experience in Amsterdam



Van Gogh Museum ;)



The Dam in Amsterdam



Sleeping beauty Pedro :)

Monday, July 23, 2007

SU visiting city hall





Visiting the local party: Leefbaar Rotterdam



The first cup of tea and coffee




Having fun



The room of the elderman



Drinking tea and coffee




Waiting on the mayor of Rotterdam



Some explaination how it will work



Listening to Ivo Opstelten, mayor of Rotterdam



The mayor is speeching



Tour in city hall is starting, painting of the queens on the wall



Explaination in the main hall



Patrick getting married with Natasha :)



Look at the painting at the wall in the first class wedding room



Explaination of the welcome hall



The council room



The wedding photo :D



Nice craftsmanswork



Waiting outside before the rosegarden of the cityhall



Rotterdam city



The libary of Rotterdam



More of Rotterdam