2012 already?!

Some pictures of 2011:

My niece Frederieke was born in January (a few months later to the zoo with her busy dad)

Visit to Madrid in February

Italy in May with Birgitte, Jan and Saskia

Canoeing in Sweden in July

 Holland's cleanest beach in August

 New boyfriend in September

 Beach in Kenya, niece Anna modelling in October



Advanced cooking in December

some pictures

Hi all,

As a true dutch city woman i took home a few bunches of flowers from the market at the end of the saturday. Yellow, red, purple and orange tulips are colouring my appartment now.

The beatiful weather is continuing today. I'm planning on cycling near the river Linge to see the fruit trees in bloom, this afternoon.

But first i skyped with my sister Marilou in Kenya and now I need to get ready for a sunday morning class of body balance.

here some pictures:

Outdoor terrace 'on the wharf' at the Utrecht Oude Gracht.

Tiger Billy still going strong!

Same for my parents.

the youngest 5 of my nieces and nephews:

Mattias, Marie, Anna, Lina and Solane.

They were told to look angry for the picture, but the littlest ones are clearly more impressed by the example faces there parents are showing!

Utrecht, Kenia, Culemborg

Hi there,

it's been a while since my last post. Here's an update: I found a job in Culemborg which i started 1st of April. Before that, i got a chance to accompany my sister to Kenia where she will be living for the next few years. Also, i found a place to live in the beautiful city of Utrecht, from 1st of May onward. Some pictures of Kenia:

Tia Klaar

Marie, Klaar, Lina

Aribe, Navarra, Spain

Last weekend was spent in beautiful Navarra, Spain, with Regina and Dani, Nacho, Marta and Ricardo. Here are some pictures, curtosy of Nacho. Great weather, great scenery, great company, great food; what else does one need?

The view near Aribe

Marta having a beer

Difficult decision, Basaka or Patxaran

Milky way, via lactea

Selva de Irati

Night panorama

Hiding from the jabalis

Nightlife in Aribe

"I either didn't understand their Spanish or they just ordered even more food..."

Beegderheide

Beegderheide by morning 29-9-2008

Hopefully the weather will permit us to take a walk through the woods tomorrow morning too!

Klaar

GR11

Hi again,

As a goodbye (for now) to Spain, i hiked part of the GR11, a hike through the Pyrenees from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. I started in the national park of Ordesa (Aragon) and finished in Tavascan (Cataluña). It was great. Beautiful scenery, nice people on the route and in the refugios, fysical challenge and relaxation. I must come back here!
Some pictures:

Klaar