Leeuwarden, here we come!
August 2, 2008
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The country I am referring to is called Friesland, in local slang Fryslan. Many visitors to the Netherlands don't come any further then Amsterdam. That's a pitty. There is so much more the Netherlands has to offer. We even have a country in a country. The province of Friesland (Fryslan) is the only province in the Netherlands where the signs that shows you that you enter a town or city are bilangual. The people here are proud of their province and their culture. They keep the tradition of their own language alive.
We where lucky to have a very active TravBuddy member living in the capital of Friesland, Leeuwarden. Wendy van der Veer (Matt called her Wendy of the Feather) organised a meetup in Leeuwarden for this weekend and did a more then splendid job.
A Frysian welcome to the Oranje Eden Hotel? No, it's just Ket farting..
The hotel carpark and Jos his secret hiding place
The pictures I took don't include the sailing on Sunday, since I left my camera on a safe spot in the ship. (I think I have to lend some pics from others then), the same goes for the kite-surfing.
For all the other pics, if for some reason people don't recognize themselves in the pics I can only say: pics don't lie! :D
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A Frysian welcome to the Oranje …
The hotel carpark and Jos his se…
Towards the hotel (don't park yo…
Meeting the other tB's at Oranje…
Jessica
Jos, my roommate for this weeken…
Brett, American but listed under…
Devika and Ket. The caption to d…
Ket's new hairdo! He himself lik…
Having lunch while the others ar…
Brett in action (part I)
Brett in action (part II)
Paying, allways a fuss with the …
Bart still doesn't agree, Marloe…
New job opportunity for me!
What about it? Bar for sale!
The famous Boomsma
That's him
And he has a permit (vergunning)
Je maintendrai
Find the ten differences
Our organiser/touroperator/cater…
No pics!
you see Bart's face? He hates dr…
Matt and Wendy
For those who wants to know what…
Sanne and Femke
Boattour
Yokim all the way from Spain
Devika, a.k.a. Zwevika, Chaotika…
or two!
Bart and Marloes
Relaxing
Brett all dressed up as a Sailorman
Narrie (from Oz) and Wilco (from…
Popeye
I am not sure Ket about this hai…
Michael
Onur (Suat's friend)
We are still waiting for your TB…
Suat, long time no see! But felt…
Shoefettish Marloes showing one …
Ket agrees with that, and cannot…
Almost there...
What's so funny about it Ket?
Devi and some lousy photographer
Brett and Matt talking serious b…
Ket lost his instruction-manual …
Matt never heard of any instruct…
It seems that every Frysian has …
Scouting boats for the NYE party…
Not this one ofcourse
Frysian language, translated: Th…
Hungry kite-surf proffesional
The 2nd table
John, Femke, Brett, Yokim and Edwin
Devi and Mloes
Sanne and Devi
well, what can I say! :D
Stijn, a.k.a. Stijntje, a.k.a. S…
Onur and Bart (remember, Bart is…
John a.k.a. Londonstudent (still…
Joost and Jessica and some idiot…
Michael and Wilco (from NL)
Jessica
Rowena saying: not again Ket!
This look must scare Ket away
Thumbs up for Wendy!
Wilco, Narrie and part of Guido
Allways thought that Guido was a…
Matt will show you how to do this!
Even Jos knows!
The kite-surfing boys
Joost and his ghost
seems Devi likes Marloes food more!
Suat having a fight with his food
Cheers! Thanks for changing your…
Femke. Though a Frysian name she…
Femke and Joost
Ket and Femke
John studying his food. That exp…
Yes! Attack!
desert
variation on a theme
another one
Now it's not so tasty anymore...
Onur's way of enjoying desert
Sweet!
Long time no see
No Narrie, that's mine!
To late!
Yes, better save your beer now, …
Cheers!
'fake Frysian' Rowena becomes a …
Rowena! Lesson one in photograph…
Jos, the winner of the Kite-surf…
Your kidding me! No Jos, your ju…
Though Rowena gives the impressi…
The bill!
Paying the bill
Who did not pay?
Accountant Wendy calculating
The change-tric, who's hands are…
It's 31,50 each!!
Sunday-evening gang
Jummies
Rowena, Guido and Bargra
How to eat this...
Jos will show you!
Brett and Rowena (camera with ca…
Multicolor
Brett's new job, Schiphol Taxi-d…
Wendy and Rowena, thanks for a m…
Devika says thank you Daniel for…
former TravBuddy's that have bee…
Yes indeed, even Mark the Travel…
Even Maria showed up (not a TB-m…
paying the bill
allways in good hands with Brett
Although... count again Brett!
Stadscafe, they found THE soluti…
Mondaymorning, stroll through th…
Devika and Stijn
Place where we went the night be…
Mr. Vondeling
How to translate that?
Leeuwarden, the Pisa of the north!
Best office (kantoor) there is!
No dogs allowed on this wall
bookstore in Fryslan called Afuk…
Ket's mondaymorning expression :o
Devika and camera
Devi and Ket
Mr. Londonstudent a.k.a. John (o…
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Stijn
Jos, the King of the Kite-surfing
Devika having a fight with the c…
wich inspires everyone...
Entrance at the famous minus 12 …
Welcome at -12 Icecream
-12
+20
Some people got allergic reactio…
Oranje Eden Hotel, Leeuwarden
