New Year's Eve (cont.....)

At around 11.30 we went to the city centre to see the major fireworks. It was crazy, lots of people. They lit fireworks from every corner and from the middle of crowds. It was quite an experience. At midnight the sky was so colourful and beautiful.

New Year's Eve (2006)

We spent New Year's Eve at friends in Amsterdam. They are a great Christian family and lots of other people were invited and we made new friends. New Year's Eve in Amsterdam is celebrated with lots of fireworks. We also had a go, mostly Carlo cause I was scared :( It was great fun.

Germany (cont......)

Germany (cont.....)

Germany is beautiful. The people are very friendly. We met our dear friends Suzanne and her boyfriend Dominik. They really welcomed us. Thanks for the nice breakfast and for being such great company. Hope to see you soon xx

In Germany (29th Dec-31st Dec 2006)

Skiing (27th December 2006)

Skiing was great fun. Carlo only fell down once but me..........4 bad falls but still did not give up :) Try to spot me on the path during one of my falls hehehe!!!??

In Leiden (27th December 2006)

Leiden is an attractive town. It is very close to the North Sea coast and to beautiful national parks in the dune landscape.

Christmas in Holland

We spent Christmas Day in Amsterdam and we were invited for lunch at very dear friends.

PINK Concert - I'm not Dead Tour (7th December 2006)

The concert was just great!! We really had fun. Lyndsay is a very dear friend of mine. She teaches at the same school where I teach and she is from Canada.

Sinterklaas (5ht December 2006)

In Holland people believe that St. Nicholas comes from Spain. The Spanish sailors believed in St. Nicholas as their guardian Saint. They must have told the Dutch sailors about this and the Dutch sailors must have taken that back to Holland. In Holland the name given to St. Nicholas is "Sinterklaas". This is celebrated on the 5th of December. The children get lots of candies and they are entertained by Sinterklaas's helpers who are called Zwarte Pete. Sinterklaas visits all the schools in Holland and gives presents to all the children.

Our dear friends in Holland (3rd December 2006)

Sandro and Gustavo are our very dear friends. Sandro is Maltese and I have known him for a long time and Gustavo is from Colombia. Gustavo is an artist, he creates with papier mache. Here is some of his works. Thanks for the nice lunch guys :) xx