{"id":5849,"date":"2014-07-13T21:49:20","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T13:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=5849"},"modified":"2014-09-22T16:00:49","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T08:00:49","slug":"journal-12-7-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=5849","title":{"rendered":"Journal 12-7-2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 29 May until 9 July I have been back in the Netherlands. During that period I\u00a0have been so busy \u00a0that I had no time to update this blog. Here is a journal\u00a0about what I have been doing. More detailed reports will follow. I arrived on Ascension day and had not much time to overcome my jet lag because two days later Yolanda, Paul’s sister, celebrated her 65th birthday with an afternoon party. Here she is showing her youngest grandchild.\u00a0It was an animated\u00a0party, where I met several old friends. The picture to the right shows our former music group, numerous times we have come together to play (classical)\u00a0music\u00a0and\u00a0enjoy \u00a0the\u00a0fellowship (and the food!).<\/p>\n

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The next few days Paul and I have been done some long-distance walking, an activity we also started decades ago. We had planned to walk three days, a part of the Pelgrimspad \u00a0in the southern part of the Netherlands. But the first day I developed a few painful blisters, so we had to cut short our trip. Beautiful\u00a0countryside, here is a detailed report: The Dutch Pilgrims Path<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Pilgrims<\/a> When I am back in Amsterdam, one of the first things I do is to call Inez, my long time friend and soul mate. \u00a0We had a nice dinner together in a Turkish restaurant. She is also a proud grandmother now…:-). By the way, don’t laugh at me that I am always complaining that I gain weight when back in Holland (this time it was only 2 kg) \"Turkish<\/a> \"Inez\"<\/a> \"Turkish<\/a><\/p>\n

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Aric arrived a few days later, just in time for the family gathering. My siblings and I always try to have a\u00a0reunion during my visits, and this time we decided to do it in a grander way, because we had\u00a0much to celebrate. My brother-in-law and I turned 70 this year, my brother Ruud 65\u00a0and\u00a0my brother Pim 60, nephew Jasper 40, nephew Stefan 35, twin nephews Xander and Aswin 15. And there were several relationship celebrations. So we rented a number of bungalows in a recreation park and spent there the Whitsun weekend. Here is part of the crowd\u00a0\"Family<\/a>And\u00a0here a few more pictures<\/p>\n\n\t\t