My Top 10 for the 2019 Triple J Hottest 100
My Top 10 for this year’s Hottest 100 contains five new artists that I have either heard for the first time this year and/or have released their debut album this year as well as some…
Day 32 – Home Again …
I woke up at around 3.30/4 this morning, this is not unusually for me when I return home from Europe. It generally takes me a few days to get my sleeping pattern back on track,…
Day 31 – Back in Oz!
After our 14 hour flight we landed in Adelaide a bit after 5pm. We enjoyed our flight and were very thankful that we were able to breeze through customs in our quickest time ever. It…
Day 30 – Doha
We are staying in an old part of Doha so in between some of the new buildings there are building sites and some dilapidated buildings as well. As has been a theme of this trip…
Day 29 – Heading to Doha – Starting the Trek Home
This morning we took the final opportunity to wander around Centrum and get our last glimpse of Amsterdam before we start the long journey home. I just love being in Amsterdam and relished the positive…
Day 28 – Final Day in Amsterdam
Today started with a trip over to the Anne Frank House. We had visited here before but Amy was keen to look at their attic again. The experience of visiting the Anne Frank house is…
Day 27 – Rijksmuseum
This morning we visited the Rijksmuseum, I have visited it every time I’ve been in Amsterdam. I love looking at the large Rembrandt paintings notably the night watchmen which happens to be getting restored this…
Day 26 – Back in Amsterdam … Light Festival!
Today we said our goodbyes to Enkhuizen and Rose and Maikel. It’s always sad to say goodbye. However before that we did spend a couple of hours catching up with Lia and Piet at their home…
Some History of Enkhuizen
At around the year 1000 there were two settlements on the spot where where Enkhuizen currently is located. There was Gommerkerspel, which was inland and Enkhuizen where the fishermen lived. These villages merged together and…
Day 25 – Enkhuizen … ahhh Gezellig!
Everyday we are being spoilt. An example is yesterday we were saying how much we love the saucijzenbroodjes (sausage rolls) over here so our surprise this morning was Maikel had bought two for us to…