tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52851042068328017782024-02-06T19:40:42.834-08:00TabelliosZee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.comBlogger150125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-40961698789433397522019-07-07T06:04:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:25.232-07:00Summer breakIt's time for summer break here on the blog as well.<br />I will back log our summer once we come back again as per usual. I need something to do during that dreary September.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMGDYVEYqfQlCuKhrXxbNwnzBk8kfXtY-Yy0Ajg7a8PlR67c3BQOSMKseI1GIZ5HYive4drx-vG586_dpg7Dn_ieirrO4F9Gay9G-H3x1K8Vx8B2QSd8J4xuCoEaOhteN9Al4wg4-Unc/s1600/summer-break.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="639" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMGDYVEYqfQlCuKhrXxbNwnzBk8kfXtY-Yy0Ajg7a8PlR67c3BQOSMKseI1GIZ5HYive4drx-vG586_dpg7Dn_ieirrO4F9Gay9G-H3x1K8Vx8B2QSd8J4xuCoEaOhteN9Al4wg4-Unc/s400/summer-break.png" width="400" /></a></div><br />For now if you would like to keep up with our summer shenanigans, have a look at my Instagram account, where certain summer snapshots certainly will show up! @watsonabudhabi<br /><br /><br />Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-26675551813001819162019-07-06T22:47:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:25.730-07:00Mission completeIt seems like every year before the summer holidays I take on a new challenge. I guess it's a combination of being incredibly bored from no work and being housebound due to the heat, and a desire to get off to a good start, before the summer gluttony... <br />A couple of years ago I did a sugar challenge and cut out ALL sugar, last year I did the Couch-To-5-km program and this year I bought myself a treadmill.<br /><br />To make sure I'd use the treadmill I made a pledge to go on it for 5 km a day, every day from when I got it until the summer holidays.<br />Well, we are off to Sweden early tomorrow morning, and as of today I now count a solid 31/31 days streak, of 5 km a day! Well done me!<br /><br />I have gone by the distance of my Apple Watch and not the treadmill itself, which means that I've probably gone further than the 5 km every day (since my watch isn't calibrated to my actual stride). Actually this last week, I've more or less run the first 5 km, and then walk <i>another</i> 5 km every day..!<br />So a grand total of 190 km means I've done 4,5 marathons over this month! How cool is that!?<br /><br />Unfortunately (and surprisingly!) my efforts barely show on the scales. Even though I have been off both the wine, bread and desserts and very good with the rest of my food. Booo.<br /><br />So I still haven't decided what my summer challenge should be. Keep doing daily workouts but aim for 30 minutes a day (to be real), or try with longer workouts but maybe just 3-4 a week? Or keep to a certain distance a day, or maybe a week? Set a total amount of kilometers to hit over the whole summer? <br />Anyways, while I think about that I've made sure I've packed my little train-at-home-kit of resistance bands, so that I can get some workouts in during the holidays as well.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5D8A3zTQp6gg5s4RpM_PZ-0hpvGisk4kER5T9r4lLJzrQYztbYKKtrjrG1TWwTMMW4KtxgTv8yrIlTCm2UQB2GQjWqKIH4OdtDjE7LBkMzixsPD-lGdbOLh7RHZFYYmOZBozAYpOjms/s1600/IMG_7567.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5D8A3zTQp6gg5s4RpM_PZ-0hpvGisk4kER5T9r4lLJzrQYztbYKKtrjrG1TWwTMMW4KtxgTv8yrIlTCm2UQB2GQjWqKIH4OdtDjE7LBkMzixsPD-lGdbOLh7RHZFYYmOZBozAYpOjms/s320/IMG_7567.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><br />Maybe I'll just stick with "closing my rings" on my Apple Watch? That should be spurring me on enough, but leave enough room for different activities. Any other ideas?!Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-18538457902136307132019-07-05T03:48:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:26.101-07:00Summer holidays coming upWi-hoo! It's summer holidays! No more alarm clocks or lunchboxes... which is what I'm actually most happy about right now, ha ha!<br />To be honest, it's not really as school goes full power all the way to the end unfortunately. On the contrary, it's been slowing down ever since Ramadan; especially since many students leave early throughout the last few weeks of the term. So it's not like they are going out with a bang. Actually, I've always found the lack of a "ceremonial last day" rather disappointing. It's certainly one of the things from my own upbringing that I'm most sad my children will never experience.<br /><br />So, I've always made sure we celebrate anyway, so after picking the kids up from school yesterday we went to have some serious slices of cake! Om nom nom!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnC3eVccynuN3t6GuUQvMSLeGJsFqqNbQwHmpsJbTGEdlW-Q93X6Amq9mDE5Y-BhCw5VsMR7SN3-uCtnpHIa4S7ZaSnTkz-iqC8S0BOPtYZ0c0E8tDiTHuK89YVbtWg71_Ytn9e7L8ZfQ/s1600/aq%2525dpC3xTwKHHMJ%2525BSotjA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnC3eVccynuN3t6GuUQvMSLeGJsFqqNbQwHmpsJbTGEdlW-Q93X6Amq9mDE5Y-BhCw5VsMR7SN3-uCtnpHIa4S7ZaSnTkz-iqC8S0BOPtYZ0c0E8tDiTHuK89YVbtWg71_Ytn9e7L8ZfQ/s320/aq%2525dpC3xTwKHHMJ%2525BSotjA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxPitFsOrCwm35-7b-BNtAdP21-VsNu-bb3yGnLeUDPNTe0Z74yipRCrw_OW3KFRaCmWTcWNcnWufIqm9QSSIfEAVGvobifAxCoDvM5BvGeYw8NZSdN0JHfFf_OUiPajYgi_vk0ANBUk/s1600/fullsizeoutput_12db9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxPitFsOrCwm35-7b-BNtAdP21-VsNu-bb3yGnLeUDPNTe0Z74yipRCrw_OW3KFRaCmWTcWNcnWufIqm9QSSIfEAVGvobifAxCoDvM5BvGeYw8NZSdN0JHfFf_OUiPajYgi_vk0ANBUk/s200/fullsizeoutput_12db9.jpeg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXEEJRtt5Mk1wM_uzUua8c0HGZ4j0YJOGRunxBvOEAThYDpNppZ-txZ6SlDEXPkvzQwwNkJJxIQCuk0qAERjtdB0Giow0akP8p_tcnOauK2ojmdY0WHGjiakCMhB5dJkJ-f4w18LLkNU/s1600/fullsizeoutput_12db8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXEEJRtt5Mk1wM_uzUua8c0HGZ4j0YJOGRunxBvOEAThYDpNppZ-txZ6SlDEXPkvzQwwNkJJxIQCuk0qAERjtdB0Giow0akP8p_tcnOauK2ojmdY0WHGjiakCMhB5dJkJ-f4w18LLkNU/s200/fullsizeoutput_12db8.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><br />Well done kids on completing Grade 9 and Grade 7! Now let's enjoy those long summer holidays!Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-87677734546268662019-06-28T09:41:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:26.471-07:00ZwiftingI've shown you the set up of my <a href="http://watsonabudhabi.blogspot.com/2019/06/yes-in-livingroom.html">treadmill in the middle of the living room</a> already, but since the first few sessions I've upped my game a bit. Or rather, <i>Nathan</i> has upped my game. That's what happens when you are married to Mr Gadget!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqS_pg3I980B5xArJ0lifgIBSzGGCsDLVGMOrgzgl0wdd4RMm9ZFXC8zjS5-DuqvnPmWTPGRHqcYUtcziB46tQff6hF9dhslmFQsk7Rn1LOz7yktqldim0pf3qcY1oEJAupPEOOREbZyY/s1600/IMG_7456.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="832" data-original-width="1112" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqS_pg3I980B5xArJ0lifgIBSzGGCsDLVGMOrgzgl0wdd4RMm9ZFXC8zjS5-DuqvnPmWTPGRHqcYUtcziB46tQff6hF9dhslmFQsk7Rn1LOz7yktqldim0pf3qcY1oEJAupPEOOREbZyY/s320/IMG_7456.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />Yes have a look, I still have the fan going but also I have the Zwift on the big screen and the ironing board with my current tv-serie on the iPad next to me. It's all go go go! It's actually rather motivating to run around f.e New York, I keep thinking "let's keep going to that next light pole, let's keep going to that turn in the road" etc. (Zwift is a multiplayer online cycle and running program which enables users to train, compete and interact in a virtual world.)<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span><br />To make it even better, while I was on my treadmill inside the other day, Nathan went on his trainer in the man cave outside. And for a short time (enough to grab this photo, ha ha!), we Zwifted together in the same world!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6u1xxG2VcYSM09FnrRTT4R8aak1jlbycQFIgmLMwq9sldrGFSrfLZ6JZqQUf78Vkflc91ytkj03nAyrwTrvGVCBVKclFOb2jHmfEJSakqiY_jN2dlwHTESWKzB_YouM1_r68k-98MNYU/s1600/IMG_7552.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="901" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6u1xxG2VcYSM09FnrRTT4R8aak1jlbycQFIgmLMwq9sldrGFSrfLZ6JZqQUf78Vkflc91ytkj03nAyrwTrvGVCBVKclFOb2jHmfEJSakqiY_jN2dlwHTESWKzB_YouM1_r68k-98MNYU/s400/IMG_7552.JPG" width="225" /></a></div><br />Zwift for the win!Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-89384846128288477012019-06-28T01:56:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:26.841-07:00Benorix HurLast night it was finally time for us to enjoy Linnea in her school play. This term she too wanted to try the drama production and signed up for the Grade 6-8 production of the original play 'Benorix Hur', written purposely for Raha International school.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJ7-V8ol-szIQCBTNoij8ySuTDS3Ygj6FNcMGQWg9gagzb1Z5CnY-2Sg0pzDdftCqrZeCnc9YLJcGEn6ndW79kggvZ35JDzjjuBZ4kvlfd-FVj5YwxlhC-HoPFWtV8fYywJ_ihdlvIbk/s1600/68rzT%2525XSTKarAZ7ht0xqBw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhJ7-V8ol-szIQCBTNoij8ySuTDS3Ygj6FNcMGQWg9gagzb1Z5CnY-2Sg0pzDdftCqrZeCnc9YLJcGEn6ndW79kggvZ35JDzjjuBZ4kvlfd-FVj5YwxlhC-HoPFWtV8fYywJ_ihdlvIbk/s400/68rzT%2525XSTKarAZ7ht0xqBw.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />The story, inspired by 'Ben Hur' and 'Asterix and Obelix', was about the girl Benorix, dreaming about becoming a chariot racer and defending her Gaul village against the Romans.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ps6V12Y57Om4ZFeq2WMa8mAftqvzfNya4D8ZZABP5ocNBnor7x0Z-8tJ_UdFLaz30N2hUv_Dk3FxIcWRABeaICRSZwEKum0Aa6Ku8TcyRLP1PT338hQ2wMo8kT8A41FY5ECEBJMJx0w/s1600/LQUfxk9QTF%252BSykNBI%25259q9Q.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ps6V12Y57Om4ZFeq2WMa8mAftqvzfNya4D8ZZABP5ocNBnor7x0Z-8tJ_UdFLaz30N2hUv_Dk3FxIcWRABeaICRSZwEKum0Aa6Ku8TcyRLP1PT338hQ2wMo8kT8A41FY5ECEBJMJx0w/s200/LQUfxk9QTF%252BSykNBI%25259q9Q.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk01xCaywa6ZRw6oJ5F3nOFiWgJ03ZDhGQ22nVBsje3kyoLGA5M6aDISW27lqHy8dP3A4vNKUY1wAR4gajGmoDJPjUqL-lEnc0W-n7UDkrVZmq9qdBtmHrdgyy2wkpoWzMdzwpLgTRq4c/s1600/fX99wEjpQcqxonCOL%2525uetw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk01xCaywa6ZRw6oJ5F3nOFiWgJ03ZDhGQ22nVBsje3kyoLGA5M6aDISW27lqHy8dP3A4vNKUY1wAR4gajGmoDJPjUqL-lEnc0W-n7UDkrVZmq9qdBtmHrdgyy2wkpoWzMdzwpLgTRq4c/s200/fX99wEjpQcqxonCOL%2525uetw.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />Linnea was one of the extras, first playing a villager, then a prisoner and finally a citizen. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbr8_9qurRTEJQ_pSEd0XkJyh1klYc5FHRbTBNE6Kc8IkX0CpCE_qOcr2_a3sPANP3GFOFr94sadW-HE1NnfpSYafza19Wy-__Svji9oW4pCOlECJsCzSeIGeoXVIM49O5X_g0gWENzHA/s1600/2ZIter%252BUTYmAYQtehwgfYQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbr8_9qurRTEJQ_pSEd0XkJyh1klYc5FHRbTBNE6Kc8IkX0CpCE_qOcr2_a3sPANP3GFOFr94sadW-HE1NnfpSYafza19Wy-__Svji9oW4pCOlECJsCzSeIGeoXVIM49O5X_g0gWENzHA/s320/2ZIter%252BUTYmAYQtehwgfYQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Here she is front right, as a prisoner rowing the boat: <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_JgQk9RI9HKsSst_6yKq6WgK3aory6X12AOuyjNWbKY_ed-e09JxKXyKzI9YsouCU6Aaomw3uo9ASTW0DyDhILvUqpw8i_sGbW0P6mVHJ8kTM87xEGT5TlKFaD1gZAq_zkf1SDmJWBQ/s1600/7XBMZD3XQSidrPlHySC1WQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_JgQk9RI9HKsSst_6yKq6WgK3aory6X12AOuyjNWbKY_ed-e09JxKXyKzI9YsouCU6Aaomw3uo9ASTW0DyDhILvUqpw8i_sGbW0P6mVHJ8kTM87xEGT5TlKFaD1gZAq_zkf1SDmJWBQ/s320/7XBMZD3XQSidrPlHySC1WQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOo0yZaBzXtlzD3P7sOFNEs-4Wr6pUfZmCvAxjfKsRLI4_V7mDCHnj1WztG_HCXS8WUEGhW9oC9rTThIyb1PDyzlj3KmGmHGl5T5KPCbS1dAZiFKJO6jJASipeWRB5m7dC8FhgFi2DQiM/s1600/Jq5GqQQoQ7WphVFqhyjZ2g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOo0yZaBzXtlzD3P7sOFNEs-4Wr6pUfZmCvAxjfKsRLI4_V7mDCHnj1WztG_HCXS8WUEGhW9oC9rTThIyb1PDyzlj3KmGmHGl5T5KPCbS1dAZiFKJO6jJASipeWRB5m7dC8FhgFi2DQiM/s320/Jq5GqQQoQ7WphVFqhyjZ2g.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Time for the chariot races! Linnea still on the far right, as a citizen in different parts of the play:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6t3JmxjMkzMXkCLkSv2G1-wzlz9VjA_NGHiZHUN_p9qGY9mLy_AWZSG66kwB5A1qbESoMJ4oKMB4Sz-2khYosvHwj50BH5RJp9OPdm-NX5kyWyxsAuVP0PFbAMftdIdPbplIsZxpmFPc/s1600/4up3uMUZTwy7hbGKcBOU7w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6t3JmxjMkzMXkCLkSv2G1-wzlz9VjA_NGHiZHUN_p9qGY9mLy_AWZSG66kwB5A1qbESoMJ4oKMB4Sz-2khYosvHwj50BH5RJp9OPdm-NX5kyWyxsAuVP0PFbAMftdIdPbplIsZxpmFPc/s320/4up3uMUZTwy7hbGKcBOU7w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8Ss-x_Xzyo5DeWU80CodkaNib6Vi-kWUqxbwACvGbBkD09r_0fjW_39Ra4ygqYw_vdjs8IEqkcTAJ9XGhT2OF1LOPern2VeB57QQe_GupF8ZaIXdjV7xgwhxagN-Xj_7IvFwdNdiQwk/s1600/akSJepcUQpWlduAQ0pKJeQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd8Ss-x_Xzyo5DeWU80CodkaNib6Vi-kWUqxbwACvGbBkD09r_0fjW_39Ra4ygqYw_vdjs8IEqkcTAJ9XGhT2OF1LOPern2VeB57QQe_GupF8ZaIXdjV7xgwhxagN-Xj_7IvFwdNdiQwk/s320/akSJepcUQpWlduAQ0pKJeQ.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />The curtain call - great job guys! A huge cast of over 70 performers!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-gszm_V3mBbR_ukZPJ0dZL5XIrLgbw82OpOJiQIO6e-j1hnlhyphenhyphenIxHqZ2hoGZPuQLTLuxANuo3QHQICSOfxWvIWPc4CwoPM4eUKrf3urmtXHnce1XxMpKNQ3muSFW89wAJZyhCU5z-lA/s1600/cKCKlBjnSLCDwpDLsN5PJg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-gszm_V3mBbR_ukZPJ0dZL5XIrLgbw82OpOJiQIO6e-j1hnlhyphenhyphenIxHqZ2hoGZPuQLTLuxANuo3QHQICSOfxWvIWPc4CwoPM4eUKrf3urmtXHnce1XxMpKNQ3muSFW89wAJZyhCU5z-lA/s400/cKCKlBjnSLCDwpDLsN5PJg.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />I really enjoyed this play! The past few drama productions we've watched at school have been musicals and the music have been rather overpowering. Not only was this easier to hear, but the story was really fun. Well done all involved!Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-34848797123226246142019-06-24T09:48:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:27.212-07:00New smile!After first six months of adjusting her cross-bite and then a <a href="https://watsonabudhabi.blogspot.com/2018/01/braceface.html">year and a half of wearing braces</a>, today was the day when all the contraptions finally came off and Linnea got a new smile!<br /><br />For once she was actually very excited to go see the orthodontist! <br />Before going, one last look of the braceface:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQgbTDgoeEMNE9Fpdabc-80Hbu0jDr1s1ZV31V3j6A-epp1533-kYvOBwMoot3tv7zSWumm2It1uF30r4rWhl9Bw4EGk03n4dgd9chCgHHEE6EXxEXfK9rZ6DbZJVr0kCgv7BSrIH5JE/s1600/t%2525hxUQ%2525rTXe9aqUJG4aLFg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQgbTDgoeEMNE9Fpdabc-80Hbu0jDr1s1ZV31V3j6A-epp1533-kYvOBwMoot3tv7zSWumm2It1uF30r4rWhl9Bw4EGk03n4dgd9chCgHHEE6EXxEXfK9rZ6DbZJVr0kCgv7BSrIH5JE/s320/t%2525hxUQ%2525rTXe9aqUJG4aLFg.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />And after:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBcS_XJLEuOp5jv98tOPYaMAWhdvnAy7rFeDX9yoqcKUJI6YgaUgQl2BvO5__FXai9O38_NwqFM1Qsovrp4-25CQd1ta0Z6P15P3404ZD9P_FrID83CyCXK_fvNHG26e1iZWiC7btP7o/s1600/%252BjwZ0vIaQAGRKUzBnrXYog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBcS_XJLEuOp5jv98tOPYaMAWhdvnAy7rFeDX9yoqcKUJI6YgaUgQl2BvO5__FXai9O38_NwqFM1Qsovrp4-25CQd1ta0Z6P15P3404ZD9P_FrID83CyCXK_fvNHG26e1iZWiC7btP7o/s320/%252BjwZ0vIaQAGRKUzBnrXYog.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />She will still need to wear a loose retainer for quite sometime, but it's see-through so wont affect her looks. She's so happy now!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-40404983752465254612019-06-22T04:10:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:27.582-07:00La Perle by Dragone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioytFwNIh3Bz5V1C1cXlK2I2emnw4ONMJsjhYa86WHFCv5n_gKhl31aVxSQ3aN7O9FCYML5YoHwy9SbkItoXNiHvradKSUJKkw4dF-bZ4vVhr50lh_sORH1STDV8FB_Z1gc5Esj8uTf7c/s1600/fullsizeoutput_12dad.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioytFwNIh3Bz5V1C1cXlK2I2emnw4ONMJsjhYa86WHFCv5n_gKhl31aVxSQ3aN7O9FCYML5YoHwy9SbkItoXNiHvradKSUJKkw4dF-bZ4vVhr50lh_sORH1STDV8FB_Z1gc5Esj8uTf7c/s320/fullsizeoutput_12dad.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />We decided to celebrate Midsommarafton itself up in Dubai this year. I had to go see my Goldman to pick some things up before the summer holidays, and then I had sourced a (fairly) new Scandinavian restaurant - Smørrebrød - not far from the Gold & Diamond Park, where we had a quick dinner.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0UrShevfcQK7-4lQW3iilw3iB_ZgNbNKmY1CLNOQUs9vLXrWkjoGFQsyl3m8YaEoxv5I-C8tDXnkOATUq844Tpl9Ci135TbADyQdPF36fAe3VgVkQZ5y3btKdlGepGSaY84q8SXqxxI/s1600/0PqXFEegTBO8Rztxu74kEQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO0UrShevfcQK7-4lQW3iilw3iB_ZgNbNKmY1CLNOQUs9vLXrWkjoGFQsyl3m8YaEoxv5I-C8tDXnkOATUq844Tpl9Ci135TbADyQdPF36fAe3VgVkQZ5y3btKdlGepGSaY84q8SXqxxI/s200/0PqXFEegTBO8Rztxu74kEQ.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlscw8I0S1A20_Lc4QK1UnJVpAiQTgGuTF8WYCwmgGOUe5vtzNo9pBDbe3vWfS3p4k3grt8-7577i5xfNnlEuZPkwpHxA_RgdgBQaEwy5fC6Kb1fphFu-D1HeQYGGX_4vVLZY1lY5453s/s1600/FRnB9gjQSImbTJmCKszmNw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlscw8I0S1A20_Lc4QK1UnJVpAiQTgGuTF8WYCwmgGOUe5vtzNo9pBDbe3vWfS3p4k3grt8-7577i5xfNnlEuZPkwpHxA_RgdgBQaEwy5fC6Kb1fphFu-D1HeQYGGX_4vVLZY1lY5453s/s200/FRnB9gjQSImbTJmCKszmNw.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />It was hidden away in the Al Quoz area, and even though this restaurant mostly does catering they offered quite a big range of Scandinavian goodies. And, they even had a Midsummer pole!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM4jzRH7nlymsf5MbhCe-LkhZLSZNTOojDh1iRKVz2PoFvYBJaNKX17Bvcz2XYBCgJdne-Fx-H1eW1bfw2rwfCFhPFaOPUbcMfSuSPEqMSG2U2ZESNF4c860UCVIffBHdweY5Zqphv2E/s1600/fullsizeoutput_12daf.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRM4jzRH7nlymsf5MbhCe-LkhZLSZNTOojDh1iRKVz2PoFvYBJaNKX17Bvcz2XYBCgJdne-Fx-H1eW1bfw2rwfCFhPFaOPUbcMfSuSPEqMSG2U2ZESNF4c860UCVIffBHdweY5Zqphv2E/s320/fullsizeoutput_12daf.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Linnea and Nathan had pyttipanna, Lucas chose Swedish meatballs and I had a open prawn sandwich, yum! After having cinnamon rolls for dessert we continued in to Al Habtoor City. We were going to see the famous show '<a href="https://www.laperle.com/en">La Perle by Dragone</a>', the first permanent show in Dubai.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcBRP6BBqjEPqEY9sk_1G1jyeXP41nVFgeLdiFADCf8YZTIKHI79ZNKPzQ3tuhyphenhyphen7vI87D2dnRIqebYlsPoa3wGey2BiQjyNHm1CqsKENLsJqlV7H4qUnK7DBXoUoNjAk_Mkeo7ZUGsyA/s1600/e7LCuU9qRraRjSDeU4YYfQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcBRP6BBqjEPqEY9sk_1G1jyeXP41nVFgeLdiFADCf8YZTIKHI79ZNKPzQ3tuhyphenhyphen7vI87D2dnRIqebYlsPoa3wGey2BiQjyNHm1CqsKENLsJqlV7H4qUnK7DBXoUoNjAk_Mkeo7ZUGsyA/s200/e7LCuU9qRraRjSDeU4YYfQ.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RftMfqsBrtK4ZHK1xXsMVTZDJIVwNc4kxh_3uQTnssxLhe_pKzAH6pTQ58ve-qD6yZqG3zSGCR9IdV2rCY1IGwxDYu7mutf8F36INdze1fV6E45KiqtrjTqgSPIfVEs9iB1NZbUxuNA/s1600/c%252BWQmULAQAGWdUuHgbqWuA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RftMfqsBrtK4ZHK1xXsMVTZDJIVwNc4kxh_3uQTnssxLhe_pKzAH6pTQ58ve-qD6yZqG3zSGCR9IdV2rCY1IGwxDYu7mutf8F36INdze1fV6E45KiqtrjTqgSPIfVEs9iB1NZbUxuNA/s200/c%252BWQmULAQAGWdUuHgbqWuA.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />La Perle has been going now, <b>daily</b>, since August 2017, and the plan is that it will keep running for at least 10 years in this purpose-built aqua theater. This venue was absolutely stunning! It's a round, 1300-seater, 10-storey theater, where everything is a projection screen, the seats, the walls, the floor and the dome. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37FkrUzTp8GiSVJBJZE4-Tzis7intY-YszAPH6QYZg3T-N66qWSYomn50ht_-8x-pkJdOLZo2kUpu4hzGffMgqG8GFG-KH1TGXJTI6Yi7iS-Vx8YMLq3n29rkr9R1Fooi4lh00rckt3c/s1600/6iIfsu8XQb2v1bwJi9Peug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh37FkrUzTp8GiSVJBJZE4-Tzis7intY-YszAPH6QYZg3T-N66qWSYomn50ht_-8x-pkJdOLZo2kUpu4hzGffMgqG8GFG-KH1TGXJTI6Yi7iS-Vx8YMLq3n29rkr9R1Fooi4lh00rckt3c/s320/6iIfsu8XQb2v1bwJi9Peug.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAGVAfqY1Ub7J5eKdUtSsYOV2_7t9uHX61dwGDRtb1H0FWKRfAeZWhMlzOcRO4-TyBUpJcZN7wp0WfxwV6zZhA1eL1rufjzY3vVdXqaKiwkR_npoTbx641luxgppG_eGh6WFYbA23_rw/s1600/1gLoByZ9RxWJ1H2YfcpYxg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieAGVAfqY1Ub7J5eKdUtSsYOV2_7t9uHX61dwGDRtb1H0FWKRfAeZWhMlzOcRO4-TyBUpJcZN7wp0WfxwV6zZhA1eL1rufjzY3vVdXqaKiwkR_npoTbx641luxgppG_eGh6WFYbA23_rw/s400/1gLoByZ9RxWJ1H2YfcpYxg.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />It was a massive production, over 65 performers from 23 countries. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjttRuplBK5NbHj7-UdtQV2Vcx-PJQa4o-YEuditxBgp303pGseenodmnBa38A0uNaim3ty2bZT4okjtutZnwo1kvBKWxwkCc-xw3HtDbbzqv2TmTSOHESZoyKsTDqG_dONevBGM0ehjU/s1600/369leHyyQoaUlvBeSz2Wmg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjttRuplBK5NbHj7-UdtQV2Vcx-PJQa4o-YEuditxBgp303pGseenodmnBa38A0uNaim3ty2bZT4okjtutZnwo1kvBKWxwkCc-xw3HtDbbzqv2TmTSOHESZoyKsTDqG_dONevBGM0ehjU/s320/369leHyyQoaUlvBeSz2Wmg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The performers jumped into the pool from as high as 25 meters height. Most of the acts were indeed aerial, or aquatic. It was quite amazing to see the performers emerge from and disappear into that pool. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3Q0IQpdrs4MWRyKEEuFS6m3tlwRIPHa-4QCwsgPOtduLaa-zv3XJ6iAd9yIMuVtJA1tnK2Jns4vjckwdkPd8xQXc42rOylFCILotHyZYKlu1H5szqC42tZRHm7Uk0v20YAwXWG34QwU/s1600/dKM4y0MPR4CqsDQ2o9VFAQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3Q0IQpdrs4MWRyKEEuFS6m3tlwRIPHa-4QCwsgPOtduLaa-zv3XJ6iAd9yIMuVtJA1tnK2Jns4vjckwdkPd8xQXc42rOylFCILotHyZYKlu1H5szqC42tZRHm7Uk0v20YAwXWG34QwU/s400/dKM4y0MPR4CqsDQ2o9VFAQ.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />The pool at the center of the stage has a capacity of 2,7 million liters of water, it can flood the rest of the stage up to 30 cm, and that area can be filled and emptied in 90 seconds. The pool in the middle is between 5-12 meters deep.<br />The water effects were super cool, they had waterfalls by the stage, and even made it "rain" inside the whole theater at one point!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0IxpnDk9HRlFRuWHy-UXnAklzmRM0TnTUXFh5fFxgzqVzcxT4LZjQvxw4Wn7GculpRUfsif_n8uhp9rwpxJm0qX9pi7PLdTHu0Tm22Ipv83_O_W20ez57MxCHU2m-jbRzGIml0eYsOo/s1600/I1Kzi%2525NMQEWyepBV0YqtRw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn0IxpnDk9HRlFRuWHy-UXnAklzmRM0TnTUXFh5fFxgzqVzcxT4LZjQvxw4Wn7GculpRUfsif_n8uhp9rwpxJm0qX9pi7PLdTHu0Tm22Ipv83_O_W20ez57MxCHU2m-jbRzGIml0eYsOo/s200/I1Kzi%2525NMQEWyepBV0YqtRw.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7l8-XcpFOCSSyNpYEe5IL5y5Jv6VKVJoTMziaPEBJXzR_xfmGqIWYIdOcFN8irmDFO_h3waHmsFPFrzW5bwQPrvpoJPQTUI31Za6T5SrLR6OSjLesJgd2So_S7_8VwjV0QF4SCNQJOQ/s1600/fqccVcYRT5eNZ3mrasT3XA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7l8-XcpFOCSSyNpYEe5IL5y5Jv6VKVJoTMziaPEBJXzR_xfmGqIWYIdOcFN8irmDFO_h3waHmsFPFrzW5bwQPrvpoJPQTUI31Za6T5SrLR6OSjLesJgd2So_S7_8VwjV0QF4SCNQJOQ/s200/fqccVcYRT5eNZ3mrasT3XA.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />The experience was completely all-enveloping, mainly thanks to the loudspeakers which were everywhere, apparently even under the water in the pool, to help the performers; and also thanks to the 270 degree seating configuration. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpkJT8Cl_u_rswRg6Xuw9mg06mudAJfQIIES1239v2QPy1JhCScDwJRc5Aj4tXF-W6QhDDjtbQntDuaDWXNVKsAMdBAuPZKoYcGiIdTQv3MBctICr-7sPt87s0KLbJckWSWPVv2doMjE/s1600/ou80CjBuTb6IFAVRFk6bkQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpkJT8Cl_u_rswRg6Xuw9mg06mudAJfQIIES1239v2QPy1JhCScDwJRc5Aj4tXF-W6QhDDjtbQntDuaDWXNVKsAMdBAuPZKoYcGiIdTQv3MBctICr-7sPt87s0KLbJckWSWPVv2doMjE/s400/ou80CjBuTb6IFAVRFk6bkQ.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMeKvILOF9a6EsE5zn2JDCRpPg5-2ttJTGb7b4RVnwRGMxAd6X2cWgXZHP1tmctBKWuTYvI7yWA5NQnz0OkNHna9UaQZ0HPb5PwjaArx0SIkQ6q83vRo_6kTnhQZIY9-wDxc9UmJSRAQ/s1600/svE6GE2OT5SeF7%252BgRJXEyA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguMeKvILOF9a6EsE5zn2JDCRpPg5-2ttJTGb7b4RVnwRGMxAd6X2cWgXZHP1tmctBKWuTYvI7yWA5NQnz0OkNHna9UaQZ0HPb5PwjaArx0SIkQ6q83vRo_6kTnhQZIY9-wDxc9UmJSRAQ/s320/svE6GE2OT5SeF7%252BgRJXEyA.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />We admittedly didn't really grasp the entire idea of the story line, but enjoyed each part for what it was. We were rather disappointed as we could see the 'Globe of Death' suspended in the roof, and impatiently waited to see the motorcycle stunt I had seen advertised - but it never came. The show was also 15 minutes shorter than announced, so I guess something wasn't working with the globe. I don't know of course, but a shame missing out on what is supposed to be one of the biggest acts of the show.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-39F8NvA8KkTne96BK4_FUJU76V9tDW-8amMSpJrU6kIXUhtxmnfAGVgEMDvBb68Vspf0vfEvl-SxhvLdxffYNHEBmgzSdQ8_OOGZErfEmGOuC6HJUYdMG_oXAhp60Lxq93lS3T76lU/s1600/vtegjou2Ti6uyfFOa1KtAA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-39F8NvA8KkTne96BK4_FUJU76V9tDW-8amMSpJrU6kIXUhtxmnfAGVgEMDvBb68Vspf0vfEvl-SxhvLdxffYNHEBmgzSdQ8_OOGZErfEmGOuC6HJUYdMG_oXAhp60Lxq93lS3T76lU/s200/vtegjou2Ti6uyfFOa1KtAA.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2zx9WKm2oa3dQoxNbTmacARbMfbSr2BHq51ljWgw9SBi3hCUg1Puns2ZgpQrU6YNEa3NCouszai67LSPfAn8wVJKrYM749vZngdLnMY8hhUz9jk1SjJqRvykTqYii22e3TuPK8Lc0fk/s1600/YAU9fTeiRsSY632iw0BuQA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2zx9WKm2oa3dQoxNbTmacARbMfbSr2BHq51ljWgw9SBi3hCUg1Puns2ZgpQrU6YNEa3NCouszai67LSPfAn8wVJKrYM749vZngdLnMY8hhUz9jk1SjJqRvykTqYii22e3TuPK8Lc0fk/s200/YAU9fTeiRsSY632iw0BuQA.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />I'm more of a classic circus fan, but for what this is - a more theatrical experience - it was amazing! The water and lighting effects are absolutely magical, and the way they used the pool was fascinating. I would go back again if I have visitors who want to see the show.Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-67591086819844603362019-06-20T23:10:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:27.955-07:00More MidsummerYesterday I went to a bring-a-plate-type breakfast with a few of the SWEA girls. Only the ones with school kids are left here in the heat now, most of the rest have already started their summer holidays back home.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlNO6RkxfyR_xa1fs8ItuvU0uegcXUNN30LRxFtL6XvKYrGEWdHISn1nQGtBebCmBSyAZnkqqC-s-NBHaOsXHfLHTq4-CuTaw85gdlAAr79pMrnabHavW85mkfo3YJD2UMlSCtTZcCHw/s1600/IMG_7436.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimlNO6RkxfyR_xa1fs8ItuvU0uegcXUNN30LRxFtL6XvKYrGEWdHISn1nQGtBebCmBSyAZnkqqC-s-NBHaOsXHfLHTq4-CuTaw85gdlAAr79pMrnabHavW85mkfo3YJD2UMlSCtTZcCHw/s400/IMG_7436.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />We celebrated Midsummer, and that at least the end of the school year is only weeks away now. Spot the Midsummer pole and the dalecarlian horse:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGT_KAOVuvAmdVncSN2GuGSlKRIzzvN7cOXxEZQswVgMpPDruIb8Z9exxCd0qadagFEyLSRHPsVbBCPTTk-tYEVQXfMAwU8RPazacB53gXNXRY0dxqcglPHPZfeKq4APlGwTDtpCzuo08/s1600/PKn3Avx1RBS4nI2NBCBbyg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGT_KAOVuvAmdVncSN2GuGSlKRIzzvN7cOXxEZQswVgMpPDruIb8Z9exxCd0qadagFEyLSRHPsVbBCPTTk-tYEVQXfMAwU8RPazacB53gXNXRY0dxqcglPHPZfeKq4APlGwTDtpCzuo08/s320/PKn3Avx1RBS4nI2NBCBbyg.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SlyjRbuG4YN_-aA17A_x6icMW7ss1gekb0VwPlQBMEtDz_u2OBAYxcjTnsOCIS7MqPxKrGh22CdcpHc_Mh3RiC0oWlLJ0KiJ96pqtUPJNkoyL9OfCCUZCU1mdm45E13F4O02y902B0Q/s1600/kQ7C4kWoTKqznnUp7uoGEg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9SlyjRbuG4YN_-aA17A_x6icMW7ss1gekb0VwPlQBMEtDz_u2OBAYxcjTnsOCIS7MqPxKrGh22CdcpHc_Mh3RiC0oWlLJ0KiJ96pqtUPJNkoyL9OfCCUZCU1mdm45E13F4O02y902B0Q/s320/kQ7C4kWoTKqznnUp7uoGEg.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />We also did a bit of a book swap. I had done a huge clear out, but that was almost to no point, as I came back with nearly as many books as I had donated..! Ha ha!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuOFhnS3n6LsHrlcDVixFLLlbORI106Wtb9LOckTipGWE0G-rhsfN5RTm8NauEIBym7550GXK5ICqOV_0H9e-yjhD-aAft4shuVD89b2JNc4kA5u9dcU73fb8TtQfxEjJ1FEEl1dFags/s1600/gHNZ4jZ7QYaC4MF9r2%25250lw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmuOFhnS3n6LsHrlcDVixFLLlbORI106Wtb9LOckTipGWE0G-rhsfN5RTm8NauEIBym7550GXK5ICqOV_0H9e-yjhD-aAft4shuVD89b2JNc4kA5u9dcU73fb8TtQfxEjJ1FEEl1dFags/s320/gHNZ4jZ7QYaC4MF9r2%25250lw.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-40373727579609756072019-06-20T10:04:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:28.371-07:00ShadowingLast week and this week I've had the opportunity to shadow two of my colleagues at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, to see their tours and learn from them but also give some feedback.<br />Last week it was my friend Kathleen who gave her tour in English, to a group of us Tour Guides. She is Belgian so of course she stopped in front of some of the objects from her home country, like this tapestry from 1520. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMiqN9k6BuQlFkyKL7JR8Lw3Dmg_iaqtbRc0RB0T5ZCGjn1rHgE1PN8mNp9x-Injt47fjnWcQNRhWoBTpBG3Fk9WSDSjeaItez6dxoPfvnsfVm1bD3ri0tXd8UPlkdP_DTDZDJ3q4WVc/s1600/qHAFRfEmT2iHyjZlbM03WQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyMiqN9k6BuQlFkyKL7JR8Lw3Dmg_iaqtbRc0RB0T5ZCGjn1rHgE1PN8mNp9x-Injt47fjnWcQNRhWoBTpBG3Fk9WSDSjeaItez6dxoPfvnsfVm1bD3ri0tXd8UPlkdP_DTDZDJ3q4WVc/s320/qHAFRfEmT2iHyjZlbM03WQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I was the only other LAD guide in the group, so after we had all had lunch after the tour, Kathleen and exchanged knowledge, ideas and viewpoints. It's so <b>so</b> good to be able to learn from each other in this way. <i>Every</i> time I follow someone else's tour I learn something new!<br />Kathleen for example talked about this painting of the 'Good Samaritan' by Jacob Jordaens, an artwork I don't really talk about myself:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn4bRhKSvDvhFX_eQGA8J6gtaARyrt2lXIB-SzUXer2k9Nhkvwf1VastNn8kmDwSR2JvKeW2kEBGvAS8F9AFgIbuzK8NGTtumV14gD2jkf2QsliDJ1amSnOtJ4NHKQiI5nexnFWcyLlo/s1600/f0jdhw9eQTKgeBSQY8NBpg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyn4bRhKSvDvhFX_eQGA8J6gtaARyrt2lXIB-SzUXer2k9Nhkvwf1VastNn8kmDwSR2JvKeW2kEBGvAS8F9AFgIbuzK8NGTtumV14gD2jkf2QsliDJ1amSnOtJ4NHKQiI5nexnFWcyLlo/s320/f0jdhw9eQTKgeBSQY8NBpg.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />This week another friend, Termy, had actually asked for us two to come and listen through her tour, as Kathleen and I both speak French. She also stopped at a few different pieces I normally don't use in my tour, plus she had a really interesting approach to the narrative in some galleries, which I really liked.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLm-O0YiuL5-Jlsbr55OI25tp8o-7xnJhhlGQTAYjFyeZgO_BVimzo2mgiHZJzk3Z4-RSUOT71dPHYshyaK8EiYCEc4b8aHiNbJ9zQOER5rf1Eh-MEAFGExURNaUJrAl4h0A7ZcVeOjh0/s1600/NxSosD6dRZuIFHXl%252BCqImg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLm-O0YiuL5-Jlsbr55OI25tp8o-7xnJhhlGQTAYjFyeZgO_BVimzo2mgiHZJzk3Z4-RSUOT71dPHYshyaK8EiYCEc4b8aHiNbJ9zQOER5rf1Eh-MEAFGExURNaUJrAl4h0A7ZcVeOjh0/s200/NxSosD6dRZuIFHXl%252BCqImg.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVP23z6527eThpx76D7pe94vAgUVfqMjDweSTnyIi8BDDC9P8NjD8K7KbJZ_vxiU2beUojYDCdgqjbI7TQXFZUgrmU70NiIsHolJuk6iLvrd0k01S6MLApxNLqFheptUzZfv3zoTHMZw/s1600/fullsizeoutput_12d98.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQVP23z6527eThpx76D7pe94vAgUVfqMjDweSTnyIi8BDDC9P8NjD8K7KbJZ_vxiU2beUojYDCdgqjbI7TQXFZUgrmU70NiIsHolJuk6iLvrd0k01S6MLApxNLqFheptUzZfv3zoTHMZw/s200/fullsizeoutput_12d98.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><br />I hope I get the chance after the summer do give a tour to some of my colleagues, will sure need some more practice by then before the season starts again. <br />And after seeing Kathleen looking so sharp in her suit on her tour, I managed to find myself a sleek, white blazer (something I've been after for a while), which I could inaugurate the other day in the galleries. Even though it's hot out there at the moment, it's always 21 degrees inside the LAD!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OeI0_pXk4LlaQ8_UqFhOwfE5URz_AZZQA43AQ2xGj3SZCfwSZQWt97YWmi48J4Ga5SOY9hYx9axD29ZyOyncg0QnIrQNEAsGhaVVYGcPc-14PJD6Y0KGTqBJ0PBM5d2qiOJzQfmOwtc/s1600/aKzVV%2525LfSJOUsaXCPi0pDw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OeI0_pXk4LlaQ8_UqFhOwfE5URz_AZZQA43AQ2xGj3SZCfwSZQWt97YWmi48J4Ga5SOY9hYx9axD29ZyOyncg0QnIrQNEAsGhaVVYGcPc-14PJD6Y0KGTqBJ0PBM5d2qiOJzQfmOwtc/s320/aKzVV%2525LfSJOUsaXCPi0pDw.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-56890952779204408302019-06-14T08:38:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:28.742-07:00Midsummer 2019Last night it was time for the traditional Midsummer celebrations here in the sandpit, organized as always by Annica and Peter. This year the party was held on a yacht sailing out from Yas Marina.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCacxUfjyDTPGx5WFt5XT5_O8bMzZ8hydcAmVTXNJyGOwoeIkIMYBrWx7nH4L9PKmzfgiQaUrqtLRckD9sVtXy0TinzSsBx7LEaekvWcQOwOh6lb4LCbHS0zIqWxfD-_aqsQI1taVY0kw/s1600/fullsizeoutput_12d6d.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1077" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCacxUfjyDTPGx5WFt5XT5_O8bMzZ8hydcAmVTXNJyGOwoeIkIMYBrWx7nH4L9PKmzfgiQaUrqtLRckD9sVtXy0TinzSsBx7LEaekvWcQOwOh6lb4LCbHS0zIqWxfD-_aqsQI1taVY0kw/s400/fullsizeoutput_12d6d.jpeg" width="268" /></a></div><br />Drinks and nibbles, blue and yellow balloons, flags, music and dancing - and the Midsummer pole of course, which this year had got a new "dress" and was looking greener than ever!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Yes, it is a new gadget. Yes, it is in the middle of the living room. Yes, it is mine.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JbR0c6NrJxPNUIn1Q14Zg8EbPichXqh70YGApOY-7mDKIyImd-8fML5ee8HPyTJ-X_Al0ZL8xnLBwQrPAiTLViDhLO1U71wg1hqlT9wJGlfwE2b6DJQx2QDCiStjLNqPymMEKcAVLtc/s1600/eXoIe8k0SmitrhhbQBlucg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2JbR0c6NrJxPNUIn1Q14Zg8EbPichXqh70YGApOY-7mDKIyImd-8fML5ee8HPyTJ-X_Al0ZL8xnLBwQrPAiTLViDhLO1U71wg1hqlT9wJGlfwE2b6DJQx2QDCiStjLNqPymMEKcAVLtc/s320/eXoIe8k0SmitrhhbQBlucg.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />This is how I get exercise done at the moment. Or more accurately, it's actually about the only movement I do at all each day...<br />It's getting hot out there, there is no way I can walk outside at this time of the year. And I just don't make it to the gym, I just don't. So this is the solution, for now.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6KaNqAuqyinJCaWdpHDOH2FeRf4MVF9eg7mGWRe2wG4Zz-DXlyp1D5BPWNFa54LXt2Xu7MpgyLERTgBIItnjso31k0MznXGGjllACT-jwmeBhcoQsH7-9-4SzTqtURJayrBKJeiamCI/s1600/hWGxo1PrRa%252Bo9Y0q%2525qfHgw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6KaNqAuqyinJCaWdpHDOH2FeRf4MVF9eg7mGWRe2wG4Zz-DXlyp1D5BPWNFa54LXt2Xu7MpgyLERTgBIItnjso31k0MznXGGjllACT-jwmeBhcoQsH7-9-4SzTqtURJayrBKJeiamCI/s200/hWGxo1PrRa%252Bo9Y0q%2525qfHgw.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgS8P7QwyqWFtpN_FESRGGqKr7Q1APhXmAYUGu8_V5ih8HKLHzVsrHRMg-vT1oDdVowAR2z05xnsNu9UOUZEBesyb58t5pu1BzZHGgHvQE3Az2RvGfp6woQK0PDbVGD4uxUnyjv9sBzg/s1600/inR%252B9pIzRhyVp6ShM0HjBQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtgS8P7QwyqWFtpN_FESRGGqKr7Q1APhXmAYUGu8_V5ih8HKLHzVsrHRMg-vT1oDdVowAR2z05xnsNu9UOUZEBesyb58t5pu1BzZHGgHvQE3Az2RvGfp6woQK0PDbVGD4uxUnyjv9sBzg/s200/inR%252B9pIzRhyVp6ShM0HjBQ.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />I have pledged to myself to get on it for 5 km a day, every day until we leave for summer holidays. So far I've done 5/5 days. So far so good.Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-16590982065685536722019-06-09T11:15:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:29.485-07:00Beautiful breakfastToday I was invited to one of my tour guide colleagues, Termi, for an end-of-season breakfast. We got treated to such a <b>feast</b>! An abundance of crêpes, croissants, cakes, bread, fruit and juices, mmm!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCI-YLgA6UCOMssthcSeXXMX6HTxGqZiBu9U0PXVs2AVTtpfzip6pafZfoViJYBRkUFWzzO84-t7AEmyi1xTbnRQYfhqHwSDOLJcX2NlNVN3XGB2OzdsrZkemBzMxTQ8uk9RntgZtixSs/s1600/IMG_7325.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCI-YLgA6UCOMssthcSeXXMX6HTxGqZiBu9U0PXVs2AVTtpfzip6pafZfoViJYBRkUFWzzO84-t7AEmyi1xTbnRQYfhqHwSDOLJcX2NlNVN3XGB2OzdsrZkemBzMxTQ8uk9RntgZtixSs/s400/IMG_7325.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWrXASQ_8tNm88GXFYyw3XbudgESoy_LTU4YK-u0_PsK7iBCixpgNUNQRc9PK9dhYfTlBw-PAzk9ROPw_zIhs2C5RPO555YzbpFWvYjrp_UzX8zecPeCHW3b9p-WcbQaNGsTD9wbhVX8/s1600/3d6c3881-3c18-40f1-a93d-0d07e7eb3c8e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWrXASQ_8tNm88GXFYyw3XbudgESoy_LTU4YK-u0_PsK7iBCixpgNUNQRc9PK9dhYfTlBw-PAzk9ROPw_zIhs2C5RPO555YzbpFWvYjrp_UzX8zecPeCHW3b9p-WcbQaNGsTD9wbhVX8/s200/3d6c3881-3c18-40f1-a93d-0d07e7eb3c8e.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf8OeYPRwB8fFGhNHHsBWJze-K9SeEEEDEP4iQuJWsHs9ttUnx0jfEfDzsRxIuQiSsUJ6onBuQUlEhf_8SvZ2ePIKJVR1d3gkFcgY2rLL8wl0CgbGhpxV8jYJBi3l2HcU-QQKkz8zPug/s1600/L%252Bh5tGqJTqub7W%252B78%252BZf5A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf8OeYPRwB8fFGhNHHsBWJze-K9SeEEEDEP4iQuJWsHs9ttUnx0jfEfDzsRxIuQiSsUJ6onBuQUlEhf_8SvZ2ePIKJVR1d3gkFcgY2rLL8wl0CgbGhpxV8jYJBi3l2HcU-QQKkz8zPug/s200/L%252Bh5tGqJTqub7W%252B78%252BZf5A.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcEsBbCvs2zSP3pts8ruGwVp6I_IqRV4UZxjq13Ok3BWQVzvYHABEmuWENy5W64rA2E-xwiFFrRW8zj0zzRbWh2IE443qD4MFxpYkBNgm39IjQsyNYuBEvDOm43Xg9Y3Z52a14LUKbR4/s1600/0ca0f8b0-ef5a-42d1-b674-8d9452765e0d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjcEsBbCvs2zSP3pts8ruGwVp6I_IqRV4UZxjq13Ok3BWQVzvYHABEmuWENy5W64rA2E-xwiFFrRW8zj0zzRbWh2IE443qD4MFxpYkBNgm39IjQsyNYuBEvDOm43Xg9Y3Z52a14LUKbR4/s320/0ca0f8b0-ef5a-42d1-b674-8d9452765e0d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLdx-2fTdS2gC2N9x54NJ4gpG0fiYqgeJ4e-BFLk2I9IJjCe1lhQzapRBRIPcClaOT91q6zV1gI181aQUaPvWKRERQYbCyqoSkvXe1puUTiLt6wFxB-SqmV1ixkvt6M4Ii2t8ZMhg21A/s1600/50223316-4f12-4b22-97ee-56663cf8ac27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLdx-2fTdS2gC2N9x54NJ4gpG0fiYqgeJ4e-BFLk2I9IJjCe1lhQzapRBRIPcClaOT91q6zV1gI181aQUaPvWKRERQYbCyqoSkvXe1puUTiLt6wFxB-SqmV1ixkvt6M4Ii2t8ZMhg21A/s200/50223316-4f12-4b22-97ee-56663cf8ac27.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqm9VqkogCYBCyWvXXeE8yCkHPrqhwNaIYIY1DKesRgSF079NyxXf745nVV9eLBreDHhi2dUPzDyl1M8JATpJYIjcA3xdboCxvyWOKdgYGewMOpFLoQr2t3UjS_QU904LidgPKChCXV04/s1600/wi%2525xlLWORn6V5vccNNhkjA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqm9VqkogCYBCyWvXXeE8yCkHPrqhwNaIYIY1DKesRgSF079NyxXf745nVV9eLBreDHhi2dUPzDyl1M8JATpJYIjcA3xdboCxvyWOKdgYGewMOpFLoQr2t3UjS_QU904LidgPKChCXV04/s200/wi%2525xlLWORn6V5vccNNhkjA.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />We are a super international group, today Estonia, Germany, France, Dominican Republic, Italy, Belgium, Canada and Sweden was represented!<br />As always super lovely to meet up with these girls outside of work and get a chance to chat about both work, and other things. Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-30471512847304996392019-06-08T02:32:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:29.853-07:00The JewelWe made sure we got picked up by our driver in good time on our departure day, because I really wanted to get to the airport early to have a chance to explore the latest new craze there - the Jewel Changi Airport.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEqIgUUzZw1Wx6d_3uWO_ki526eGcNM7uR6i9ZH_gnQlfTtu2pqCnKAUjYLwPucD8StKRIDOrMyPA0_7YfLriNtnJG8l2wNtS1cxSp3SjBGSKXoJfRWpj_36jUWhTwT0d7Qt1GWYEoOg/s1600/1a3UjJ2SQ5iuVn5Z2gH57Q.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEqIgUUzZw1Wx6d_3uWO_ki526eGcNM7uR6i9ZH_gnQlfTtu2pqCnKAUjYLwPucD8StKRIDOrMyPA0_7YfLriNtnJG8l2wNtS1cxSp3SjBGSKXoJfRWpj_36jUWhTwT0d7Qt1GWYEoOg/s320/1a3UjJ2SQ5iuVn5Z2gH57Q.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZ-_mjHnryVMmMGUXhUL87efMxQVMctgD0FxYhqazFReNZxZDUulyJt0CkuOGEhEQa-yANl5ZqMJriDzc9RvHW8mzzNGQblviUt8Ol6U3HPA2o2RvemASZhHEP15N0ga_Ah-VxRh3l4s/s1600/EMlfsswOSomUH6%252BlhkGGSA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZ-_mjHnryVMmMGUXhUL87efMxQVMctgD0FxYhqazFReNZxZDUulyJt0CkuOGEhEQa-yANl5ZqMJriDzc9RvHW8mzzNGQblviUt8Ol6U3HPA2o2RvemASZhHEP15N0ga_Ah-VxRh3l4s/s200/EMlfsswOSomUH6%252BlhkGGSA.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWDFV03giXYYaDGdX4yP5ptMan0mQF8x6rum_R5CShtbm8LWustGqmMc37zN4K6uTf4qYAAYtc80uxn83w_Gk6AD-WkR01l8RelZwTYlP_Gto3V-u2LQJvH3T_8D8OwIHHwkO4pFDpv4/s1600/ZD6yAGzLTdy4SZkVbZEOpw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWDFV03giXYYaDGdX4yP5ptMan0mQF8x6rum_R5CShtbm8LWustGqmMc37zN4K6uTf4qYAAYtc80uxn83w_Gk6AD-WkR01l8RelZwTYlP_Gto3V-u2LQJvH3T_8D8OwIHHwkO4pFDpv4/s200/ZD6yAGzLTdy4SZkVbZEOpw.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />The Jewel only opened in April this year. This stunning glass and steel dome is the home to gardens, attractions, restaurants, retail, playgrounds and more.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF4OALTf0v6dBSrJcZanSVQ85HX2B2OPWqnQEGndRy20Cs1CCzve8Py_61OcfzC9nPupXFDibgd8eLdiYvpx64X_yjGwxTukka3eLooqMlTeKhwvd7e8ZLxSmIxZJqu9TdKxLLQyv4dg/s1600/u8kM3k5XS4ewCNVKqQsfqg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPF4OALTf0v6dBSrJcZanSVQ85HX2B2OPWqnQEGndRy20Cs1CCzve8Py_61OcfzC9nPupXFDibgd8eLdiYvpx64X_yjGwxTukka3eLooqMlTeKhwvd7e8ZLxSmIxZJqu9TdKxLLQyv4dg/s400/u8kM3k5XS4ewCNVKqQsfqg.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />The centerpiece of it all is this Rain Vortex waterfall which drops 40 meters from an oculus the size of a bus. It's the tallest indoor waterfall in the world. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUM6l5uS6sQ7IY3aWM4BTEBTn6erJmI_HvufSUzpH6wZ5SR4XxiIdYiBb42ZblBsP54S8EW4cN84kERsMIkuEHabl7oi0ciBJ3TsUhdKi4KUQvCufby2-gwahCpn_g90JezAX0vPy5fY/s1600/lMntD6HOQg6gOZ1g37sBZA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwUM6l5uS6sQ7IY3aWM4BTEBTn6erJmI_HvufSUzpH6wZ5SR4XxiIdYiBb42ZblBsP54S8EW4cN84kERsMIkuEHabl7oi0ciBJ3TsUhdKi4KUQvCufby2-gwahCpn_g90JezAX0vPy5fY/s320/lMntD6HOQg6gOZ1g37sBZA.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu6V0uXDC-rXo9qsHJXifOxMGXe6txSYeoKMO1tFyMtHuNUroF8i-y55c_db0iCu_w_Za9WPrN8PJPUUtYE74gNTXu4ErzFC3zLKKHP5vO28yXaNrq6hCpgHSChrKc4guOl4eKL-no4s/s1600/U294gsbCQoauaAk6iUJi6w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDu6V0uXDC-rXo9qsHJXifOxMGXe6txSYeoKMO1tFyMtHuNUroF8i-y55c_db0iCu_w_Za9WPrN8PJPUUtYE74gNTXu4ErzFC3zLKKHP5vO28yXaNrq6hCpgHSChrKc4guOl4eKL-no4s/s320/U294gsbCQoauaAk6iUJi6w.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzT8iHuWRWjucEzXXxiA63iuX3oM9S64w-6GUXj9z5zpHqq6yteZoitFjpHpXJ9rYZqJ1xQrkk8vVATzTVTrLRnhBXFKMkxcGieTm_pc_524mRzQQY_rH0PzCiTMrFy45ADt8rc5CjU8/s1600/TewyNxTWRJ%252BRDERGPqaO9w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhzT8iHuWRWjucEzXXxiA63iuX3oM9S64w-6GUXj9z5zpHqq6yteZoitFjpHpXJ9rYZqJ1xQrkk8vVATzTVTrLRnhBXFKMkxcGieTm_pc_524mRzQQY_rH0PzCiTMrFy45ADt8rc5CjU8/s320/TewyNxTWRJ%252BRDERGPqaO9w.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Some of the attractions weren't open yet unfortunately, we missed getting the full experience by four days. You will be able to hike the 4-storey high (indoor!) Shiseido Forest Valley, with more than 900 trees; bounce on nets at the Canopy Park; get lost in the largest hedge maze in Singapore and walk amongst the clouds on the Canopy Bridge, suspended 23 meters off the ground.<br /><br />Here is a snapshot of the Petal Garden which is situated on the top floor. It looks like it will be a space full of creative flower displays. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3MOzizUsixn8HEiDke-f0t2bi_6Ra6ECDrG9bdZGBoDW9kqTsoGt1vdz26OtUWA8DE4zCKxpOBBlVeXtnR5GZrf7V4okqkwwSJi1krICIubGCBeQouNhpNWEosW1oxDnm2iiJBB8HOI/s1600/cz%252BYo9StTd6a9bKtjSYlBQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic3MOzizUsixn8HEiDke-f0t2bi_6Ra6ECDrG9bdZGBoDW9kqTsoGt1vdz26OtUWA8DE4zCKxpOBBlVeXtnR5GZrf7V4okqkwwSJi1krICIubGCBeQouNhpNWEosW1oxDnm2iiJBB8HOI/s320/cz%252BYo9StTd6a9bKtjSYlBQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Matt, Luca and Ashley came to see us off so we had a last beer at the Tiger Street Lab, the only place in the world where you can try seasonal Tiger brews.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1lWGCV1gGjSBqTKVKw0gGbeJ3Gfi6lEdHdRRRlAerFwlgIDepgxiiAKNTcwGz25H3SPwE7pJoxjJuhRV5fHJGPQR0CP4bwytd-FNBRFYkW4HMAIQUUguPYfXMJzuCx7F2zvzUDFTfx0/s1600/AqEfTiHlSi%252BurUEbJfztYw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia1lWGCV1gGjSBqTKVKw0gGbeJ3Gfi6lEdHdRRRlAerFwlgIDepgxiiAKNTcwGz25H3SPwE7pJoxjJuhRV5fHJGPQR0CP4bwytd-FNBRFYkW4HMAIQUUguPYfXMJzuCx7F2zvzUDFTfx0/s320/AqEfTiHlSi%252BurUEbJfztYw.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9qZXGtYf69fqJJ86hCh93PZ011sC4-iCVBEV_cB25swPXa4wAiBa7rtyjKELyI_-pZ27upwe4WdWPOk6-0l6UsNUj0mGsDhjirIVw-a78vV6gigSN58NVmyNzTbX7Z4ur31XkOeU2Fc/s1600/XeRsPdDDTg6FtQtIbI1R6g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM9qZXGtYf69fqJJ86hCh93PZ011sC4-iCVBEV_cB25swPXa4wAiBa7rtyjKELyI_-pZ27upwe4WdWPOk6-0l6UsNUj0mGsDhjirIVw-a78vV6gigSN58NVmyNzTbX7Z4ur31XkOeU2Fc/s200/XeRsPdDDTg6FtQtIbI1R6g.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1ptRYiVTTd0sfa7MYmXljlJk-JRthbwkgE_Pkdbnvwp2enYtBOsTdRDd3SbfOLEkkka47XYC0ohG_zeN5hxJsSccCnnX2W1hNlA0GsD2IIohMxLucEbULzvZtumEjbtoNB4Gz8bRTbg/s1600/5Op4dWI9SG68aBjS0kpLqg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1ptRYiVTTd0sfa7MYmXljlJk-JRthbwkgE_Pkdbnvwp2enYtBOsTdRDd3SbfOLEkkka47XYC0ohG_zeN5hxJsSccCnnX2W1hNlA0GsD2IIohMxLucEbULzvZtumEjbtoNB4Gz8bRTbg/s200/5Op4dWI9SG68aBjS0kpLqg.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />Bye bye Roses and thank you for this time!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MR7ecAbMeNfJ4WArTcEGa-hG2Z9wCUyfIlrqeEurKNcH3Y_c8tojMwoTZWsnSQ8V1wLWEbV04Tkyy2IZL9zl6rg6PTxF_WtZ8bFI21AdORxIVzba8_90rAAoaMaXeMTGkDNZ3FPWBn4/s1600/IeArJ%252BVxQX6suFtITCIM2A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1MR7ecAbMeNfJ4WArTcEGa-hG2Z9wCUyfIlrqeEurKNcH3Y_c8tojMwoTZWsnSQ8V1wLWEbV04Tkyy2IZL9zl6rg6PTxF_WtZ8bFI21AdORxIVzba8_90rAAoaMaXeMTGkDNZ3FPWBn4/s400/IeArJ%252BVxQX6suFtITCIM2A.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-6576889161519563212019-06-08T02:11:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:30.222-07:00Across the borderTo end our trip this time we went just across the boarder and into Malaysia for a few days, to visit our friends the Foxes in Johor Baru. We've seen Jason a few times when he has been through Abu Dhabi with work, but it had been six years since we saw Maki and the kids last. Time sure flies!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMybwhdzCJXNqE2QmKw6F8dFb6bfqlfGwg3hL9DGzTmzAJ-9MiBPGs9LM21ivk4CgXrf09W4lF21By5xPcMOPPdSNYg1hEmk1t_SytznQIS6FGZlo9Roo5GB5kiGl9E4Yy3nb4nZgP9HM/s1600/gbF3V0EwTmG1wiD1xDWhrA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMybwhdzCJXNqE2QmKw6F8dFb6bfqlfGwg3hL9DGzTmzAJ-9MiBPGs9LM21ivk4CgXrf09W4lF21By5xPcMOPPdSNYg1hEmk1t_SytznQIS6FGZlo9Roo5GB5kiGl9E4Yy3nb4nZgP9HM/s320/gbF3V0EwTmG1wiD1xDWhrA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlO4qfrHmovPJGs2rvoIWTI2sLq75694ZJmg7MHEs8r5W6IGYldHVh83SLJk3O9UneW-0yaBlOhA-N7tlNLHyIbcPclCAEMz-5IZU7lpsdy27lUKItD8pcHcPjWn_kj9Pb_o6xOyKzqY/s1600/VgENAwDBT66X7DdSMVffOw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlO4qfrHmovPJGs2rvoIWTI2sLq75694ZJmg7MHEs8r5W6IGYldHVh83SLJk3O9UneW-0yaBlOhA-N7tlNLHyIbcPclCAEMz-5IZU7lpsdy27lUKItD8pcHcPjWn_kj9Pb_o6xOyKzqY/s320/VgENAwDBT66X7DdSMVffOw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />They live in a really lovely spot, surrounded by green, green, green in every direction. So nice to be back in the jungle, with all the familiar smells and noises.<br />The kids stayed in the pool nearly all day, only came up for food.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjGgjO-nQKt5dbZ6LAFV7TzBQBo9mEw54akSo23QMaWowigzuI3w3PU5Bjy90id2eo1tCuwkwHdvQXeEapjijX3fewQ3dfOmXw7rSiiUqk0lPzp6944tPgZ75aaIYst6o_ZkYgvWc3Ik/s1600/yPUjJIIAQy2HrXn9Qs6kag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjGgjO-nQKt5dbZ6LAFV7TzBQBo9mEw54akSo23QMaWowigzuI3w3PU5Bjy90id2eo1tCuwkwHdvQXeEapjijX3fewQ3dfOmXw7rSiiUqk0lPzp6944tPgZ75aaIYst6o_ZkYgvWc3Ik/s320/yPUjJIIAQy2HrXn9Qs6kag.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtjrQZWW1wRKaH3Rl994WvoUdtCewd83A66TFfM-7GGYJZk9XfeDHm78Bp-2eoVhTVB1YEfmxnn-sYonryp4BssLdeVLkgZCJj9gkQDyXUv8ox1wsExqG7jZqnst4f0te1bSZd1yuP30/s1600/9jjz3XDMTQ2L4F%252BMh2abOQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYtjrQZWW1wRKaH3Rl994WvoUdtCewd83A66TFfM-7GGYJZk9XfeDHm78Bp-2eoVhTVB1YEfmxnn-sYonryp4BssLdeVLkgZCJj9gkQDyXUv8ox1wsExqG7jZqnst4f0te1bSZd1yuP30/s320/9jjz3XDMTQ2L4F%252BMh2abOQ.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />On the second day we went to the club house in their compound, the Balé Club. 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Just the place for Nathan!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Cuoe_925Chn-SWsxT3KJYt8oUMRafhKbwz3pBPelfG1jqR7NLbN_EGuGGwDdj089FN4tNpul0rkQmiE3-UmWDVXBkIBWrWpbKVYLEW_JBHFCL8B6Lp_PGdZL3p2Zbpbja1BtJiAuUyw/s1600/4df1a849-2724-4f6c-b82a-ebd8230ee7ab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Cuoe_925Chn-SWsxT3KJYt8oUMRafhKbwz3pBPelfG1jqR7NLbN_EGuGGwDdj089FN4tNpul0rkQmiE3-UmWDVXBkIBWrWpbKVYLEW_JBHFCL8B6Lp_PGdZL3p2Zbpbja1BtJiAuUyw/s400/4df1a849-2724-4f6c-b82a-ebd8230ee7ab.jpg" width="225" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXxNqzGwtmOELMw-_W8KaSvvo7VjSE1fA3jyIGIfiUL5VQX-yxOTxcGacLDkdw1gA_0tkrtLnck-NlSymSEW-Tql9xf5DQTKqeiAQvDqI92cnxkhPEeVpBYNLgwCfTm06J0q_4JoYeHY/s1600/w4Vomeq0Rlqj7GL%252BlfOTMA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxXxNqzGwtmOELMw-_W8KaSvvo7VjSE1fA3jyIGIfiUL5VQX-yxOTxcGacLDkdw1gA_0tkrtLnck-NlSymSEW-Tql9xf5DQTKqeiAQvDqI92cnxkhPEeVpBYNLgwCfTm06J0q_4JoYeHY/s200/w4Vomeq0Rlqj7GL%252BlfOTMA.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlbhCc1jj60kMyCmO6Py37uqxD3BCLmmy0cBd0Ya2YWl6zFOVpRM4uFZpiepaHczVh-IPc-8mIu4tdslayJRVqW4A6Uv3pTRTABs9R_FPq81vcT3MhlT21Tv4gbgCxhcee5qpfITVxII/s1600/vrg%252BvsjVRoy%2525TTv3VIvMow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitlbhCc1jj60kMyCmO6Py37uqxD3BCLmmy0cBd0Ya2YWl6zFOVpRM4uFZpiepaHczVh-IPc-8mIu4tdslayJRVqW4A6Uv3pTRTABs9R_FPq81vcT3MhlT21Tv4gbgCxhcee5qpfITVxII/s200/vrg%252BvsjVRoy%2525TTv3VIvMow.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />Great views over the Marina Bay from here! <br />The skies were super dramatic when we arrived, but luckily we had time to grab some panoramic photos before the rain came.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2AEO6NzVYNFwRTqvxoJiKg0UM0GAK3e-fAvjh5WlGYgtajTJS_mfPPCZNPEiu_jjehlwtHGS41V0sQSCE0SE9GAA2RSgcXVxl0ys2kt4in7MILnfmuvT5VHlqjQEOof0kQD9Q7SacXg/s1600/E5OOKIMgQWW2yDe5tf2GVw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1600" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid2AEO6NzVYNFwRTqvxoJiKg0UM0GAK3e-fAvjh5WlGYgtajTJS_mfPPCZNPEiu_jjehlwtHGS41V0sQSCE0SE9GAA2RSgcXVxl0ys2kt4in7MILnfmuvT5VHlqjQEOof0kQD9Q7SacXg/s400/E5OOKIMgQWW2yDe5tf2GVw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kK9W6iBySZB991D0Xrtfz3ub6THJReZJFrp0kNXM3mEWRbQfahgHzd2Ov2-bb0Ii8YQ-vetWntuKvy1RBmCk_q4iob9bezMLJLF4UQqkehqp6GgRFwg5rdvdURPilbRbZnUm9daKt0c/s1600/YuFPDMpqQhOVaWh1X9jF1w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kK9W6iBySZB991D0Xrtfz3ub6THJReZJFrp0kNXM3mEWRbQfahgHzd2Ov2-bb0Ii8YQ-vetWntuKvy1RBmCk_q4iob9bezMLJLF4UQqkehqp6GgRFwg5rdvdURPilbRbZnUm9daKt0c/s320/YuFPDMpqQhOVaWh1X9jF1w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH9Lq6uCLg8BEo94OWjrPRmChiIaSwgnXfZVQ5wdUH5vLech2JXYSahR1JSAC0hIeVBVRIh-zemATEEf17xcHZ-XfL-lmyqBqAW42j527ktdOD2oMK4FPbu6gtJcpcMeWbNvU7Pkfk-k/s1600/Vd8isfbiRi62g6qSLtI5lQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMH9Lq6uCLg8BEo94OWjrPRmChiIaSwgnXfZVQ5wdUH5vLech2JXYSahR1JSAC0hIeVBVRIh-zemATEEf17xcHZ-XfL-lmyqBqAW42j527ktdOD2oMK4FPbu6gtJcpcMeWbNvU7Pkfk-k/s320/Vd8isfbiRi62g6qSLtI5lQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Cool views and awesome food. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrK-tIorr5Ak0izxqOteyqkkVtlJJL2AK3VsNT3UFGFxGj8lnPVpj6knjLTdj75WvZS8rZ0EbiRbT4FCxYc_AfoDB8MMdV9QGpoOCwZQVmYd7KwNeIKV8XsG5b8DCXFxYypcPgdvqBcbM/s1600/H%252BKnIRkXSYuL2jVplwsikQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrK-tIorr5Ak0izxqOteyqkkVtlJJL2AK3VsNT3UFGFxGj8lnPVpj6knjLTdj75WvZS8rZ0EbiRbT4FCxYc_AfoDB8MMdV9QGpoOCwZQVmYd7KwNeIKV8XsG5b8DCXFxYypcPgdvqBcbM/s320/H%252BKnIRkXSYuL2jVplwsikQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqNgghVMiRDNw3uJhDdX51bfJIxSgX0va_foOaUs-cWsrAL2krnsPH6SulY4c8mlRLppM0Yg2CGZQc18TE9G_ceQ_-mE7GRPnlMomerQIcOEwoNWb893AHgpPcIIEJ1WAH4k0k8mQTQA/s1600/UtFv5xUYTquB8pGpjkJsiw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqNgghVMiRDNw3uJhDdX51bfJIxSgX0va_foOaUs-cWsrAL2krnsPH6SulY4c8mlRLppM0Yg2CGZQc18TE9G_ceQ_-mE7GRPnlMomerQIcOEwoNWb893AHgpPcIIEJ1WAH4k0k8mQTQA/s320/UtFv5xUYTquB8pGpjkJsiw.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Then the rain and the fog rolled in, and everything outside the window disappeared! I loved it, I miss weather! Yes in general, but also these amazing thunderstorms in particular. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXNRcvdFnXwkxupizqAr8B87GD1Bh_lLVs0dYYueCYTRrSaZTUKRfWccs73V0bD0N20Av5ZLY7JdR4VLA7KwC0ZyjwKcNvGuqGEV8JH8KWQHzMjTMavDcVVJZqsLUOH3eeqM-lmDIeA8/s1600/dSRS7SD%252BQZ%252BxdZ8tD%252BPXCA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXNRcvdFnXwkxupizqAr8B87GD1Bh_lLVs0dYYueCYTRrSaZTUKRfWccs73V0bD0N20Av5ZLY7JdR4VLA7KwC0ZyjwKcNvGuqGEV8JH8KWQHzMjTMavDcVVJZqsLUOH3eeqM-lmDIeA8/s320/dSRS7SD%252BQZ%252BxdZ8tD%252BPXCA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />In the evening Misuzu hosted a BBQ at their place, more food, glorious food... I so miss living next door to Misuzu, ha ha!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6JC3AaW8I1PrXWE3d79eI9_CXeh9un5vlyYuqKcQnOxdxlqD-dlIGRnL8nKHrxrJYHjBvx2H8JNzzeiC9FkoaxGiPihF_sC2RGf6Q0jXpA5gs8-yHr8dup9qZ1cWLdkt1ffUBsepBOA/s1600/d6cDIDY%252BS7i%252BOqH53NdScA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ6JC3AaW8I1PrXWE3d79eI9_CXeh9un5vlyYuqKcQnOxdxlqD-dlIGRnL8nKHrxrJYHjBvx2H8JNzzeiC9FkoaxGiPihF_sC2RGf6Q0jXpA5gs8-yHr8dup9qZ1cWLdkt1ffUBsepBOA/s320/d6cDIDY%252BS7i%252BOqH53NdScA.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Good people - good night! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F3i59cgqqk2N_GDPBpAZu5JMY7EZ_oGo0k7eCTqhuYOZ-lP43R0gobZRtS-k6VKYUE_ji0gx77osvzQ8s5WtyBclq0sxIy2Gy0Dppe8w9Vsc217QbDpZX39DFc_yC59gYLtDTa5XK_s/s1600/289eac82-f625-4a14-a1fe-fe6a36060300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F3i59cgqqk2N_GDPBpAZu5JMY7EZ_oGo0k7eCTqhuYOZ-lP43R0gobZRtS-k6VKYUE_ji0gx77osvzQ8s5WtyBclq0sxIy2Gy0Dppe8w9Vsc217QbDpZX39DFc_yC59gYLtDTa5XK_s/s320/289eac82-f625-4a14-a1fe-fe6a36060300.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Brunei boys.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfYZOVXpTpu9knd5hAEquHyJFlQIxm2n7pCqcmMYasGIK7gAuv7PEXbNqY9JyJ5g5Kst7vc4DgYXDuEakOE6UbjLjQk34_ZhRS1vSr4d0Y20df79R3vHBi9g9C5UfVWCVvO6QRCyfpJE/s1600/i2LB1QpmTJacDDzQKKPtnw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihfYZOVXpTpu9knd5hAEquHyJFlQIxm2n7pCqcmMYasGIK7gAuv7PEXbNqY9JyJ5g5Kst7vc4DgYXDuEakOE6UbjLjQk34_ZhRS1vSr4d0Y20df79R3vHBi9g9C5UfVWCVvO6QRCyfpJE/s320/i2LB1QpmTJacDDzQKKPtnw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-77534339746804641442019-06-07T23:11:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:30.963-07:00Time-lapseI just had to look up the photos from our last visit to the Gardens by the Bay back in 2013. Oh my how little and cute they all were..! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYJZLV3IEz-HHbqUcX9ml9XEy-dZ1haEZpFgQRGL4UVbMTupUFEaPAnKLPwnnGgNYeFslkQLJ9L1PnBxkhQEWiZzZzd1hLGZTBVqsTktZXrz2N8oCRW3XfzIZMUXOH9eOh9Ua3Exs0oI/s1600/IMG_3588.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYJZLV3IEz-HHbqUcX9ml9XEy-dZ1haEZpFgQRGL4UVbMTupUFEaPAnKLPwnnGgNYeFslkQLJ9L1PnBxkhQEWiZzZzd1hLGZTBVqsTktZXrz2N8oCRW3XfzIZMUXOH9eOh9Ua3Exs0oI/s320/IMG_3588.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOY4R-R4-C6gABJ2wIn-DuYLBK9zkjRQohH6PqA6WCWL16WJTkkcE5KCLpIGOIBwmQ9t8dthCIVUoxefE_BI0l38X0VrD_QPN0JcWI3IrjVnGmhyphenhyphenElY4ppUK39j_B-YWyQcFao_0gTvg/s1600/IMG_3587.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1067" data-original-width="1600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQOY4R-R4-C6gABJ2wIn-DuYLBK9zkjRQohH6PqA6WCWL16WJTkkcE5KCLpIGOIBwmQ9t8dthCIVUoxefE_BI0l38X0VrD_QPN0JcWI3IrjVnGmhyphenhyphenElY4ppUK39j_B-YWyQcFao_0gTvg/s320/IMG_3587.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />And look at them now!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXiWaRKIbQjBoHX_l7YFYUWqSaIT1Q2ZxyAGWyVmf4mhLVjWA99haASj4C2NdGi8AudqTqL5xU5OKpmewJ0J7yH7dp4kkDR1iRZnyT87l361FE-qExnbX1Dlyx_y6mFrjbclCSsG7kXI/s1600/VxvK5FHuRX60Fxe6%25255TMew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOXiWaRKIbQjBoHX_l7YFYUWqSaIT1Q2ZxyAGWyVmf4mhLVjWA99haASj4C2NdGi8AudqTqL5xU5OKpmewJ0J7yH7dp4kkDR1iRZnyT87l361FE-qExnbX1Dlyx_y6mFrjbclCSsG7kXI/s400/VxvK5FHuRX60Fxe6%25255TMew.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-37817117443048300052019-06-07T23:00:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:31.372-07:00Supertree GroveThis holiday was surely more about friends and less about sightseeing, but it's no secret that <i>my</i> favourite thing to do while traveling is - combining <b>both</b>! On Sunday afternoon I managed to convince everyone to come along to go see the Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNB5L6o0S5zZtM4jCc02Rv-9pr_wuY_aDaJKZC7DPhp1VVQCeo1HV7WBOsZB3gaxNwPkQmpTVYiAeaSRY5sDkQDwEGBcmTfo_Ya2HAv4FwlbveIpQDoc4eklIKWPCvZka2ZCNy7WvW92M/s1600/o0X5%252BvcnSZOrMGmAlTE8Qw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNB5L6o0S5zZtM4jCc02Rv-9pr_wuY_aDaJKZC7DPhp1VVQCeo1HV7WBOsZB3gaxNwPkQmpTVYiAeaSRY5sDkQDwEGBcmTfo_Ya2HAv4FwlbveIpQDoc4eklIKWPCvZka2ZCNy7WvW92M/s400/o0X5%252BvcnSZOrMGmAlTE8Qw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwH-c1up8HLSrNuGxfVf21zrZ_AtmOoxSjWujY25nUArjNcoFy5bJKbRdmXI3-zy81Z6H1FvBqtUBuAIYqq9htgT2zn3-AwcSc8D_V1-L-UuCY7QkS5bTKAHDIZQNzBIjGpJqaKcXK9dk/s1600/fullsizeoutput_12ccb.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwH-c1up8HLSrNuGxfVf21zrZ_AtmOoxSjWujY25nUArjNcoFy5bJKbRdmXI3-zy81Z6H1FvBqtUBuAIYqq9htgT2zn3-AwcSc8D_V1-L-UuCY7QkS5bTKAHDIZQNzBIjGpJqaKcXK9dk/s200/fullsizeoutput_12ccb.jpeg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOB5rTxnUCjMvOFYsHMlJc24fM_ZNtqLY9ik3rIU7qhOtwrtLBczOWzUAwKnz7MZZv_q-2XTHmI6ST6UCXZG_3SJKnwBMl1Ux6mJvDALA1XQ7M_qH55dwuB3noUtSWS8EFnRJ-43GLKAA/s1600/wXw9d4F5S6G1bcBONSMqtg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOB5rTxnUCjMvOFYsHMlJc24fM_ZNtqLY9ik3rIU7qhOtwrtLBczOWzUAwKnz7MZZv_q-2XTHmI6ST6UCXZG_3SJKnwBMl1Ux6mJvDALA1XQ7M_qH55dwuB3noUtSWS8EFnRJ-43GLKAA/s200/wXw9d4F5S6G1bcBONSMqtg.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9YSJ0TWgc_sG9oFxt6utPWwYTMgNFY5yVe9Z2VVVTP9GLrUVH-amW9uu_a9vQjBTxVytyZl8_pXsvxCT-yg-gzzwlQLaEOELD7GBwchOuXCMdRjHo7PKJ8vvC0F9XooW5L0GgQO3cgQ/s1600/ofxJSmYTT%2525ydZJhk271mBg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN9YSJ0TWgc_sG9oFxt6utPWwYTMgNFY5yVe9Z2VVVTP9GLrUVH-amW9uu_a9vQjBTxVytyZl8_pXsvxCT-yg-gzzwlQLaEOELD7GBwchOuXCMdRjHo7PKJ8vvC0F9XooW5L0GgQO3cgQ/s320/ofxJSmYTT%2525ydZJhk271mBg.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />We came to the Gardens by the Bay once before while visiting Matt & Misuzu, back in 2013. Then we visited the Flower Dome and the Cloud Forest, but we didn't walk the OCBC Skyway, so that's where we were heading now!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcGAgizeXvdvNuc2-u0nk-Wspxj2BYSkpNPxVnw-zC77v5SZ9fR8SdOESyhbi-m9Sg8Wuh8Ti33bRq2w5-G40vFmY5clMQ-nLbm62TtCmZiZFSL-Bu66Qur7rGxQjDmnW2XRhj4HiGj0/s1600/Gpm7zndqSd29KXUN1n4IwA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcGAgizeXvdvNuc2-u0nk-Wspxj2BYSkpNPxVnw-zC77v5SZ9fR8SdOESyhbi-m9Sg8Wuh8Ti33bRq2w5-G40vFmY5clMQ-nLbm62TtCmZiZFSL-Bu66Qur7rGxQjDmnW2XRhj4HiGj0/s200/Gpm7zndqSd29KXUN1n4IwA.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXje5Z9QjC3b9W_SDp_S1tvGmZKrfKFpOU70A46thibMrn2J3OtRRI38icVEP0K5vt9lb-_J7y57EJU9hycZKyGvKIQf6enCCQqrRZqdvgQ6H9tVSZEm6pbvijmkIuxHfB2_-NYPVeq9s/s1600/SvlWPpHgR8%252B1f%252BWGhh24bg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXje5Z9QjC3b9W_SDp_S1tvGmZKrfKFpOU70A46thibMrn2J3OtRRI38icVEP0K5vt9lb-_J7y57EJU9hycZKyGvKIQf6enCCQqrRZqdvgQ6H9tVSZEm6pbvijmkIuxHfB2_-NYPVeq9s/s200/SvlWPpHgR8%252B1f%252BWGhh24bg.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aMrWSxd86qcx9Nz2YXX3s5wTf8lGUEhoF6twzMmcemOBp3ZRN2EBv_nnnY6kRDQ5joK_WRnGo3PGTPp4bXR2DJtibALXlNwp4vh6shii16eB1nwT8pagYxmDCIE_fz3m5QQhl18Levo/s1600/ximiKLWTR9WlKmyWm2DAcQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aMrWSxd86qcx9Nz2YXX3s5wTf8lGUEhoF6twzMmcemOBp3ZRN2EBv_nnnY6kRDQ5joK_WRnGo3PGTPp4bXR2DJtibALXlNwp4vh6shii16eB1nwT8pagYxmDCIE_fz3m5QQhl18Levo/s320/ximiKLWTR9WlKmyWm2DAcQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfk9uSt8_0qbmYONqK-UA0wxpBcx5AgxPJWi2N6BQfWYU-KLhpRYB_LDX-ZCYgkB1m094VAzFl0JMkwokE7ufYjTN896zoWoD823vcGdh9a9NzJ1E-MJGYVjNFyk_pc5epDDn1Om2opPo/s1600/UWhKvOHrRIyshTai2CzvWg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfk9uSt8_0qbmYONqK-UA0wxpBcx5AgxPJWi2N6BQfWYU-KLhpRYB_LDX-ZCYgkB1m094VAzFl0JMkwokE7ufYjTN896zoWoD823vcGdh9a9NzJ1E-MJGYVjNFyk_pc5epDDn1Om2opPo/s320/UWhKvOHrRIyshTai2CzvWg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45x9TYK9jPHf3HZuF9gfnxHruKmepvBE77b_rKHk0d-GCy1LTDTySX9sEQDEc2VBy2Prhq6EcQnqRqWDHpweNVX1IcKPlhSIyncfbenw8pymtE-J52uitgJ4UHUVOhffRZ6fj__2U6gU/s1600/j4t0jWUmRViDLXNEwDYaig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45x9TYK9jPHf3HZuF9gfnxHruKmepvBE77b_rKHk0d-GCy1LTDTySX9sEQDEc2VBy2Prhq6EcQnqRqWDHpweNVX1IcKPlhSIyncfbenw8pymtE-J52uitgJ4UHUVOhffRZ6fj__2U6gU/s320/j4t0jWUmRViDLXNEwDYaig.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />This 128 meter long walkway is 22 meters up in the air, suspended between two of the Supertrees. I might look calm and collected in these photos, but actually I didn't like it at all... I rushed along this walkway in a cold sweat, taking as many photos as I could while shaking...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ly1BVlVl0GDHIFGyT4j9dlSyEU2P4fXk0wDYxUCGm8i-KdRXD8tRXpEj5WTaipmcPzvkPSHCswIt6AbX1tdfsV4IjonTBuZQ3w_mfBK-v1fxfHuLwQRO-PefKmXlR9W3VpyixXgNXTc/s1600/8zvxrVotRtyfkk8E0MG0cw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8Ly1BVlVl0GDHIFGyT4j9dlSyEU2P4fXk0wDYxUCGm8i-KdRXD8tRXpEj5WTaipmcPzvkPSHCswIt6AbX1tdfsV4IjonTBuZQ3w_mfBK-v1fxfHuLwQRO-PefKmXlR9W3VpyixXgNXTc/s200/8zvxrVotRtyfkk8E0MG0cw.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkLmDZzjudrlgXz0J81c2qCVWOJp85y8OBZoECOpsIAaAW41-Q4OSm_SfolhvaEq4KFDpr9-HVZ8koQyhUTqnvnrGImLtZBQn2YdE19SQ4YmYIYex6l6s1TJprDKDCx9mAShMIof9kW0/s1600/ZN7PzJqNTjipiI2SsUhrrA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkLmDZzjudrlgXz0J81c2qCVWOJp85y8OBZoECOpsIAaAW41-Q4OSm_SfolhvaEq4KFDpr9-HVZ8koQyhUTqnvnrGImLtZBQn2YdE19SQ4YmYIYex6l6s1TJprDKDCx9mAShMIof9kW0/s200/ZN7PzJqNTjipiI2SsUhrrA.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDB0Uzc8LNYW0-sJQpWRKe3FD13lJ30jV2sXiccsC7mU_Mshekjp8iMeW3WPin3woOA7SLHDWdADtaoJbK4rdAt2MXyxYJYpsqkPeqPAm-bXoMjp14ecaGiLu1g5migvNJsYSOXsz1sQ/s1600/939f306f-f894-4c1d-ab01-1d7783ee578d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKDB0Uzc8LNYW0-sJQpWRKe3FD13lJ30jV2sXiccsC7mU_Mshekjp8iMeW3WPin3woOA7SLHDWdADtaoJbK4rdAt2MXyxYJYpsqkPeqPAm-bXoMjp14ecaGiLu1g5migvNJsYSOXsz1sQ/s320/939f306f-f894-4c1d-ab01-1d7783ee578d.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />The trees are full of vertical gardening, they are clad with ferns, orchids, bromeliads, tropical climbers and other flowers. About 158,000 plants in different colour schemes have been used. Really, really pretty. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj7yEN6R7RcqVkhjZ2_85QngSwHYD_KW3edrWWRy8eWIkHi4ZtLpftT-JuvoGMlMroKv8raPPZ4QX5BMkLfSqVCjb2GhhtXeDDkfUrLOA5j-SbSd8kJqjlgwpwLZPdDJ_dtN1teWSw20/s1600/AuC%252B5BJVRU%252BYl9BNiporMg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoj7yEN6R7RcqVkhjZ2_85QngSwHYD_KW3edrWWRy8eWIkHi4ZtLpftT-JuvoGMlMroKv8raPPZ4QX5BMkLfSqVCjb2GhhtXeDDkfUrLOA5j-SbSd8kJqjlgwpwLZPdDJ_dtN1teWSw20/s200/AuC%252B5BJVRU%252BYl9BNiporMg.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgDEj07l4xlxtoXeQQ-BIDVddP88ON4Lp5VEqUBJ8ScAU8JIn38bHnE47Z9tm0M-UqiZtRoYJz0olZCdIlBYHPz9MFZY0wIPROSMU_Yr0qnTmstNe9jo8kGnIToSS2Fy8dAP3vq7C1oI/s1600/rif%252BkzebScKXEcGDacEqbw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgDEj07l4xlxtoXeQQ-BIDVddP88ON4Lp5VEqUBJ8ScAU8JIn38bHnE47Z9tm0M-UqiZtRoYJz0olZCdIlBYHPz9MFZY0wIPROSMU_Yr0qnTmstNe9jo8kGnIToSS2Fy8dAP3vq7C1oI/s200/rif%252BkzebScKXEcGDacEqbw.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm3yK0zzoPBMiNhpM1SdQDNG1ZKb_bnGWtQUL1AlQQynkyRA09lwqdcXijkClfzyHrsropjeFFZFRBBD7ZJ3-lop4imkzwOeWUubeQ52XOLpuSF0Ee3pzxx3siN0nb_kdTvMX_WjFC_E/s1600/8b379df4-2488-4193-9b29-a24dcc633972.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtm3yK0zzoPBMiNhpM1SdQDNG1ZKb_bnGWtQUL1AlQQynkyRA09lwqdcXijkClfzyHrsropjeFFZFRBBD7ZJ3-lop4imkzwOeWUubeQ52XOLpuSF0Ee3pzxx3siN0nb_kdTvMX_WjFC_E/s400/8b379df4-2488-4193-9b29-a24dcc633972.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhpzlR1PMasJffBrRF3HWoe4dyOhjn0jQJyDGHUaQAE-GgB-cnPVBh4RnXB7kvVakGOaeL1ltPvCYcEkMweOaK331Sd_Ks5D5E4B2GxZbdUD95wBCZA4u_I3ei-7yYnvz9-BsnhzLRgU/s1600/VhgjPw8MQeeVqMk92WpjZg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhpzlR1PMasJffBrRF3HWoe4dyOhjn0jQJyDGHUaQAE-GgB-cnPVBh4RnXB7kvVakGOaeL1ltPvCYcEkMweOaK331Sd_Ks5D5E4B2GxZbdUD95wBCZA4u_I3ei-7yYnvz9-BsnhzLRgU/s320/VhgjPw8MQeeVqMk92WpjZg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7xfg9kj8PFuZLeknYQLWwB1u1m6pMeEQVtn84T14B868Llo67PirmkXZBTPHYJZqw2MLtzp_Q8ryDiJh-gHrlk0FP5HYC4dLHLn8XKqhwJyfkLgdDYlpdolzXiXtSIUM_PEj-ogAIUg/s1600/bpbqIXbMS3KK3OeHFGjiVg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp7xfg9kj8PFuZLeknYQLWwB1u1m6pMeEQVtn84T14B868Llo67PirmkXZBTPHYJZqw2MLtzp_Q8ryDiJh-gHrlk0FP5HYC4dLHLn8XKqhwJyfkLgdDYlpdolzXiXtSIUM_PEj-ogAIUg/s320/bpbqIXbMS3KK3OeHFGjiVg.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />The Supertrees add scale and dimension to the beautiful landscape around the gardens, they were designed to mirror the form and function of mature trees. There are 18 trees in total and 11 of them have solar panels on top of their crowns to absorb sunlight just like a real tree. They measure between 25 and 50 meters tall.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69PetBa9GkdTx6hzB0XMfX0KuB4j-_Sp9NS6ztJuwQFCaElpiKDnXsUeE6q8-lPdgcla8KX5NGc3fW2Qcd_flCxxt_Irel_sqSJS5PDkaGoSHCkLMEKgAE2zXZEIZg7OpxVn7vUMP4m8/s1600/SBb7v2ZJSYGLKB4OEnbw2w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69PetBa9GkdTx6hzB0XMfX0KuB4j-_Sp9NS6ztJuwQFCaElpiKDnXsUeE6q8-lPdgcla8KX5NGc3fW2Qcd_flCxxt_Irel_sqSJS5PDkaGoSHCkLMEKgAE2zXZEIZg7OpxVn7vUMP4m8/s320/SBb7v2ZJSYGLKB4OEnbw2w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW3fq49y_XpjLXPAPsv8oh49-OocfeCm50fwhfbydgf2glk7dHaBxRXihFWVMKqBcIPlk4zJnt7l5HXgu5-ykUqGN5HRBUcLdQvqXRbOgqDC9JisbLEowkj7-ZBLjzETqMHrf2u7CBkI/s1600/fce35de6-3865-4876-ba67-45aba4e5979e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW3fq49y_XpjLXPAPsv8oh49-OocfeCm50fwhfbydgf2glk7dHaBxRXihFWVMKqBcIPlk4zJnt7l5HXgu5-ykUqGN5HRBUcLdQvqXRbOgqDC9JisbLEowkj7-ZBLjzETqMHrf2u7CBkI/s400/fce35de6-3865-4876-ba67-45aba4e5979e.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />In the evening the Supertrees comes to life with spectacular lighting and a sound-and-light show. Some of the energy used for this comes from the solar energy that the trees capture. Unfortunately we were all so hungry that we didn't have time to stick around and see the light show. Next time!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqWg8RYRXO7iMjPdyLt098J9ht_h1RZo5Pa9AdglcQyciRV3KdLj8z_-AHUvHW_yfrhGB7Y3jNtv4JV7M74_evwyx4rnKQkFOQDkmcrrPSMKGZrci8wnmBUplE1SK3NEI8ITdMYAdoAY/s1600/bkol3hCFQICZOXoZMZJHQw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqWg8RYRXO7iMjPdyLt098J9ht_h1RZo5Pa9AdglcQyciRV3KdLj8z_-AHUvHW_yfrhGB7Y3jNtv4JV7M74_evwyx4rnKQkFOQDkmcrrPSMKGZrci8wnmBUplE1SK3NEI8ITdMYAdoAY/s320/bkol3hCFQICZOXoZMZJHQw.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFH8yUwTchakBD-6Lz9QLyBbCCNBwgvoIrMe8cRRsGjT36jjouOTlS55RETAgqVZfqN62EHwTCtLEI1LVp_zWVL9_laTolnlOywYF0Ip1j5Z1yX6PvNtPuMIQSwLtjINigErrVYlE1vQQ/s1600/7j%252Bu6LEER12NyMa6VXYUEg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFH8yUwTchakBD-6Lz9QLyBbCCNBwgvoIrMe8cRRsGjT36jjouOTlS55RETAgqVZfqN62EHwTCtLEI1LVp_zWVL9_laTolnlOywYF0Ip1j5Z1yX6PvNtPuMIQSwLtjINigErrVYlE1vQQ/s200/7j%252Bu6LEER12NyMa6VXYUEg.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQGkENkoG0chHLVClvGytA1laLaB4SRaFCmvWaHTU7M44d8yR_xjt_BXeycPZYQA3tBKB6voCC_Mpy6PgnFBWIOpeRHirQgQabvIIl6znIvczm_kf-a60uKEeTsOenS2-oFUaMm7clE8/s1600/qr63leIwQsS3mX0vhyR3VA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQGkENkoG0chHLVClvGytA1laLaB4SRaFCmvWaHTU7M44d8yR_xjt_BXeycPZYQA3tBKB6voCC_Mpy6PgnFBWIOpeRHirQgQabvIIl6znIvczm_kf-a60uKEeTsOenS2-oFUaMm7clE8/s200/qr63leIwQsS3mX0vhyR3VA.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKgdQ_vHSbTij-dGOWg_9itAvTUGOep7kB40M6B_FjRu9NsU_jiLqiLekwzdz4bwrQGjJFv6Zwx1fgsDCQIj39YeimLZuTR3tPTcSN4AUSmbDMFqiROeqwkdJW808Ydhy2MgmVs9mrjo/s1600/SEesmiRVRw2uWtSYUUrXyw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWKgdQ_vHSbTij-dGOWg_9itAvTUGOep7kB40M6B_FjRu9NsU_jiLqiLekwzdz4bwrQGjJFv6Zwx1fgsDCQIj39YeimLZuTR3tPTcSN4AUSmbDMFqiROeqwkdJW808Ydhy2MgmVs9mrjo/s200/SEesmiRVRw2uWtSYUUrXyw.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvN82yNXRhiTvPeANji0WjwF3GWPEf-jPvtONXFsT5Dsk3eS0jomTh0zKNmKgFDRSkcviXpc73rv0pvWGrJePw4Iuqi4ylWUMfFFjszCNynSDt62vcptAExsvdHAZdhjK21RTNHK5Oh0/s1600/UtDhxnECTs6FY2nTpD7Ujw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvN82yNXRhiTvPeANji0WjwF3GWPEf-jPvtONXFsT5Dsk3eS0jomTh0zKNmKgFDRSkcviXpc73rv0pvWGrJePw4Iuqi4ylWUMfFFjszCNynSDt62vcptAExsvdHAZdhjK21RTNHK5Oh0/s200/UtDhxnECTs6FY2nTpD7Ujw.jpg" width="150" /></a></div> <br />This park really is like a perfect storm of nature and technology. Such a fantastically beautiful experience to wander around here.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOPfBEL1Bsp8IVE9v15q7TD1OMFY9ICW7DWcGsMUA93a3c4SHYAR1wKGtDOeChaCzfH-qOu5HSFohE5EeMYgMQrOVIpK_Rvl7rXrjjTlqBfTzE0i2o6SQp8yRC9aegvc3iZ_cCOllWX8/s1600/9keiZydQTqqckQUR8tQ6eg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOPfBEL1Bsp8IVE9v15q7TD1OMFY9ICW7DWcGsMUA93a3c4SHYAR1wKGtDOeChaCzfH-qOu5HSFohE5EeMYgMQrOVIpK_Rvl7rXrjjTlqBfTzE0i2o6SQp8yRC9aegvc3iZ_cCOllWX8/s400/9keiZydQTqqckQUR8tQ6eg.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-24218372486293215672019-06-07T11:22:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:31.745-07:00At Bayshore ParkWe spent the Sunday with the Roses at Bayshore Park. They have such amazing views from their apartment:<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ3EzdvvMIUsJ6eDRU6CAKMzjgHwALAnT22LUpWWSZQ5kQoSUxMuCrMo-T8d3_0bQjLOMuDUytOAMl5TW91DwwhkZ0isHDhmBJEwELZV-arxuToIcK32DczcSAxZba5fnim2bw0a6ixE/s1600/3325ka%2525iTl%252BA2TWZfWJJig.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ3EzdvvMIUsJ6eDRU6CAKMzjgHwALAnT22LUpWWSZQ5kQoSUxMuCrMo-T8d3_0bQjLOMuDUytOAMl5TW91DwwhkZ0isHDhmBJEwELZV-arxuToIcK32DczcSAxZba5fnim2bw0a6ixE/s320/3325ka%2525iTl%252BA2TWZfWJJig.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Although, we spent most of the day at their pool. All swimming, chilling, and helping them finish off all the food they had left from Olivers birthday party the day before. So relaxing, and perfect temperatures, both in the air and in the pool. Kids were busy doing tricks:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyniCXBRcMYvZInHSg48lTj5dfoBHEy_ZLFsVCsLiDS9DGp-7lciGeNVxiHw87q4nHcnWIEbmpxq09ph_twn1J3v5t7YP_-prtk-fXkCyvxzTuvq1H4ltjjE-uQ2lbt_awSkEhMFQk6k/s1600/hJQvIbqcQXSTagoJdxnwYw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidyniCXBRcMYvZInHSg48lTj5dfoBHEy_ZLFsVCsLiDS9DGp-7lciGeNVxiHw87q4nHcnWIEbmpxq09ph_twn1J3v5t7YP_-prtk-fXkCyvxzTuvq1H4ltjjE-uQ2lbt_awSkEhMFQk6k/s200/hJQvIbqcQXSTagoJdxnwYw.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYtXbPVBZFmx2amI1mKp4565bAivhCm3zuJuCklmo6ZAy1lc_nVzIKgdner1iFhle3bejZWN0uW7ZvUkR89ZqE4ECKM4hcRNMRXHAfQmFZGylKjIb3BXUNy3fOpKv9DE8AHoqZw52Eew/s1600/yx22PaUNQ%2525%252BbSbvokcRMYw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQYtXbPVBZFmx2amI1mKp4565bAivhCm3zuJuCklmo6ZAy1lc_nVzIKgdner1iFhle3bejZWN0uW7ZvUkR89ZqE4ECKM4hcRNMRXHAfQmFZGylKjIb3BXUNy3fOpKv9DE8AHoqZw52Eew/s200/yx22PaUNQ%2525%252BbSbvokcRMYw.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3__yhMyqviiE-WGwpPOUwhyphenhyphenJtKn3Pli4Kw53kbLcWUuWjsHMgGKptiK5AWW02GOrGR_gLFLyqjfqRNF3_UQr0cSJ_GYhbW8VreAqHebqiU9bAv3M_8PVamh19JjS2Kfn0kECUTlwheDQ/s1600/TuuAmjpyR%2525%252B%2525rj4Ij2CGbQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3__yhMyqviiE-WGwpPOUwhyphenhyphenJtKn3Pli4Kw53kbLcWUuWjsHMgGKptiK5AWW02GOrGR_gLFLyqjfqRNF3_UQr0cSJ_GYhbW8VreAqHebqiU9bAv3M_8PVamh19JjS2Kfn0kECUTlwheDQ/s320/TuuAmjpyR%2525%252B%2525rj4Ij2CGbQ.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-69738276658194139712019-06-07T08:05:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:32.116-07:00On the 17th floorWe were so lucky this year as to get a whole week off for Eid, yay! As Nathan had leave as well we took a family trip out to Singapore to catch up with a few friends. We booked in to a hotel in Katong, just behind the RBA crew hotel Roxy Mercure, as Will was there and he had brought Tash and the kids over too.<br />While the kids were happy with room service together with Ben & Hannah in their room, we joined Will and Tash in their club lounge on the 17th floor, for some sunset drinks. Great views over the east coast of Singapore!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRyiN8TYKHlVMrl4dkhdUkunnHDENOc9j8YQzEaZnDY-y_p2_5msXytNUfmRtHP5EDFc8nW10gAxH81JKWX5ZLQjAjd34ljI8ux6a14Afbf1vQtzkG_duj3z7eeJu789WDl5cTpsq8tc/s1600/IFZfMSsHTI%252BrjljSwK8eOA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRyiN8TYKHlVMrl4dkhdUkunnHDENOc9j8YQzEaZnDY-y_p2_5msXytNUfmRtHP5EDFc8nW10gAxH81JKWX5ZLQjAjd34ljI8ux6a14Afbf1vQtzkG_duj3z7eeJu789WDl5cTpsq8tc/s320/IFZfMSsHTI%252BrjljSwK8eOA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUrBr9AHMpJIujiezCvvRhChPvHlH_MNgNf2Ce6XftKBM1LDUYgfbOGULScKoQPm3XD0oFB7uIrXUzeIl6mP9EF0LwVEyN30qDtVm-eukns69-MeSuKUGSzas8FLhV6rPOk9DmUW9CxI/s1600/TTC5UuWQQvy6qWah3BHH8w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjUrBr9AHMpJIujiezCvvRhChPvHlH_MNgNf2Ce6XftKBM1LDUYgfbOGULScKoQPm3XD0oFB7uIrXUzeIl6mP9EF0LwVEyN30qDtVm-eukns69-MeSuKUGSzas8FLhV6rPOk9DmUW9CxI/s320/TTC5UuWQQvy6qWah3BHH8w.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />The first night we were there we managed to meet up with Andrew as well, before he left to go back to Brunei. That lounge on the 17th floor quickly gets buzzing with all the RBA people in town!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwHXmtjz68Lc-pblxEDnhx8TYhiPiZBlPnFwozeXCTEmDqiW7EYXPLRiXW3ECOEuqHeu_XCF78zYKvVkhQz5TJO0lULqIwREvBDR0chR9y1mH0E1k7WJAEcciqQJ4EsCEexkFqjShIms/s1600/9K1p5WNUT42NPhuiB6z3vA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBwHXmtjz68Lc-pblxEDnhx8TYhiPiZBlPnFwozeXCTEmDqiW7EYXPLRiXW3ECOEuqHeu_XCF78zYKvVkhQz5TJO0lULqIwREvBDR0chR9y1mH0E1k7WJAEcciqQJ4EsCEexkFqjShIms/s320/9K1p5WNUT42NPhuiB6z3vA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />After many lovely drinks at the 17th floor, we went out on one of the back streets to grab some dinner, and some more drinks. It turned into a very festive night..!<br />A night that lasted so long that we didn't make it down to the hotel breakfast the next day but instead went straight to the German place for pork and beer - and stayed for four hours!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFshXfuoZKyXMdtC6SJ96YI4LMCqCXs8Ut3USQ7iCJaShtOZ3jO-BcRfeZ4_FBVP4pBhz9IZ7ttbEzTd_l7njcSg6lwfjnk12Fy5mzLOamKJT0cXxaqu3uzcZALME1CFQETgYc3hDumI/s1600/0YKlxE1eSkiAMxr30qDsqA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtFshXfuoZKyXMdtC6SJ96YI4LMCqCXs8Ut3USQ7iCJaShtOZ3jO-BcRfeZ4_FBVP4pBhz9IZ7ttbEzTd_l7njcSg6lwfjnk12Fy5mzLOamKJT0cXxaqu3uzcZALME1CFQETgYc3hDumI/s320/0YKlxE1eSkiAMxr30qDsqA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />We also got to enjoy the company of the Roses who turned up for a while in between all their different weekend activities. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO_OXVrLZ08gJnWrc04K5nulLAG99I40dkfiAXYQIQt99oxUweCRR_fzww2MPD7JIYoD-aOC2orvG7MWhjQhavn99XB6J51jbRnGoZFtgilnwL5h6QJjPf8mdXtRRGPihp2TMj5nG_L4/s1600/0%252BlzkYlkRPmZVNH6qBRt4w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZO_OXVrLZ08gJnWrc04K5nulLAG99I40dkfiAXYQIQt99oxUweCRR_fzww2MPD7JIYoD-aOC2orvG7MWhjQhavn99XB6J51jbRnGoZFtgilnwL5h6QJjPf8mdXtRRGPihp2TMj5nG_L4/s320/0%252BlzkYlkRPmZVNH6qBRt4w.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Good fun!Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-58335063511529946102019-05-27T22:30:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:32.485-07:00Jusoor at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Last night I managed to convince Linnea to come along to do something I've been wanting to do since we've been here - participate in an Iftar at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. This year they launched a new initiative at the SZGM called 'Jusoor', which has taken place every Monday during the month of Ramadan.<br />'Jusoor' in Arabic means bridge, and this programme had been designed to build bridges between people of various cultures, ethnicities and beliefs, all in line with the Year of Tolerance.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshLa5IL5axMmChSD-Fh3CzRrLy0eIkG_MCBoDokyzkI2i3VxzY7BomrXzmdIpjOFrXVdUMrABoF4t7BKUIzv0kuXTR-GMMeyqYhl8v7D27nJR0iKITdlE9UHO5S8vjySvaxYaPqCl6Q4/s1600/fullsizeoutput_12ca9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjshLa5IL5axMmChSD-Fh3CzRrLy0eIkG_MCBoDokyzkI2i3VxzY7BomrXzmdIpjOFrXVdUMrABoF4t7BKUIzv0kuXTR-GMMeyqYhl8v7D27nJR0iKITdlE9UHO5S8vjySvaxYaPqCl6Q4/s320/fullsizeoutput_12ca9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br />There was a large group of us participating last night. The evening started with a short lecture about Ramadan and a guided tour, which took us to see the Ramadan cannon.<br />They only fire a cannon in two places in Abu Dhabi during Ramadan, at Qasr Al Hosn and here at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque; just like in the old times. Traditionally it gets fired for the first time to announce the beginning of Ramadan, then on a daily basis the firing is announcing the time of breaking the fast in the evening. The last cannon fire is for the Eid celebrations at the end of Ramadan.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsiyg2Pvixkqr8FXLAYMwOaVAoxFl07zVZvOS0bExK8gwkZL63hhmtg8LM11hVcNtj7d8ZZ9bvS1on9u4ikq0iXJ5xWW5X7zVNNBTiQ9MBMtxp_v3hZNbsK4JU2dxXh9tQVlY_5KmNFE/s1600/YmSuZOKAS%252B%252BsIl63nxslTg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsiyg2Pvixkqr8FXLAYMwOaVAoxFl07zVZvOS0bExK8gwkZL63hhmtg8LM11hVcNtj7d8ZZ9bvS1on9u4ikq0iXJ5xWW5X7zVNNBTiQ9MBMtxp_v3hZNbsK4JU2dxXh9tQVlY_5KmNFE/s400/YmSuZOKAS%252B%252BsIl63nxslTg.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwEvKLCEK_zyPssuHR-lomKAaxS8WGz_QiFI23lTQ7Gh3mcFXziXBSBSbKklM-lmJlLuHA-cuNiq63xQahRmHMwn5G6qY-dy2QxDmWpjUsj1R9yVUrCiPF-rCV0ZNWFwty3vj3Bc4oJM/s1600/fsQSFAJJTCWALOuvvqILKQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwEvKLCEK_zyPssuHR-lomKAaxS8WGz_QiFI23lTQ7Gh3mcFXziXBSBSbKklM-lmJlLuHA-cuNiq63xQahRmHMwn5G6qY-dy2QxDmWpjUsj1R9yVUrCiPF-rCV0ZNWFwty3vj3Bc4oJM/s320/fsQSFAJJTCWALOuvvqILKQ.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFTVy1OeL5mChPquF2sX2fJroDdPjxWbk8b5PHg70bntuagtOmCikNme9xXEHbNK0AH0QkAAdmawPBD-ZVlk-obyHs5NXkDURnWzOXyEPIgX-8AZ5fgk3SM3qGtnI_d6_6Cap03ZRYZE/s1600/ke39Xo1VRueUsrWZgfxuFw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFTVy1OeL5mChPquF2sX2fJroDdPjxWbk8b5PHg70bntuagtOmCikNme9xXEHbNK0AH0QkAAdmawPBD-ZVlk-obyHs5NXkDURnWzOXyEPIgX-8AZ5fgk3SM3qGtnI_d6_6Cap03ZRYZE/s320/ke39Xo1VRueUsrWZgfxuFw.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />It is so beautiful around the SZGM now, with all these intensely red flame trees in bloom.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29xB2Bb6AkewJMNsh2lKvgU1sRwlugoE3dIZDOTQDGacx6SA7kXBfWHUhcdYWzX2n_Q3Z9BYEkjg01hvhFDubfmgBpcpAIkCHxkqitdHWlN_i9YZcDjnM6ioODAj_UkVAa-upQd6ZLsU/s1600/by%2525P3daEQwq4k8lGb5MDGQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29xB2Bb6AkewJMNsh2lKvgU1sRwlugoE3dIZDOTQDGacx6SA7kXBfWHUhcdYWzX2n_Q3Z9BYEkjg01hvhFDubfmgBpcpAIkCHxkqitdHWlN_i9YZcDjnM6ioODAj_UkVAa-upQd6ZLsU/s400/by%2525P3daEQwq4k8lGb5MDGQ.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />To end the 'Jusoor'-programme, we got to volunteer in one of the Ramadan tents, and help out with distributing some of the meal boxes that are served here. The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque feeds more than 30,000 people daily (!) during Ramadan, it is considered the biggest mass Iftar in the UAE.<br />We got equipped with plastic gloves and mouth covers, got a few instructions and then it was time to get to work:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVLu5Lc9geCCeQF4ZNbN1lyEf7iWLOqHclk9AhxRpgXE9dGli2OgOmCd3BGOaIgfMGMC2Me-5621jhOdzmf1oHml0_6k2cRoqVIu_7A4Ezj6flHGC5oN1awpqSiidsiV6ek6lR8pMEJI/s1600/Qk14DL9RSE%252B73wEr8PTKtw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVLu5Lc9geCCeQF4ZNbN1lyEf7iWLOqHclk9AhxRpgXE9dGli2OgOmCd3BGOaIgfMGMC2Me-5621jhOdzmf1oHml0_6k2cRoqVIu_7A4Ezj6flHGC5oN1awpqSiidsiV6ek6lR8pMEJI/s320/Qk14DL9RSE%252B73wEr8PTKtw.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJPtqYZGP4KWd4_agCpi5l9eAXFFQN9mQpsLwzZbUK6PHoWkLoZ7ZNSKpNke3MSqcog0WGwhmiO004U1OG3RozLZcKH5ZKrZhFpEsw2SiD_EQ01MiReU0sOII64xdfeGDc39Kwrho7KU/s1600/9FHloPwJTu6Hm0nNXAb%2525MA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJPtqYZGP4KWd4_agCpi5l9eAXFFQN9mQpsLwzZbUK6PHoWkLoZ7ZNSKpNke3MSqcog0WGwhmiO004U1OG3RozLZcKH5ZKrZhFpEsw2SiD_EQ01MiReU0sOII64xdfeGDc39Kwrho7KU/s200/9FHloPwJTu6Hm0nNXAb%2525MA.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScruGqXkyuDnKLs5Fo0r76sXoxrE8DHucBziBpAsyrOmL66FRRcH1Yb69HoqSMBXfAd5zoZzypXAJVY64fN9NoLeL_RPO6GchZz-9ZyFkFbItI8FHMwCku2GnWPbW_6gtj0fVohnoh5k/s1600/1yxC36a3RlGIQ6yV7mn%2525YA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhScruGqXkyuDnKLs5Fo0r76sXoxrE8DHucBziBpAsyrOmL66FRRcH1Yb69HoqSMBXfAd5zoZzypXAJVY64fN9NoLeL_RPO6GchZz-9ZyFkFbItI8FHMwCku2GnWPbW_6gtj0fVohnoh5k/s200/1yxC36a3RlGIQ6yV7mn%2525YA.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />Linnea got right into it, placing the food boxes, laban drinks and salads. Each of these tents can take about 1500 people, but thanks to good team work, we were quickly done with the set up.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ywNhCYqtpM3DjtDS8si7-U_tpMaGZswozrmkbrJXwzHyHi__fui4ZFiXhfk6mG5i3UI-cnFkcF-rLF74RbazoEtgKc-9K65cZH25wPxhDYzbsME0kapkajs_SlXIZxbK7gwpfvb8I3E/s1600/YsPAHAN1RAO6NhnV0nMRxA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ywNhCYqtpM3DjtDS8si7-U_tpMaGZswozrmkbrJXwzHyHi__fui4ZFiXhfk6mG5i3UI-cnFkcF-rLF74RbazoEtgKc-9K65cZH25wPxhDYzbsME0kapkajs_SlXIZxbK7gwpfvb8I3E/s320/YsPAHAN1RAO6NhnV0nMRxA.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiZcBkNX6x9JZteYBQmqd9nZjUStHi0zJiin4cGN9266Jo4ja_s-9GxS8Qh5GDwci3uKw5PHSVhc44LAa2AABMk837ClRHDbiljM8nXLoOzbrP5bYkMaPUjls01XcLnhufZNS1ehiuVg/s1600/OCI5lkazTzeOI%2525Nmeql2yQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLiZcBkNX6x9JZteYBQmqd9nZjUStHi0zJiin4cGN9266Jo4ja_s-9GxS8Qh5GDwci3uKw5PHSVhc44LAa2AABMk837ClRHDbiljM8nXLoOzbrP5bYkMaPUjls01XcLnhufZNS1ehiuVg/s320/OCI5lkazTzeOI%2525Nmeql2yQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Then we were invited to sit down together with the worshippers to break the fast together. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IjlmvqgIaeIXjF4FXVv2szCaB3Fzenb94_ysINsOpLPyVng0omkMMvx-dKI8UV1cOIkil7VNilrIOxOIDQ2lpHVHoRSrcqYG3ujIWskRHwd1qIe66bWwpa0MuIZ7ZuvYutruWgeJsCU/s1600/fullsizeoutput_12cab.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1060" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0IjlmvqgIaeIXjF4FXVv2szCaB3Fzenb94_ysINsOpLPyVng0omkMMvx-dKI8UV1cOIkil7VNilrIOxOIDQ2lpHVHoRSrcqYG3ujIWskRHwd1qIe66bWwpa0MuIZ7ZuvYutruWgeJsCU/s200/fullsizeoutput_12cab.jpeg" width="131" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKne_UlExE4PKgiYnSoGwtkyNopN2vFhNU7vwoujCIC3Wzmd-biD4AHUkDsE7UZOr9VhWnurM_F9g1VCbeTJOtWQ11Zw0JcBGMJG2T5clEci-flVD5fcLMCrLsYsoIaJUejTlGC397pHY/s1600/fullsizeoutput_12cae.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbfBqik6Gma9o_GZMFsUhgSNv7m7nIrW4anPcmidCrmU6rLDn4U7Vmxwl5fmk2oMBh0UjdqpQvFVPwJakh4Yqp-_-LRT_oSnkeoS3BFOO0TL4KUcbtrUWp4eGNNLUVjopsK-UUH7WWgc/s1600/fullsizeoutput_12caa.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbfBqik6Gma9o_GZMFsUhgSNv7m7nIrW4anPcmidCrmU6rLDn4U7Vmxwl5fmk2oMBh0UjdqpQvFVPwJakh4Yqp-_-LRT_oSnkeoS3BFOO0TL4KUcbtrUWp4eGNNLUVjopsK-UUH7WWgc/s320/fullsizeoutput_12caa.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS88xFEg9JTUflWVAFBPOj1BUM213tYQxtbpBYeqYmDmum-KMPF7H8RxKbRxIYLy5uqExWcJKZC3QwnPcmdIf1jANndr0uzdTE1_3qRdrjEP0hPLQQawETiwEOJoCBn3Gw9skZGUl8G3c/s1600/eMAEkaE2T3ueXaRVKiIEaA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS88xFEg9JTUflWVAFBPOj1BUM213tYQxtbpBYeqYmDmum-KMPF7H8RxKbRxIYLy5uqExWcJKZC3QwnPcmdIf1jANndr0uzdTE1_3qRdrjEP0hPLQQawETiwEOJoCBn3Gw9skZGUl8G3c/s320/eMAEkaE2T3ueXaRVKiIEaA.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />As we are getting close to the end of this lunar month, the SZGM is getting bluer by the day. It's so, so beautiful.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LOD5mvFSRtgBbXJbEFYzVLQmPE4K_y9F4o16MkFTiv_1uDiryx3Fl1oWcnPuu6rYYjO1Zi60KeNd26EXVt9o05dveDhqensn8ZW5iD5LMsnG0YZkMoJ2_aa5PsJ3h5mMjSMxopPqwfg/s1600/iP%252BHfmySSk6gI71ID0etBQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1LOD5mvFSRtgBbXJbEFYzVLQmPE4K_y9F4o16MkFTiv_1uDiryx3Fl1oWcnPuu6rYYjO1Zi60KeNd26EXVt9o05dveDhqensn8ZW5iD5LMsnG0YZkMoJ2_aa5PsJ3h5mMjSMxopPqwfg/s200/iP%252BHfmySSk6gI71ID0etBQ.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdn9c3Llq40l8IfJ0-wQedInjmb_NPjmDje-X4fktEVQjVk_FcmHe72r3ohuoa6EIRht0EQ4IZANFfQZ2gVqzBe3Xh9Pf5AGmsCCmB5grifv9qElh0qNXWbVD-4RwtANwBJ8jHv1yQ8iM/s1600/Lh5HejxwTsaSvat5xWfbkQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdn9c3Llq40l8IfJ0-wQedInjmb_NPjmDje-X4fktEVQjVk_FcmHe72r3ohuoa6EIRht0EQ4IZANFfQZ2gVqzBe3Xh9Pf5AGmsCCmB5grifv9qElh0qNXWbVD-4RwtANwBJ8jHv1yQ8iM/s200/Lh5HejxwTsaSvat5xWfbkQ.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />I was really happy that Linnea decided to come along, as she seemed to enjoy the experience as much as I did. It was interesting for me learning even more about the Ramadan traditions, and finally getting to get involved in these activities at the Mosque. I got quite emotional as it was rather overwhelming to see so many people of different backgrounds coming together.<br />I am so grateful my children get to grow up in a society so rooted in coexistence.Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-6190131267732956832019-05-27T10:19:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:32.852-07:00Mother's Day 2019It's tricky for our kids, keeping track for all the different Mother's Day that gets celebrated around them. Luckily for <i>me,</i> the Swedish Mother's Day is the last one up so I have plenty of time dropping enough hints to get celebrated!<br /><br />Linnea had sorted a thoughtful gift while at the mall the other day, bath bombs that I love, and a hand sanitizer spelling out 'Many thanks'. <br />Both kids had written me beautiful cards, Lucas even did his in Swedish - and in the evening he also got put on cooking dinner. Lucas gave the Thermomix a swirl with dinner (he has only used it for baking previously) and served us steamed salmon with rice and cream dill sauce. Delicious!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuknln2Z8UFR0Cc28p5xkJcxy7vMIJcS5OidVC262by7uJozZsefBW_W3V6oTgjFOROHbBpEq6tA11IeXgLcBQ12jFJ0hpqd8uEqDxYruSCRWulxYARJGNvzLjfvxac58b7bxhk1pqQ50/s1600/IMG_7114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuknln2Z8UFR0Cc28p5xkJcxy7vMIJcS5OidVC262by7uJozZsefBW_W3V6oTgjFOROHbBpEq6tA11IeXgLcBQ12jFJ0hpqd8uEqDxYruSCRWulxYARJGNvzLjfvxac58b7bxhk1pqQ50/s320/IMG_7114.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />And of course - a very Happy Mother's Day to my own lovely Mum too! ❤️Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-64163019360531013382019-05-20T23:03:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:33.218-07:00Green, blue and yellowI had the opportunity to take off a couple of days last week, up to Sweden to see my parents for a bit. It was only for the weekend, but I'm always amazed at how much you can squeeze in to just a few days and how much even a short break like this is refreshing, and needed! Especially during these long, hot, dusty and boring last few months before summer holidays.<br /><br />I was lucky to get beautiful sunny days, and enjoyed all the spring flowers and greenery. Even the lilacs were in flower already.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJf3PjBfKfXNT64sh0RsF_gOjsJz2FBkiehS82PTv8aIpBnKtQY90dYKUmfciWBm5w8vfwNQnn8IR_TyRG38zooLZBbAwwyVjANwQrXXJ7pYsbO8iA5_cH5XNOlnUTYG_YzCyyOt3c_yc/s1600/3803A8A7-3C56-41FD-A398-7207FBA77663.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJf3PjBfKfXNT64sh0RsF_gOjsJz2FBkiehS82PTv8aIpBnKtQY90dYKUmfciWBm5w8vfwNQnn8IR_TyRG38zooLZBbAwwyVjANwQrXXJ7pYsbO8iA5_cH5XNOlnUTYG_YzCyyOt3c_yc/s320/3803A8A7-3C56-41FD-A398-7207FBA77663.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />We did a short excursion to Lidköping and had coffee down by the lake Vänern, at Skogshyddan. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_9JJUHt1DDtiKfttzHg7D5aAiD35Ov9-03puE2ezo4H8oaRR9cD8L7mKtGBwenqeCDR-JZKL4PrqnSckaDycb70hL7pzGJxwNmrurnHsWi1OPOXu2Hr9L8CGMV8pILnXE_WWRM-dpEo/s1600/GVJCzXm%252BR2WFkgx69PUjlA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_9JJUHt1DDtiKfttzHg7D5aAiD35Ov9-03puE2ezo4H8oaRR9cD8L7mKtGBwenqeCDR-JZKL4PrqnSckaDycb70hL7pzGJxwNmrurnHsWi1OPOXu2Hr9L8CGMV8pILnXE_WWRM-dpEo/s320/GVJCzXm%252BR2WFkgx69PUjlA.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhG12fmh9kIZRLXJ6KjrdAk5klt7d-ynuzFDH8augfTE85NWPYlUPUol69zucf2Xy8mZj7msxyhGDUYrCawpqZGatbnhsYT4BYnU6ciYoSwmTwf4FAYmST0dLV3AjTf9xxS1-aK7B6uEY/s1600/c0sIGo8NSXajeSVkUjnTqQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhG12fmh9kIZRLXJ6KjrdAk5klt7d-ynuzFDH8augfTE85NWPYlUPUol69zucf2Xy8mZj7msxyhGDUYrCawpqZGatbnhsYT4BYnU6ciYoSwmTwf4FAYmST0dLV3AjTf9xxS1-aK7B6uEY/s320/c0sIGo8NSXajeSVkUjnTqQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAmVy5G750wbLC2zXmq3uCOHjG8cRtcB-MvLUHpmE-BaAayJtRBgFTQEI1zMo8RUqG_fuYIJzI_EXrRW1EUrfoAhj_Hz1rWSZatX-9c7J1U9r5PkPC8jDvjrvkdQpyi7NOirdsTigSco/s1600/osW311c9S%2525Wu%2525HEN2Q8l2Q.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaAmVy5G750wbLC2zXmq3uCOHjG8cRtcB-MvLUHpmE-BaAayJtRBgFTQEI1zMo8RUqG_fuYIJzI_EXrRW1EUrfoAhj_Hz1rWSZatX-9c7J1U9r5PkPC8jDvjrvkdQpyi7NOirdsTigSco/s200/osW311c9S%2525Wu%2525HEN2Q8l2Q.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpIqvL4FURclCOGSiTFcj6T5yK7BeGFIdCp_oVhiVAD4T6iGSU-yLSYhg77lTPLAzcO2_SXoOm7l5y_XYY64E4KVvKyRrtzIX8wLp6lhk1tfdT46TKyBkzUAfdIUIiDbjkGnU4kPR3Jg/s1600/gHsLq64eQtKRsIBj7FgpdQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglpIqvL4FURclCOGSiTFcj6T5yK7BeGFIdCp_oVhiVAD4T6iGSU-yLSYhg77lTPLAzcO2_SXoOm7l5y_XYY64E4KVvKyRrtzIX8wLp6lhk1tfdT46TKyBkzUAfdIUIiDbjkGnU4kPR3Jg/s200/gHsLq64eQtKRsIBj7FgpdQ.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQT8R02nEvO8KRpJeIrlDLvoWTfxkpgr89xIaBqdE9ZHULQhyphenhyphen1X7YUoV_3eTP3l3v-W92Yl_Qj7FW7M6CCVNabw3AxEKRlfGvQGYa9rG6_IUUh4Vcw7oGRO_QkicNfojjcmcmS_C5hOU/s1600/ZfKnZbi%252BT82jJe4SfXsXnA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEQT8R02nEvO8KRpJeIrlDLvoWTfxkpgr89xIaBqdE9ZHULQhyphenhyphen1X7YUoV_3eTP3l3v-W92Yl_Qj7FW7M6CCVNabw3AxEKRlfGvQGYa9rG6_IUUh4Vcw7oGRO_QkicNfojjcmcmS_C5hOU/s400/ZfKnZbi%252BT82jJe4SfXsXnA.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />And since I had lots of space in the suitcase, I brought back quite a lot of food. Mostly pork, pork and more pork... <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdPgwBQLXjLLm4zy3puIIE7RXSc7No2SACsl2d-wUrclme0CJMZNfnS8jpBjfvUAolH_bwE9Sc83pcPv2G9-0O4Fr4q0ouCA7U2t4NLZg8RmuOL6FaQd9vi496OW1NfzDm-qpkg9OZN4/s1600/8UfjZU99RYOfXOMTz09x9Q.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdPgwBQLXjLLm4zy3puIIE7RXSc7No2SACsl2d-wUrclme0CJMZNfnS8jpBjfvUAolH_bwE9Sc83pcPv2G9-0O4Fr4q0ouCA7U2t4NLZg8RmuOL6FaQd9vi496OW1NfzDm-qpkg9OZN4/s320/8UfjZU99RYOfXOMTz09x9Q.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />... and Swedish candy, of course. There was a new 'Polly'-combo out, delicious! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCel9UoQcs7EVGciFTcGGtjodxFwyK9ZjUQaDz7FKgPdxPEvaa96ooSx3MzVqpk3nezmid5UURuWUn3vw1-ap_OonPEEDlEn-9dYg5ranEMVZuoB1thMszccOuqxRmUz9dIGDWypJGC9s/s1600/18E73772-C233-48DA-BAB8-76ED44EBEB57.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="900" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCel9UoQcs7EVGciFTcGGtjodxFwyK9ZjUQaDz7FKgPdxPEvaa96ooSx3MzVqpk3nezmid5UURuWUn3vw1-ap_OonPEEDlEn-9dYg5ranEMVZuoB1thMszccOuqxRmUz9dIGDWypJGC9s/s200/18E73772-C233-48DA-BAB8-76ED44EBEB57.jpg" width="112" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kGGYZKOeD5fmd8nPFWWYy2ZanhDud1ou5tnKJhOZfw3rdAUeaOGzyXRfk63ZTaLx2C0AOahwSHb09prXXfaBd-egC-VGW5ifHbGY9O5uI3DimahGpW725F0jM34fAucojryHudRzpco/s1600/A27B95EA-7E65-46B1-A4FB-D3940CE24B5D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6kGGYZKOeD5fmd8nPFWWYy2ZanhDud1ou5tnKJhOZfw3rdAUeaOGzyXRfk63ZTaLx2C0AOahwSHb09prXXfaBd-egC-VGW5ifHbGY9O5uI3DimahGpW725F0jM34fAucojryHudRzpco/s200/A27B95EA-7E65-46B1-A4FB-D3940CE24B5D.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />I flew in via Stockholm, and out via Copenhagen. I really enjoyed my Sunday morning train ride back down to Denmark via the west coast. I just sat and looked out through the window and tried to fuel up and absorb as much as I could of all the green, blue and yellow (rapeseed fields)... so pretty!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2p6-VT12mOWjyZBd5JAnxePxcKj5y_YfqQQSb9L1AdVMUeFnuRI-ibPscyEBePJP1o5MWnTZ8lEZqRgVpCked-LXX6HzZrnr9QoiVVhadSlHVy4hnixu5IH3TiBNow4Nm5VctwfBFA0/s1600/nOIZcGUIQNaUS2xjOBlmkg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2p6-VT12mOWjyZBd5JAnxePxcKj5y_YfqQQSb9L1AdVMUeFnuRI-ibPscyEBePJP1o5MWnTZ8lEZqRgVpCked-LXX6HzZrnr9QoiVVhadSlHVy4hnixu5IH3TiBNow4Nm5VctwfBFA0/s200/nOIZcGUIQNaUS2xjOBlmkg.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8msZX964jPht-3s6-s_rLyBJLaYfCKz85YgXvyB97iIN9Jv0k8xS_4zBTQUsqkJF4y8eZYCmmfmHs2kf-3LmupGU0VAyWnPx6v63hgHWXO7dDivQPQUYjBleQFl8eU__28_t4f4ximM/s1600/7JYShshBRUOn9hCs9mh7Qg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8msZX964jPht-3s6-s_rLyBJLaYfCKz85YgXvyB97iIN9Jv0k8xS_4zBTQUsqkJF4y8eZYCmmfmHs2kf-3LmupGU0VAyWnPx6v63hgHWXO7dDivQPQUYjBleQFl8eU__28_t4f4ximM/s200/7JYShshBRUOn9hCs9mh7Qg.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-fo3aJb0rP7BwZEMfF5FJvPeqcyuT92OUzuj99PqtJdKfij0o25ZfmUhtvIRlRTnfJsWFGuI6fCOB5DwF_jF0xRakxdhb6f8sDcWm7qj2Jov1FEWoukgmhyphenhyphenH9urTCmrb36G-iPXYvfg/s1600/OoWxFawYTWenI7b%252BdeWF4Q.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-fo3aJb0rP7BwZEMfF5FJvPeqcyuT92OUzuj99PqtJdKfij0o25ZfmUhtvIRlRTnfJsWFGuI6fCOB5DwF_jF0xRakxdhb6f8sDcWm7qj2Jov1FEWoukgmhyphenhyphenH9urTCmrb36G-iPXYvfg/s200/OoWxFawYTWenI7b%252BdeWF4Q.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRIPHmPH14ykaeS1LAxBWheburouyzz2Jq7Xp8b5tRFOlggshgPuhiKHphSwx2AKVoF3ceNny9T0eMLSVETEwoum2PAiNndO0S7Rhvz5Gq_s4eA8H7KmkOgkk4i4qnCqKSGghGZ3vtGs/s1600/%2525Wl3865eS3aBt9Xx2javsw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtRIPHmPH14ykaeS1LAxBWheburouyzz2Jq7Xp8b5tRFOlggshgPuhiKHphSwx2AKVoF3ceNny9T0eMLSVETEwoum2PAiNndO0S7Rhvz5Gq_s4eA8H7KmkOgkk4i4qnCqKSGghGZ3vtGs/s200/%2525Wl3865eS3aBt9Xx2javsw.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />Both flights were good flights, but the return flight was almost empty which made for a really relaxing and comfortable trip. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7OU1N3B8EHW0ohM5bmfUF4WxcXNi-AXmWw8tvhlXWj6fPun7ejJ6I-1xkU6tKzJnl6ZPpq2kqEyX48n-ZL6YoHPeRCfxIaN8On1S43LpbKUDlehO44OE1mr818f0mssctiqRMzvKyhc/s1600/ZL4W7CiySoabKW%252BGHdb5bQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7OU1N3B8EHW0ohM5bmfUF4WxcXNi-AXmWw8tvhlXWj6fPun7ejJ6I-1xkU6tKzJnl6ZPpq2kqEyX48n-ZL6YoHPeRCfxIaN8On1S43LpbKUDlehO44OE1mr818f0mssctiqRMzvKyhc/s320/ZL4W7CiySoabKW%252BGHdb5bQ.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-58005722015454244872019-05-10T00:06:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:33.583-07:00Last work?So, this week might have been the last work for the season. Not only are we now in May, so the cruise ship season has ended, but it is also getting hotter and hotter by the day; and we have entered into Ramadan so things are very quiet here in the sandpit.<br /><br />I still had two jobs this past week, which was really nice. Well the first wasn't actually "work-work" as such, as it was more of a networking thing, but related I guess.<br />Tuesday night I participated at a Sundowner at the Ambassador's residence, hosted by the Swedish Business Council and SAAB. I was invited to hold a short presentation about the new cultural attractions here in Abu Dhabi, Qasr Al Hosn and Qasr Al Watan.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHJUVEU1VgEkrKh4XVHnENoPLoMUX0az1PyUvJdvPRm0OPCxUq9Am-j79f-DeTJK7Ol1HJIoZJ_RVtrVWlqBZ0S7Naz9qmEACJRk7dBW7IZJDY9ZIefBr3xdKK6udtYJ1qJ-ZRsRO-c4/s1600/bq%2525RmR5uQrK2P4Up3kCW%252BQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOHJUVEU1VgEkrKh4XVHnENoPLoMUX0az1PyUvJdvPRm0OPCxUq9Am-j79f-DeTJK7Ol1HJIoZJ_RVtrVWlqBZ0S7Naz9qmEACJRk7dBW7IZJDY9ZIefBr3xdKK6udtYJ1qJ-ZRsRO-c4/s320/bq%2525RmR5uQrK2P4Up3kCW%252BQ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFa_irbc3x1t08_rTj3vKK1T10TpOqlBPkvVA_zUu6OsSB_LlTv8zC0oXyy4MNC83SYYOd2dumZlIz_CEyWdK52QZD__WJWldMCKOYE-IjX3h9Wh2kZ-_AAk3TIz-rL_0dOOdM4hFNai8/s1600/ADpES%252BZaS%2525%252BTBjGA5Mm8hg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFa_irbc3x1t08_rTj3vKK1T10TpOqlBPkvVA_zUu6OsSB_LlTv8zC0oXyy4MNC83SYYOd2dumZlIz_CEyWdK52QZD__WJWldMCKOYE-IjX3h9Wh2kZ-_AAk3TIz-rL_0dOOdM4hFNai8/s320/ADpES%252BZaS%2525%252BTBjGA5Mm8hg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Of course I couldn't let an opportunity like this pass me by, so I also told them all about my new venture, being an External Guide at the Louvre Abu Dhabi; and about why they should go back again and again to this museum, even if they have been several times; because that's how amazing it is! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHggb0oaHtyS-K0VRVqiRWDn-aAWhHHL-6Orad8zewhV2D1qd-tD6IOCyX24x35NG3yijHc2dfSDEMV4ORTotQR8KfRutLTNbyhKHrq3Tpg_5Lsi4HvmGAL7a6KaksxCZeABL2sOKbbc/s1600/IMG_7051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggHggb0oaHtyS-K0VRVqiRWDn-aAWhHHL-6Orad8zewhV2D1qd-tD6IOCyX24x35NG3yijHc2dfSDEMV4ORTotQR8KfRutLTNbyhKHrq3Tpg_5Lsi4HvmGAL7a6KaksxCZeABL2sOKbbc/s200/IMG_7051.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbordCGslowU2UEHsQ4sTdborM_4BvBznEpYoF3ayIzCBeR10dMyXcwz_c9WpxXzbunmAD6Q-EnQtDUDcKn-s9lWbgk9HCcwTD3WnkkMD10Fce8Y4T0m609g8-CUsQN-kDgBEtCuXJY0/s1600/IMG_7050.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQbordCGslowU2UEHsQ4sTdborM_4BvBznEpYoF3ayIzCBeR10dMyXcwz_c9WpxXzbunmAD6Q-EnQtDUDcKn-s9lWbgk9HCcwTD3WnkkMD10Fce8Y4T0m609g8-CUsQN-kDgBEtCuXJY0/s200/IMG_7050.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><br />And the very next morning nerves were tense again, as I was doing my very first <i>English-</i>speaking tour in said museum! I had a small group of 12 coming from Dubai on a city tour, and as they were short on time they had opted for a guided visit through the museum to make sure they covered it all.<br />Although I must say, getting them through in an hour (they arrived very delayed and had a hefty program in the afternoon too), was quite a challenge for this newly baked museum-guide! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8X45IAq_7K-aBmhNhm8EY_FKDFP1gerUBJYg5xIT6YV_uoiN_fmklFwU_PsvfWEHt80qn9J1HbYoNyWhGGW2KmnBTgf2ogCdXYTv-2o0ufyrWizHYX1noLXZeQBWKCon1i7EAyelH3g/s1600/u3PiVoKgS5eQCVNdjfr2Ew.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD8X45IAq_7K-aBmhNhm8EY_FKDFP1gerUBJYg5xIT6YV_uoiN_fmklFwU_PsvfWEHt80qn9J1HbYoNyWhGGW2KmnBTgf2ogCdXYTv-2o0ufyrWizHYX1noLXZeQBWKCon1i7EAyelH3g/s200/u3PiVoKgS5eQCVNdjfr2Ew.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5LspBzc8uGfP66NcZV90uuNUN3NabcWa-A0VsHlXSzrYRfEBj2PFUMGk9uJxfC5jOjNC_E9sH_akahHTSSyoxWyXjLzqqSF9Sr1HgW0SQlPsLDu750EchpxQG9WNuVi62ImYCH8hMsM/s1600/x%2525S%2525TVlHQU6YaT8HXhqsxA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5LspBzc8uGfP66NcZV90uuNUN3NabcWa-A0VsHlXSzrYRfEBj2PFUMGk9uJxfC5jOjNC_E9sH_akahHTSSyoxWyXjLzqqSF9Sr1HgW0SQlPsLDu750EchpxQG9WNuVi62ImYCH8hMsM/s200/x%2525S%2525TVlHQU6YaT8HXhqsxA.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />We made it in 1h10 minutes, but of course the visit got very compressed! Although I do think I managed to stick to the narrative and convey the message of the museum quite well. They seemed very happy when I left them in the gift shop anyway. Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-8870878545320056112019-05-05T21:48:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:33.951-07:00On a rollOn Saturday it was time for another guided visit in Swedish, at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. It was another group of SWEA ladies, and some husbands. I feel lucky this guided tour proved so popular with the SWEA crowd, and that so many wanted to come along and hear more about the LAD, even though they all live here and had been there before.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmWU1wM67Gf1x9ytjtLSvjzqg4QdODq2-gUSCIco6UzivKW6yrR-WDAyEMJhobDLEvmcli1imJUhacrZn3BrkVmT8vpZVsimAfW6akEC6WeCKZO40u0iTGw5PmVl1FgRIz6dVLjmJ2qw/s1600/o2m0oANuRMGw8AIc4Uu2XA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWmWU1wM67Gf1x9ytjtLSvjzqg4QdODq2-gUSCIco6UzivKW6yrR-WDAyEMJhobDLEvmcli1imJUhacrZn3BrkVmT8vpZVsimAfW6akEC6WeCKZO40u0iTGw5PmVl1FgRIz6dVLjmJ2qw/s400/o2m0oANuRMGw8AIc4Uu2XA.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4P6Ob6BNBgWuoYdB9FLvbu6yiRIn8Ppg_OdqSBuQNr8J7ABjkLoFjqOFJfqDM53kesxuWdsTwc6c4n3cJCRKbQn8ef_35Z3k8ETLctrhtIYiypYQnAaOReK9QbZc-FFIvBd95gTcmfPM/s1600/fullsizeoutput_12c75.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4P6Ob6BNBgWuoYdB9FLvbu6yiRIn8Ppg_OdqSBuQNr8J7ABjkLoFjqOFJfqDM53kesxuWdsTwc6c4n3cJCRKbQn8ef_35Z3k8ETLctrhtIYiypYQnAaOReK9QbZc-FFIvBd95gTcmfPM/s320/fullsizeoutput_12c75.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Every time feels really special still of course, being so green. This time I didn't feel the flow just as well as last time. It was almost like the more I study and learn, the harder it gets to boil it down and deliver just the right amount of information. It went well, and I got nice feedback; but I think I need to practice talking less with my hands... oh dear, never a good look!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKcZ54kxdmbSa3NzgSN-vXTIepYq_bxY5vNgz64Nxq0Y6tvtiGznB_jWPPlO3-HXPELFmnR2YvMI5cHEIJAoNNQD9tiU9JTdbnh4YJbM5FyAaoRCi6AV2PlmWpT7fXWfXuiWUHyyG_iU/s1600/IMG_3125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqKcZ54kxdmbSa3NzgSN-vXTIepYq_bxY5vNgz64Nxq0Y6tvtiGznB_jWPPlO3-HXPELFmnR2YvMI5cHEIJAoNNQD9tiU9JTdbnh4YJbM5FyAaoRCi6AV2PlmWpT7fXWfXuiWUHyyG_iU/s200/IMG_3125.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsHwA9uzh7OZaEAoiOEsUNij-Sk8uAx5KyHSeP4IatbnDe5K_A6W6N0JR7hImTyuQYM0HBXQbPtJuYpY9PjnVuZ-4csu9HMtbv0KstKR35Jw_VJ4w791ja5kuMV2rEh6YX0ogV73WoBc/s1600/IMG_3108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFsHwA9uzh7OZaEAoiOEsUNij-Sk8uAx5KyHSeP4IatbnDe5K_A6W6N0JR7hImTyuQYM0HBXQbPtJuYpY9PjnVuZ-4csu9HMtbv0KstKR35Jw_VJ4w791ja5kuMV2rEh6YX0ogV73WoBc/s200/IMG_3108.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVob8sax1ab0JsAJm6BfkC8QFtq2tjzsE2CtccB6osnEdKymRuLMNJ5QnOlWIH-pOOKvcJWewmQYcxRvgrfmw6UFcc6_xFYcicx6tH_uO3drwGm_1YXewPxqYcNFU1_JzwCX1NHgABqU/s1600/IMG_3089.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPVob8sax1ab0JsAJm6BfkC8QFtq2tjzsE2CtccB6osnEdKymRuLMNJ5QnOlWIH-pOOKvcJWewmQYcxRvgrfmw6UFcc6_xFYcicx6tH_uO3drwGm_1YXewPxqYcNFU1_JzwCX1NHgABqU/s200/IMG_3089.jpg" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rxgGrLIUjKKLItxwb9Jk1mYQ2oNHQChswt0piiHdb58s2usgZtC_DSfFUxXQhkjuNG1NK03uIf1G-JzQFc0ldaKIsKhRCx4JkO6u9cKWBgjbCVN6iC98P9RbY0R1HUIzc_V_HYYlH-g/s1600/IMG_3096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rxgGrLIUjKKLItxwb9Jk1mYQ2oNHQChswt0piiHdb58s2usgZtC_DSfFUxXQhkjuNG1NK03uIf1G-JzQFc0ldaKIsKhRCx4JkO6u9cKWBgjbCVN6iC98P9RbY0R1HUIzc_V_HYYlH-g/s200/IMG_3096.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />Next week I have my first tour in English in the museum, but I am actually a little bit less nervous about that. I've done all the study in English, took the course in English, and all my books and notes are in English, so should be easier. Plus, it's with a group of normal tourists - which means once the tour is done, they are gone, ha ha!Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5285104206832801778.post-60858985827974275592019-05-05T10:32:00.000-07:002019-10-10T07:35:34.372-07:00The Little Lunchtrip - MoroccoYay, this week I could once again participate in one of my favourite SWEA-activities, the Little Lunch Trip. This time they had chosen a restaurant in the middle of the city, but luckily I found both that and a parking space really easily. We were going to Morocco!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRYameOyVQeRAZVDS73nRG3hx-jr7wpg4pW4vvncl9_sU7MQPTEoxR4_Y7IBBEjkJUuVYtmhsbEwpn_JS-0m7X6-a6wxXyOSd-_VB4sdX6gXmc-neKLmOadn6Q65LMho8XHZoNuJQmQ0/s1600/78D281FB-B44C-4224-92F7-36D4CD45A481.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRYameOyVQeRAZVDS73nRG3hx-jr7wpg4pW4vvncl9_sU7MQPTEoxR4_Y7IBBEjkJUuVYtmhsbEwpn_JS-0m7X6-a6wxXyOSd-_VB4sdX6gXmc-neKLmOadn6Q65LMho8XHZoNuJQmQ0/s200/78D281FB-B44C-4224-92F7-36D4CD45A481.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK79K-PF-NDICOC_Yw6EstgcDkd3WNa3RWC78OV57KXy5uPTaIbLYg38EQRlBATEddnS5pKoL0uZFiz5PGlHUwQ81djwQ9KrJRItLZ3njLQeZYuOjHvWWEBPY8JGMtJRXg3q_TeCbu4LI/s1600/92BF3022-6FD6-4F60-9B6F-36FF3D230908.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK79K-PF-NDICOC_Yw6EstgcDkd3WNa3RWC78OV57KXy5uPTaIbLYg38EQRlBATEddnS5pKoL0uZFiz5PGlHUwQ81djwQ9KrJRItLZ3njLQeZYuOjHvWWEBPY8JGMtJRXg3q_TeCbu4LI/s200/92BF3022-6FD6-4F60-9B6F-36FF3D230908.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />We started the meal with some mint tea and got served a small plate of cookies with it. Felt a bit like a backwards dinner, so we saved some of the biscuits for dessert instead. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCR5q3ZoFSFWm7jNE3SSxJDscWWUmNT484tDIrdTQmNiAag68s5eL8jVoTxW439_-wHxuv4U_oPSqzJ-Jcs0ptVVDj5Q71yRvQV0CZCoJhrA9bGcxVolZo6TVZ9tdfEhjRdXnXo5vvzgs/s1600/A11C0118-DE1E-4B24-B648-03BB48909E77.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCR5q3ZoFSFWm7jNE3SSxJDscWWUmNT484tDIrdTQmNiAag68s5eL8jVoTxW439_-wHxuv4U_oPSqzJ-Jcs0ptVVDj5Q71yRvQV0CZCoJhrA9bGcxVolZo6TVZ9tdfEhjRdXnXo5vvzgs/s320/A11C0118-DE1E-4B24-B648-03BB48909E77.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9eJkHDVrt7s103a8A_ECKEuBNsKTTy8gaMGvy4RDMbX41Q0RuwePKe1LOUJHH0fIcfLznR1mbgZiTmU1Ezi1Ko2nRDrFB5eSiI7Magda73ltiUws7LAp63wtxupYzBcXVaAdWjpjp1c/s1600/0AA2EB66-C76E-452D-81FF-BB163F592823.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE9eJkHDVrt7s103a8A_ECKEuBNsKTTy8gaMGvy4RDMbX41Q0RuwePKe1LOUJHH0fIcfLznR1mbgZiTmU1Ezi1Ko2nRDrFB5eSiI7Magda73ltiUws7LAp63wtxupYzBcXVaAdWjpjp1c/s200/0AA2EB66-C76E-452D-81FF-BB163F592823.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGUGN5e_a5xCN3Qsv0_wS6-OU4cLYUvoHlKS3_2aL5Mlj8Uz4-8gDaGpmwk0KKkzU4rCooZwrmilP4RtE3jSx57kozxlkkR39wD7Fx9ZR_HTyeYbarFTQvWuZFLKHIG4v37QsZ3F6LqI/s1600/yQJ9qhFWS5%252BUi6Cb47xEyw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGUGN5e_a5xCN3Qsv0_wS6-OU4cLYUvoHlKS3_2aL5Mlj8Uz4-8gDaGpmwk0KKkzU4rCooZwrmilP4RtE3jSx57kozxlkkR39wD7Fx9ZR_HTyeYbarFTQvWuZFLKHIG4v37QsZ3F6LqI/s200/yQJ9qhFWS5%252BUi6Cb47xEyw.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br />I had a merguez tangine, one of the other ladies tried the chicken tangine but the one most raved about was probably the lamb and dried fruits tangine. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWduTVGcX2FtFTwTpp0-cBSHp9phzlguYPeG6KtcLE78KnhIdtVEi3BxMgHO8VyaF9P9VdycAsFqQLpDDsWwhz8VyiTbdbIIFbp0EsWf9X4CHGm3H7fQUC_zJ3uFOne_7k6w_dUZ29IQ/s1600/FePgvRISREW%2525JyBqUhEeqQ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilWduTVGcX2FtFTwTpp0-cBSHp9phzlguYPeG6KtcLE78KnhIdtVEi3BxMgHO8VyaF9P9VdycAsFqQLpDDsWwhz8VyiTbdbIIFbp0EsWf9X4CHGm3H7fQUC_zJ3uFOne_7k6w_dUZ29IQ/s320/FePgvRISREW%2525JyBqUhEeqQ.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu61AycLWTb13JIAXQ33lLP7o5480xOLYYuN6HREEnfi0EiukyQ6C1LZswDB8vXLa9-8k0N6TBm5vC-oaUF15kyB7LAKKr9wIsqWRpQ9klhUoEzCBh7J8d7BP9_Fxg_ZgrGSnnGG5pg-M/s1600/831B6E8E-4814-4116-B7BC-E96113CA5CA3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu61AycLWTb13JIAXQ33lLP7o5480xOLYYuN6HREEnfi0EiukyQ6C1LZswDB8vXLa9-8k0N6TBm5vC-oaUF15kyB7LAKKr9wIsqWRpQ9klhUoEzCBh7J8d7BP9_Fxg_ZgrGSnnGG5pg-M/s320/831B6E8E-4814-4116-B7BC-E96113CA5CA3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The food was absolutely delicious! Some were a bit worried it would be too spicy, but it was just the right amount of hot, with an abundance of flavours. Really yummy, I might try and go back another time while in town.Zee Zeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688931342292824870noreply@blogger.com0