Windmills and day tours

Second day in Amsterdam and my parents are already bored. I can understand, they are coming from Indonesia and have only ever visited Jakarta and other bustling asian cities so compared to that Amsterdam is quite tame. I thought that booking them for a day tour would be the solution so at least they have something to do but my dad being a very old school Indonesian just wanted to do his own thing and completely ignored the time constraints, so when the tour guide told everyone that we had 20 minutes at a particular sight, he felt that it didn't apply to him. In the end I still think it's a good idea for the parental units to go on a day tour because at least the transportation and sights are taken care of and an itinerary is already laid out for the day so I would organise it again.

Clogs, cheese and tulips

After seeing the husband only one day my parents are off to Amsterdam for a little visit. The rain was something that we did not anticipate so we couldn't do so much but we did go for a little walk around the town.

The other half of India

A restaurant area of a hotel

Like most countries where the difference in classes are apparent, India is no stranger to that. Here are some images of how the other half lives.

Life in India

Some more shots of life in India...

India

The husband ventured out to see a bit of India today (very rare as he is normally cooped up in hotels when he is traveling somewhere for work) and he took some quick snaps to show me how the city looks...and to me, it's looking alot like the streets behind Tanah Abang (Jakarta) to be honest with you...ok minus the cow though.

Dinnertime in India

My parents are visiting (I picked them up from London) and they got here just in time for the husband to dash off to India for work. So while I get the parents settled, here are some pics of what the husband had for dinner tonight.

Portobello Market

As today was my last day in London we headed off to Portobello Market for a brunch and do a bit of last minute sightseeing. Portobello Market is a famous market in Notting Hill (the setting of one of my favourite movies) and sells mainly antiques and crafty bits and bobs. I spotted these antique potteries from Germany...not my cup of tea (especially the one with the two birds) but it was interesting to see (and yes they were expensive). Meanwhile a friend of mine spotted this fancy dog handbag - we were agonising whether to buy it or not but in the end, we left it for next time.

Portobello Market
Portobello Road
Notting Hill
London W11 1LJ

Trading time
Mon - Wed, Fri & Sat 8am - 6:30pm
Thu 8am - 1pm

Abbey Road

As a friend of mine is at work at the moment, I decided to do some touristy stuff and visit Abbey Road where the Beatles famously walked across the zebra crossing for one of their LP's. I didn't really get to do that because; there were too many people doing it and was causing alot of traffic, and I was alone so there was noone to take my picture as I walked across (I know, sad isn't it?). I did spot this though (pic above) I was going to write something about Indonesia on the wall but I guess someone beat me to it.

Raining, grey and cold

Today would have to be one of the worst weather this summer; raining, grey and cold. I got stuck at a retail store and had to wait until the rain settled (my raincoat was soaked) before I headed back.

London town

So I'm in old London town at the moment visiting a friend and I'm hoping the weather will stick but I think it's a little wishful thinking on my part. In the meantime I think I will enjoy a bit of Buckingham Palace and a little stroll through the park.

Homemade pizza

We've been eating alot of take-aways lately...like I mean, four days a week because, well because somehow the time is really running away from us. During the week the time really flies but ok maybe I need to work on my time management skills. Today we decided to meet halfway, between eating junk and healthy food - we decided to make our own pizza. Both of us never really made pizza dough before and we really didn't know how it would turn out but I had the local pizza place on speed dial just in case. The husband made the dough (recipe here) because he is the dough whisperer and I prepared the other bits and pieces, it turned out amazing! We made three pizzas out of it and froze the other three batches of dough.

Bergerstraßenfest 2011

Ontop of unpacking and getting some more things for the apartment (like a washing machine) we have also had a few guests come and stay over. This weekend a friend of the husband was driving through for work and stayed with us overnight. The boys wanted to watch a bit of soccer so we headed off towards Bergerstr. and found that there was a street festival on.