Familie
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Enjoy a Scenic Bike Ride at Stiemerheide Hotel
On the day we arrived at the Stiemerheide hotel we went for a short afternoon bike ride of a little less than 40k. The ride went over mainly flat terrain with a little bit of variation in landscape but except for a short stretch along the Mechelse Heide nature reserve nothing remarkable. But it was…
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Dining and Stay at Stiemerheide Hotel: A Gourmet Experience
We spent 2 nights at hotel Stiemerheide and had dinner in their restaurant Moonstone. The hotel is next to a golf range so many people come to the hotel to play golf. The hotel has a bistro restaurant and then Moonstone which is a bit more formal. There is also restaurant Kristalijn which is more…
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London Marriott Maida Vale
We spent a long weekend in London and staid at the London Marriott Maida Vale. We found this hotel looking for reasonably prices options in London. It is a bit outside the center and less expensive. Also, we could get a family room with 2 double beds which also reduced the price compared to places…
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PlayStation luck
For a very long time I have been thinking about upgrading my PS3 system. I bought my PS3 when it originally came out because it was almost cheaper to buy a PS3 then to buy a BluRay player at that time. Then came life and I didn’t have a lot of time to play games…
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Maastricht
With the youngest on scouts camp we went for a short overnight trip to Maastricht. We stayed in the Kaboom Hotel next to the central station. We travelled by car and could stay in the car park next to the station. From the car park to the hotel was a simple matter of crossing the…
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The Musketeers
After visiting the Verbeke Foundation discussed in another post we went for dinner at a nearby pub called The Musketeers in Sint-Gillis-Waas. They brew their own special beers and serve traditional dishes. The beer is apparently quite famous but I must confess I hadn’t heard of it before. No matter, we had a few amongst…
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Verbeke Foundation
In July we managed to get in touch with family while doing an activity. This year we went to visit the Verbeke Foundation. It is celebration its 15th anniversary this year but personally I never visited it before. It is a bit an eclectic collection of art and objects placed in a park. Don’t expect…
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Ter Helme 2022
To keep up the good traditions we went and spent a few days at Ter Helme again this year with the family. This year was a the 10th time we went. As in most editions we arrived on Saturday and left on Wednesday. We have often discussed going somewhere else but there is no big…
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Ter Helme 2021
Dit jaar de tweede covid editie van de vakantie in Ter Helme. Vorig jaar waren in juli de cijfers nog relatief ok, nu zitten we alweer in een stijgende lijn en is de delta variant stilaan de dominante. Het Europees kampioenschap voetbal zal het virus zeker deugd gedaan hebben maar daar heb ik nog geen…
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Covid-19 vaccinatie
Deze voormiddag mijn tweede spuit met Pfizer vaccin gekregen. Temidden stijgende cijfers en de oprukkende delta variant zeker niet te vroeg. Joke heeft haar tweede spuit komende woensdag en vrijdag kan Hannelore voor de eerste gaan.
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