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September 11th 2023

Published: October 8th 2023

Another long interval has passed since my last blog. Some of you might have thought I had stopped blogging, or, god forbid, stopped travelling. Neither is the case. It's more that I have yet to return to my old travel schedule. The pre-Covid one. I was travelling more then. It's taking some time to get back to that. But I haven't been idle. Since Saudi Arabia there was a Christmas and New Year spe... Read Full Entry

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Bredevoort

Pretty

Gaanderen

A week after my sister and her family arrived, my brother and his arrived, full house!!

Gaanderen

We have an annual lip-sync competition, with entries from all parts of the world, this year Ida won. For a year she will be the proud owner of the golden hand with spoon. Proud family surrounds an emotional Ida

Gaanderen

Feel the love...

Gaanderen

A lot of shoes!

Gaanderen

Croquet, with lots of newcomers to the game

Gaanderen

Mölkky

Gaanderen

Happy couple

Gaanderen

Bbq for 16... Craig was the bbq master!

Gaanderen

On the rainy days, risk was played

Schiermonnikoog

Selfie with my mum and my brother during wadlopen

Schiermonnikoog

Must be something interesting down there

Schiermonnikoog

Brother and sister

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Walking through the muck

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Another selfie

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A bit muddy as we got back on the island

Schiermonnikoog

But very pretty

Dokkum

On the way back, we passed by some historical towns

Dokkum

The town is known as one of the 11 cities on our Eleven Cities skating tour, which used to be held every so many years in the winter, but with climate change the chance of it every happening again are nearly zero. The last one was in 1997! It was also were Bonifacius was killed when he was trying to Christianise the pagan Frisians.

Dokkum

My mum photo bombing my selfie

Woudsend

Another little Frisian town

10th October 2023

Linn
non-member comment

Hello from Switzerland
Nice to see some photos of your walks around Groningen! I hadn't seen them before, nor had I seen some of the ones around Hagen. Looking forward to seeing the photos of your next trip! Love Linn

10th October 2023

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

Hello back
Yes, there are some nice walks around Groningen and Hagen too. I'm sure we will talk before I leave on my trip.

10th October 2023

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Spectacular Dutch Sunsets
Being a perpetual Sunset Phile this is truly spectacular, Ralf...the colour enveloping the clouds like a warm red skin. I have posted it in "My mother-in-Law Sunsets" thread in the Photography Forum with one of your others. Check 'em out.

10th October 2023

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

My mother-in-law sunsets...
That's a very specific thread I must say... But glad I made the cut with my pictures.

10th October 2023

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

Another spectacular
A study in Dutch pastels...love it.

10th October 2023

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

Autums sunsets are often the best
It was taken from a train window. A dirty train window, so it was a bit of a surprise to me, that it came out so well.

10th October 2023

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

The many forms of Family Time
The highlight of this blog to me, Ralf is your embrace of Family Time and that Jenni is part of your life. Your pics are full of the joy of your family's time together. How else can one explain the joy of wad walking...priceless!!!

11th October 2023

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

I'm lucky
To have a fantastic family and a wonderful partner.

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