Shaky Camera

Spring is in the air and the bloemen are blooming. I figured with the sun shining today, I might as well take Pippo, the camera, and myself out for some fresh air and fun. Sadly, the best laid plans of mice and men gang aft agley. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. [...]

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A Walk in the Park

The weather was lovely and Pippo was whining, so we all headed out for a walk this afternoon. Rather than our usual southerly stroll, we decided to head north for a change. After a first stop at the honden toilet, we set out along Wittevrouwensingel and meandered along the canal. As soon as Pippo realized [...]

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Fabric and Flowers

This morning, despite the drizzling rain, Pippo and I went out to explore the stoffenmarkt (fabric market) on Broodstraat and the flower market at Janskerkhof. Both are Saturday institutions that I’ve been wanting to see since we’ve been here, but somehow have missed until now.
First we headed over to Broodstraat (the other house we came [...]

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We went to dinner last night at Mick O’Connor’s, an Irish Pub as you might have guessed. They have really good fish and chips and provide you with malt vinegar, mayonnaise, HP Sauce, and ketchup, along with the tartar sauce of sorts that comes actually on the plate. They also pour a nice Guinness. In [...]

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Witches and Walks

Friday evening turned into an enjoyable night out with friends, where we met new people and learned a few interesting facts. After dinner, we went over to Café Potdeksel, as we do, and met up with René and a few other regulars; Merian joined us later. We also met a good friend of René’s and [...]

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Exploration

Pippo and I took a walk today down Nobelstraat, past Janskerkhof, and then back home via Voorstraat. Despite the constant pulling on his part, he was actually quite the good boy and put up with me stopping constantly to take photos. He even let me have a bit of fun with him. I didn’t mean [...]

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Walk on the Pretty Side

A week later, I’m finally starting to feel a bit more human after that awful cold. Still not completely better, but I finally felt well enough to get out and wander around a bit. Plus, I was getting a bit stir crazy.
Today, I decided to go check out Pipoos, which is an arts and crafts [...]

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Success!

I just took Pippo out for a walk and as we were coming back and reached the area where all the cafés/bars are, a woman across the street from me was obviously looking at me and speaking to me. The usual moment of panic set in, but then it clicked as to what she was [...]

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Pippo’s Shining Moments

I just took Pippo for a walk. On the brief walk –brief because of his behavior — he managed to try to go after a cat and he peed on a bike. Fortunately, I saw the cat before he did and was prepared and able to keep him away. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize his intentions [...]

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