vacation can be hard

it's been a while since we've been round here...spending time with my family is the priority right now...and bumming, of course ;p

here's the first batch of holiday photos with my family.

vacation can be hard,
originally uploaded by delunna.

where to go...what to do...what to eat...my feet hurt...

aaargghh!
;-)

zaanse schans

zaanse_schans,
originally uploaded by delunna.

dreamy

fishy

fishy,
originally uploaded by delunna.

a very friendly and talkative fish in a pond in the zuiderzee museum (south sea museum)

more shoes

more shoes,
originally uploaded by delunna.

of shoes and men

shoe,
originally uploaded by delunna.

delunna

delunna,
originally uploaded by delunna.

ibagsak!

ibagsak!,
originally uploaded by delunna.

down with gloria macapagal-arroyo!

family

family,
originally uploaded by delunna.

wish dad was here...

a street in amsterdam

amsterdamstreet,
originally uploaded by delunna.

amsterdam dungeon

amsterdam dungeon exit,
originally uploaded by delunna.

mom, niko, my husband, martin, and moi after an hour of darkness in the amsterdam dungeon...

media catalyst bbq

media catalyst bbq,
originally uploaded by delunna.

one last pose before going home

now i truly understand...

nightwatch,
originally uploaded by delunna.

...why rembrandt was called 'the master'.
my family and i got to witness a spectacular light show in the rijksmuseum featuring rembrandt's 'nightwatch'

royal palace

royal palace,
originally uploaded by delunna.

postcard perfect

shoes again

shoes again,
originally uploaded by delunna.

giant wooden shoe

giant wooden shoe,
originally uploaded by delunna.

mom doing an imelda, but compensates it with size ;-p

hungry

hungry,
originally uploaded by delunna.

my brother is a master of the grill

my garden's photogenic!

party,
originally uploaded by delunna.

a hobbit among men

hobbit among men,
originally uploaded by delunna.

something's amiss in this photo... that's my mom and her natural instinct for 'kodak moments'

a street in alkmaar centre

alkmaar city43.timi,joel,mom,
originally uploaded by delunna.

cheese festival1

cheese festival1,
originally uploaded by delunna.

alkmaar's internationally renowned cheese market is open every friday and takes place in the 'waagplein', refering to the plain / place where cheese is weighed. alkmaar already had a weighing scale for chesse since the 1300's.

alkmaar boat ride.timi, niko,timi

alkmaar boat ride.timi, niko,timi,
originally uploaded by delunna.

my mom, sis-in-law, niko, and me doing the boat tour of alkmaar, the cheese city of netherlands. also my town ;-)

poffertjes

poffertjes
Originally uploaded by delunna.

traditional dutch pancakes are called poffertjes -- round, bite-size fluffy pancakes smothered with powder sugar and topping of choice 9syrup, cream, jam, etc!) oh yeah, and that's me showing off my new slippers ;-p