This is actually a message to the Dutch readers. We in the Netherlands have on December 5th Sinterklaas which is similar to the Santa Claus on Christmas. Only because adults don’t receive presents people write each other poems on this day and give them a small present. Well, this only happens when you decide as…
This was the second time Seb and I went on vacation as just a couple. The first time was in 2008 to go skiing in Serfaus. Since Seb isn’t much of a traveler I was totally shocked that he agreed to go to Barcelona with me. So what did we do on our 4-day trip?…
Wow, what did I have a blast at Nishicon. I usually don’t go to small anime conventions but my friend Lou asked me a couple of months ago if we should go to FACTS in Gent (Belgium) this year. The last time I was at FACTS I got bored after about 1.5 hour, so I…
Coolness! I’m in the Aniway magazine with my Ivy cosplay. Aniway is a magazine about anime and Japanese culture that comes out four times a year. They were also at the Anime convention in Almelo in May and wrote an article about it. Guess I got a pretty prominent place in the article 🙂 This…
The holiday slowly is coming to an end. The last National Park of the tour was the Grand Canyon. We had a nice view point just in front of our hotel to get some photos at sunset. The next morning I took a helicopter tour over the canyon. Wow, what an amazing views. I sat…
The photography tour for Upper Antelope Canyon started at 10.30 am. I had to reserve for this tour months in advance because of its popularity. Our guide Rob took us into the Canyon and showed us the sweets spots, where to stand and hold up other groups so we could take pictures of the light…
We took a break from the whole National Park tour and went rafting on the Colorado river. I’ve been whitewater rafting before 10 years ago in Maine and although the water wasn’t as wild as last time it still was lots of fun. Between the easy rafting on the low water we did have some…
From Bryce we drove route 12 to Capitol Reef. A scenic route that showed all the lovely autumn colors. Arriving at Capitol Reef we first stopped for breakfast/lunch. This was the first time my mom ate at Subway. She said “If there is no Denny’s, Subway is good too.” (Backbground info: we’ve gotten to be…
Finally a relaxing day here at Bryce Canyon. We didn’t have any driving to do and all the view points were accessible from the parking areas. We arrived last night to enjoy the sunset over the Amphitheater. This picture I made today of the Natural Bridge.
Our stop today was in Zion National Park. Expecting a desert like park I was surprised of all the beauty and green this park had to offer. Arriving at Zion in the morning we took the shuttle bus to the last stop to hike the riverside walk towards the Narrows. This hike was along the…