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India 2010-2011

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Alsisar Haveli Hotel Jaipur

Pushkar Lake

Jaipur

Chocki Dhani

From 28 December 2010 till 6 January 2011 we travelled from New Delhi to Jaipur, Pushkar and Ajmer and back. Fantastic experience and we enjoyed India very much.
January 2011.

Autumn in Amsterdam in October

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The autumn season is here again. Beautiful light on the gabled houses along the canals. The city can be enjoyed to the maximum. Boatrides on the canals for the tourists.

October 2010.

Crew Parade at Sail 2010

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crew from Qatar, Italy, Indonesia, Russia, Sweden etc.

On the 2nd day of this event all the crews dressed up walked through the centre of Amsterdam for the Price Giving ceremony. This time this was held at the Nieuwmarkt.

August 2010.

Sail Amsterdam 2010

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Here are some impressions of the Sail Amsterdam event which was held in August.

Several Windjammers from around the world came for 4 days to Amsterdam for this event, which is held every 5 years.

August 2010.

SAIL 2010 in Amsterdam 19 till 23 August 2010. Be Prepared!

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Just a couple of days to go till SAIL 2010. One of the best events in Amsterdam.

An impression of SAIL 2005 at the Noordzeekanaal from IJmuiden to Amsterdam.

For more information of this years event: http://english.sail2010.nl/

Come and join us in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Rose Ringed Parakeets in my hometown

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Spring is in the air! And the Rose-ringed Parakeets can now frequently be seen in the trees in my town. The picture below, a couple Parakeets enjoying the afternoon sunlight..

Autumn and Wintertime 2009/2010

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Time square
Ger, Harm and Nicole (up) Macys
Sandra, Harm and Danny (down)
New York

Sandra

A New year has started and we are in the middle of a real winter. Lot of frost and snowfall and that has not happened for along time. In January 2009 we had a few weeks of frost we had the changes to go iceskating, but now it is freezing for more then 3 weeks. Although the snowfall tempers the posibility to go iceskating (what we like best in the winter).

What happened in late summertime and autumn. A couple of trips to New York and Vienna......New York for fun and shopping and sightseeing and Vienna to visit friends..

In New York met up with Nicole and in Vienna met again Sandra.

In the autumn i have made on my birthday a 25 kilometer walk from Amsterdam Dam Square to Zaandam Dam Square. Nice weather and walk.

Now wintertime and snow and ice....

Summertime 2009

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Not much time lately to update my weblog. In the summertime i prefer to be busy with outdoors activity. What happened lately?

End of May, early June we have been to Curaçao, The Netherlands Antilles to organise tot ASCA-WASC 2009 sailing event for airlines. Hereby a picture of the event.

Good result for our team with a first place.

Did also a lot about my aviation photo hobby and a lot of hiking and cycling throughout the Netherlands.

Good excercise!

SPRINGTIME in HOLLAND in photos

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Visit to Miami and Florida Keys Nov. / Dec. 2008

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After a very busy period at work, time for a holiday and this time to the USA - Florida. Took a Martinair flight to Miami to meet up with Harm and we spent a week in Miami Beach area and the Florida Keys. We drove the scenic highway 1 to Key West with stops in Key Largo and stayed at the Manatee Bay Hotel and in Key West 2 days in the Southernmost Hotel.

Also time to take my avaition photos at Miami International and Opa-Locka Airport. It has been a long time, that i have visited these airports, but as usual still very interesting airplanes. Miami is the gateway to the Americas and many airlines from Mid and South America has scheduled services to Miami. Opa-Locka was great to see some old propliners, like Convairs, DC-3s, DC4s and DC6 and DC-7s.

Also met up with an aviation friend from Miami, Eddy Gual. Nice to see you again..Eddy!

Some photo impressions of our visit.

Autumn time in the Netherlands

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Took some pictures when the autumn started in my neighborhood.

Looks like an Indian summertime.......in the park...

Sailing in Stockholm Sweden September 2008

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A sailing competition organised by SAS Yachtclub and 8 members of the Watersportvereniging Schiphol (WVS) departed on Friday 12 September 2008 to Stockholm, Sweden to participate. Upon arrival, we were welcomed by Peter Melander and he took us by car to the hostel in the middle of the city.

After the bags were dropped, we could use Peter's motorboat to sail around the city. Before that, we first visited the Vasa museum to see the world's only survived 17th-century ship.

After that visit, we made the boat tour around the city in beautiful sunny weather and finished it off with beers and snacks.

Saturday the day of sailing on the J92 and a competition is between SAS, Austrian Airlines and KLM.

In total 6 teams. After 7 races and a final race, on 1st place SAS, 2nd KLM, 3rd KLM, 4th, Austrian, 5th SAS, 6th SAS.

Good results for both KLM teams and an exellent weekend in Sweden and well organised and hosted by the SAS Yachtclub.

3rd spot for our team...Sailors: Arjen, Elske, Peter and Ger.

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Did you ever visited my Amsterdam Schiphol Airport weblog?

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My weblog can be found at this URL:

http://schipholspotter.blogspot.com/

Amsterdam a great place to be!

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Stéphanie on visit to Amsterdam

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Right after the ASCA-WASC in Portugal, Stéphanie from Montreal - Canada made a visit to Amsterdam. After her flight from Lisbon, we have visited our sailing club and enjoyed some drinks at the clubhouse and met some familiar and new faces. Thursdayevening we have been to Haarlem to watch on a big screen in a café the friendly soccer match The Netherlands - Denmark with friends. On friday, Amsterdam and first a cruise through the canals. Great fun and we did some sightseeing and also having drinks on one of the many terraces in the city centre with Harm and Arjen and afterwards a nice dinner in the Beiaard. In the weekend she left again for Paris to meet up with family. Great to have you around, Steph!!

(photo taken with the mobile of Stéphanie)

ASCA - WASC Lisbon, Portugal May 2008

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The WASC sailing competition was organised and this time by TAP Air Portugal.

From Lisbon Portela Airport we were brought by bus to the coastal city Costa Caparica, were our hotel for the event was located. I have been here before and it all looks like the same after so many years, but the beaches and surroundings will be upgraded soon.

The sailing competition was held at the Portuguese Naval Base between 10 mayor airlines and after 16 races this competition was won by Finnair and the KLM team finished 5th spot.

Good result for our team and we enjoyed very much the hospitality of TAP Air Portugal.

Next year in June the event will be held at Curaçao in the Dutch Antilles and hosted by the KLM sailing team. See you all in 2009!

Curaçao The Dutch Antilles March/April 2008!

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Not much time lately to post some news or blogs.

But......what happened lately.....End of March i have been to Curacao in the Dutch Caribbean for a week together with Lytsa, Rosanna, Sandra, Peter and Harm. Stayed in a villa with swimming pool and car porch. It was great fun to be back on this Caribbean island and we checked out the sites in Willemstad, the beaches and the Spanish Water. Also met some local guys, Casper and Roger. Have been spotting the local aviation scene a day in the weekend with them. Seen some nice Caribbean birds (planes) at the airport. Back home again after this week with Martinair to Amsterdam!

I'll be back in 2009!

Easter in the city of Amstelveen

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Not typical springtime during the Easter weekend and on Easter monday-night it snowed and gave some nice pictures in the early morning. The sun came up in the east and the cars made already tracks in the snow. Today more heavy snowshowers expected from the Northwest.

Amsterdam is ready for YOU!

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At the Museumplein (square) opposite the Rijksmuseum the

I amsterdam sign is at it's place and the spring season starts.

Amsterdam is ready for YOU!

Vienna, Austria in Christmas spirit

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To get the right Christmas spirit i have flown for the weekend before Chrismas 2007 to Vienna to visit Sandra. It is always the best thing to do to visit friends and Vienna is the place to be during this special period of the year. First we did some shopping and a long lunch together and in the afternoon a visit to the Christkindl market at the Radhausplatz....A long walk back to center of Vienna to see the special Christmas lights in the shopping streets. In the evening a Christmas get-together with close friends of Sandra and we drunk Punsch and eat fried potatoes and many more delicious food. Sunday morning a Champagne brunch and a visit to Schloss Schonbrunn and another nice traditional Christmas market. Some pictures to show the right Christmas spirit in Vienna....

New York in November (2007)

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Mid November Harm and me flown to New York for a 5 day visit. Tickets arranged, hotel booked and friends informed. Early departure on the flight to Newark with an early arrival in downtown Manhattan. It started with rainy weather when we arrived, but the next day blue skies and the city awaits.

We have been to all the sites, have done some Christmas shopping at Macy's, Barnes and Noble bookshops, dinners and beers with friends, museums, subway rides, walked on the Manhattan bridge (it is a must), done the ferry to Staten Island (it's free of charge) and downtown Manhattan like Wallstreet, New York stock exhange, Nassaustreet, Ground Zero, Broadway, 5th Avenue. Too much to name it all. The 5 days were over before we knew it.

With good memories we flew back to Amsterdam.

Finnish guests in transit at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

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Nina and Maarit (Finnair sailing club) and friend in transit at Amsterdam Schiphol from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania to Helsinki, Finland on sunday Oct. 28. Because there was a gap of 4 hours in between the flights, we could meet and have a chat at the arrival hall and we enjoyed tea and coffee. It was nice to see you all and until we meet again!!!

Sunny Sunday stroll through Surprising Amsterdam

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Max Euweplein

A Sunday walk together with Harm through the centre of Amsterdam, via the Vondelpark, Max Euweplein, the Canals and on to the Montelbaans tower and Scheiers tower and onvia the Zeedijk to the Nieuwmarkt. On the way we stopped to enjoy a couple of beers on the terraces next to the famous canals and finishing off the day with a dinner at café De Bekeerde Suster. Amsterdam has so much to offer for everyone.

Dam square

Roll out of new South Korean Airline Yeongnam Air Fokker 100

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It was not a bright sunny day, but today the roll out at Qaps Schiphol of a new user of Fokker aircraft.... Yeongnam Air, Fokker 100 HL7774 ex G-MAMH. For more info about this new airline check out there website: http://www.ynair.co.kr/. The new South Korean airline has the intention to start services in February 2008 with 2 or 3 Fokker 100's.