Mister LinkI have been wanting to publish a day by day lifestyles replace inside the Netherlands some time again but I just didn't have the time to collate all the photographs I took. So, the concept was to do an every 2-month update (preferably month-to-month) and now I am 6 months too late! Goodness gracious, haha.
I took such a lot of food photographs that I do not recognize how I am able to post them they all here? I ought to make choices. This is one in every of our weekend breakfasts.
Driving at the Lekdijk (Lek dike) in Utrecht.
The battle is, I even have LOADS of pics and they may be all over in my albums (downloaded from my digital camera) and my phones. My travel albums are organised in step with the places I actually have visited in line with year, so the instances and dates on occasion do no longer constantly correspond particularly for neighborhood travels in which I even have multiple visits. I have to inspect every album to test which picture's are for a particular month. This goes into the info sort of work, ugh.
So for this daily existence update submit now, I am doing a 3-month timeline: August, September, and October. I will do my great to put up the last months in some days. This is critical to me because these sorts of posts I want in this journal once I appearance lower back three, 5 and 10 years from now.
So I guess what my New Year's Resolution may be. Do a every day existence update every 2 months or monthly!
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AUGUST 2019
The month of August is the height of summer season and business is sluggish at work. On the personal facet, Dutchman and I had been canvassing neighborhood dealers and stores for the interior substances of our residence. I actually have also been busy inside the kitchen, so as always, every unmarried day. Preparing for meals and cooking is like remedy for me.
Two of my favorite greens here: Green peas and cauliflower. I love roasting cauliflowers but this one is sauteed with onions.
Beginning of August I went to Braintree in Essex, England for paintings. I stayed there for some days visiting our office and facility, as well a patron in Ipswich, that is an hour further away.
I rented a car and it became the second time of the yr that I drove on the alternative side of the road. The first one this year changed into remaining May in New Zealand. Driving on the other facet of the road with a stickshift car all through travels is a warfare, due to the fact, by the time you're used to it, you're leaving.
My lodge room in Braintree.
A warning notice outdoor Tesco grocery store. I discover this quite ironic but plainly those symptoms are commonly English or a neighborhood exercise to save you spoil-ins.
Braintree city in Essex, England (UK).
When I were given back at home in Utrecht, Netherlands, I turned into also returned within the kitchen, a favourite region in my home. We devour maximum of the times at home, in all likelihood ninety% of our dinners. We handiest eat dinners outside when we're on holiday and some unique occasions. Nevertheless, I love to cook dinner and the Dutchman prefers to eat in privacy. Win-win.
One of our many dinners.
Fresh and plump blueberries on top of the biscuit and sprinkling of powdered sugar. We had this to go with our afternoon tea.
We went to IJsselstein to go to a stone ground tile supplier. We already recognise what sort of floor tile we wanted for the house, with the intention to be a ceramic stone in timber fashion, but furthermore, we've got additionally made a decision which version of the ceramic tile. This selection, in reality, took us months to determine. So we've got additionally shortlisted the dealers and we are simply doing the rounds for the final selection.
We take our spending severely, especially once they move in the hundreds of Euros, they're very well notion of and calculated.
This is IJsselstein city, now not too a ways away from Utrecht town center.
Then we visited the Dutch mother-in-law and her two (2) adorable cats, Lucy and Puka. The cats have grown on us now and we smash them to bits. When we go to, we continually deliver them a hug and petting session.
This is Puka, the younger cat.
The Dutch mother always serves us tea with something, and she organized a biscuit smeared with butter, crowned with clean strawberries and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
So at the weekends, Dutchman and I are busy running round canvassing many shops. For this weekend, we've surveyed a number of hardware and garden shops for the bushes that we will plant in our lawn. I actually have an concept what sort of tree it will be however there are so many kinds.
This tree which seems like an outsized bonsai isn't cheap.
Driving at the dike and passing this farmhouse selling their very own produce: cheese, butter, apple juice, jam, and syrup. I would like to be in part self-sufficient.
We managed to seize a glimpse of a flock of birds above the dikes as nicely.
I went to Amersfoort to go to an crucial patron together with a colleague. After the meeting, we had a few lunch at the IKEA nearby. IKEA is definitely handy, now not just for the house, but for commercial enterprise as nicely. They have low priced, fast and wholesome meals =)
My IKEA lunch in Amersfoort.
I additionally had dinner with a traveling colleague from the United Kingdom. Sometimes it is obligatory or out of courtesy to take them out to dinner.
Loft 88 placed out of doors Utrecht metropolis center on Biltsestraatweg became an excellent region because it has a pleasing outdoor terrace and there may be unfastened parking. And due to the fact I even have a hybrid vehicle, I continually get an to be had parking space. Most parking lots have specials spots for electric and hybrid vehicles.
We both ordered the Fish and Chips. Yum!
Again, due to our house (in creation), weekends are spent checking out hardware and lawn shops, domestic decor stores and indoors fabric dealers. This one changed into in Leerdam I trust.
Oh, we've got signed the acquisition of our ceramic stone ground with a dealer in Leerdam, so that's like one project down among a mountain of others, haha. But indeed, it became a alleviation after months of searching, evaluating and traveling shop sellers.
I have this concept of creating my personal lamp for the eating vicinity. I want three massive lamps hanging above the eating desk a good way to be a table duration of two to 2.five meters. I nevertheless have to shop for the new dining table, but as a minimum I realize what size I want it to be.
Karwei is a home decor shop and this in Leerdam. We have simply signed the acquisition of our ceramic stone ground tiles from the dealer throughout this keep. So before leaving, we decided to stop right here to have a glance in the store.
On the manner domestic, we passed by way of this herd of cows.
Weekends also are time for non-public errands and I favor to do that in Utrecht metropolis middle. The metropolis center is still going through the facelift maintenance however there are already main changes in region. I can not wait to look the very last makeover.
The Singel canal is now lower back! This is the view from the brand new Hoog Catharijne shopping mall to the Singel and Tivoli.
We invite the Dutch mother sometimes, at some stage in weekends, to have dinner with us at domestic. When she is around I might commonly whip up a 3-path menu. It is the appropriate chance for me to experiment in the kitchen. We had some pasta for this evening as our second path.
These candle holders I offered in Cebu, the Philippines many moons in the past.
Dutchman and I love to stroll and whilst we are not within the forest flexing our leg muscle mass, we would make time to exit for a walk inside the nearby neighbourhoods. Here we went out for a walk to our newly underneath construction residence and we took the direction thru Papendorp, that's a business district in Utrecht.
Papendorp was once a large field with very little improvement. 15 years in the past I motorbike right here from Utrecht to Nieuwegein Skipiste for my skiing instructions. The place became so bald, there have been just a few buildings standing. Now it is a actual enterprise park.
Crossing the Prins Clausbrug (Prince Claus Bridge) connecting Papendorp and Kanaleneiland neighbourhoods.
Here at Papendorp, a brief prevent to take pictures.
Passing the A2 motorway which I pressure on all through the weekdays.
And seeing some sheep in between as properly.
This is another dinner meal at home. Noodles with greens are the bomb. I love them with lots of cabbage. I additionally like it whilst the noodles are al dente.
Noodles are my favourite comfort meals, whether dry or in soup version.
Towards the end of August, I went to London to go to a client. This unique purchaser has an workplace in one of the top office towers within the City.
Well, I had a serious journey blooper. I forgot to % my black excessive heels! Luckily, I realised this mistake at the same time as I turned into still in Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and quickly went in look for something. I observed H&M selling black pumps for just EUR 19.ninety nine! *whew*
I became additionally so satisfied I brought an umbrella with me as it rained cats and puppies at the day of my meeting. Uh nicely, what is new in London? But severely, I forgot my heels however now not the umbrella, haha.
I stayed in this funky lodge which turned into only a few minutes walk to my assembly.
H&M in Schiphol Airport promoting these very comfortable (that turned into a wonder) velvety black pumps for just EUR 19.99! What a lifestyles saver, haha.
While in London, I managed to visit the Sky Garden in the City throughout lunch. You want to ebook earlier to get get right of entry to and a touring slot. It is unfastened although.
Back home in the Netherlands, Dutchman and I were invited to a summer time nighttime dinner at the sister in regulation. It's heat so we eat outdoor inside the garden. Isn't this inexperienced cosy nook simply lovable?
Oh, I can't wait for us to have our own garden soon too inside the new residence!
Dinner al fresco with the own family.
SEPTEMBER 2019
The days of September went speedy for us. Weekends are nevertheless spent doing the rounds at the house boulevards and sorting out hardware and lawn stores. We have been no longer buying something, we had been simply canvassing and getting inspiration.
I am eyeing a comparable mini-daybed for my walk-in closet. Not positive yet with the colour.
This Poffertjes (much like blinis) stand is a ordinary inside the weekend on the Home Boulevard in Utrecht.
We went to IKEA and afterward, we had some early dinner right here.
Fish and Chips for moi at the same time as Dutchman settled for the imperative Swedish meatballs with cranberry compote and gravy sauce. Not awful. Yup, a date in IKEA.
IKEA Utrecht is the most important IKEA inside the Netherlands. On pinnacle of the shop and the huge parking storage, is a football field. It also has a big restaurant.
We noticed this somewhere near Leerdam. We to start with notion -- What the heck is Bruce Springsteen doing in this village of nowhere? So we stopped the auto to have a great examine of the poster. "The Boss" isn't always coming to town, it is a neighborhood tribute live performance.
Mornings for the duration of the weekends are full breakfasts for Dutchman and moi. We usually have pancakes on a Saturday, so when Sunday comes around, I make something else like eggs. Sometimes I make the sunny facet up model with bacon and cheese similar to the Dutch "Uitsmijter".
Burrata with avocado and Roma tomatoes and a half omelet. Fruits for breakfast are a staple.
Did I say earlier that Dutchman and I like to hike? Hiking allows clean the stress in our heads. It additionally maintains us in shape. When you become older, you need to move frequently.
For a exchange of surroundings, we went to Rhenen in the eastern a part of Utrecht province. We hiked thru plantation fields, the rugged terrain forest, and passing by means of the Grebbeberg Military War Cemetery, the War Memorial and the Grebbeberg Museum. We did not anticipate the latter but very glad we determined it.
Moi main the manner =)
We handed by the Grebbeberg Military War Cemetery, the Memorial and the Museum approximately the Second World War. We stopped right here for a piece.
The War Museum at the Grebbeberg in Rhenen.
When I have the time within the weekend, I prepare dinner and bake quickie items inclusive of these puff pastry with apple bits in it.
When we move into the new residence, I will for sure be cooking and baking more. My new kitchen island is more than 3 meters lengthy! 3.20 meters long with the aid of 1.30 meters deep to be genuine. It is massive and might be the stellar of the house. I can't wait to use it. #iamexcited
Having afternoon tea at domestic with my homemade puff apple pastry.
This is considered one of our weekend town walks in which we took the Oog in Al - Lombok path. Ah, it was satisfactory with a purpose to get out and grab a few fresh air. During the walk, we encountered this ginger cat.
The Munt Museum (Money Museum) in Utrecht. This is wherein the Dutch Guilder become printed in the past (earlier than the Euro).
Ooops, excuse me. Dutchman on the paparazzi mode here, haha.
I can not recall why I changed into slumbering on the couch in the residing room. I suppose I awakened very early and determined to move returned to sleep, but in preference to going returned to the bedroom, I ended up taking the sofa. You have the ones days every so often.
Sleeping soundly in the residing room.
Then I made breakfast. One of my many variations of an Uitsmijter.
Dutchman and I looked at this seashore in Leidse Rijn called the Haarijnseplas. I were intrigued by means of this piece of water because its big. There is a resident cafe restaurant referred to as Key West. I am positive it'll be very busy here within the summer.
The beach on Haarijnseplas in Leidse Rijn, Utrecht. Unfortunately, September isn't always a seaside climate month. At our new residence, we also have a beach (a lake genuinely) one hundred meters away.
So we just had tea rather at Key West.
In September, I went on business travel again. I flew to Dublin, Ireland for a meeting with a purchaser. It's my 2nd time in the city so I understand my way round. I would love to return back to Ireland for satisfaction and do a country street ride. That would be exquisite.
Moi taking walks alongside the River Liffey in Dublin.
The always active within the night, the Temple Bar District. I managed to head in right here to seize some of the singing and merrymaking.
Ireland is a country with a stressed beyond with clashes and uprising, be it in politics, united states of america jurisdiction or faith.
There is always time for tea returned at domestic in Utrecht, the Netherlands. This one I believe is together with the Dutch mom-in-law who was traveling us for afternoon tea and dinner.
This porcelain set is the Royal Doulton, the Pacific collection.
I baked those scrumptious bacon strips wrapped across the puff pastry, even as the Dutch mother delivered those cheesy crackers.
The 2nd-path dinner is a pork burger and some potatoes. There was a heap of vegetables that went with this that isn't always at the photograph by the manner.
Dutchman was within the mood for buying. He said he wished new garments and I can simplest say, "Yeah, about time!". So that is new polo shirts, new pullovers, new socks, and new pants. So I went shopping with him. To be clear here, I did no longer keep for myself, alternatively, I turned into a mere agency... And properly, a style adviser, haha.
I do now not have much endurance with shopping except I am on excursion, or I am on a project and badly needed some thing.
The Utrecht tram that plies Utrecht to Nieuwegein and IJsselstein.
This is the brand new rectangular known as Plein (whilst translated to English manner Square) outside the Utrecht Centraal Station and Hoog Catharijne Shopping Mall. Beautiful canopy layout.
After buying, Dutchman and I went to Graaf Floris Cafe Restaurant for tea and appelbol (Apple Ball). Highly suggest this place mainly their apple balls! So delicious.
The Graaf Floris cafe restaurant.
One nighttime the Dutchman had some work occasion and didn't consume dinner at home. It turned into an opportunity, or shall I say, the chance, to consume some of my consolation meals.
My comfort meals is typically noodles, seafood, and veggies. I did not have noodles and seafood inside the kitchen however I have lots of greens and some rice paper! Oh, pungent gentle antique cheese is another comfort food. Yum.
I was digging a few tofu and plenty of greens. Those are lettuce, carrots, spring onions and fried tofu wrapped in rice paper. I had a few grilled sausage (in slices), Danish Blue cheese, and seedless grapes.
Another one of the dinner food at home. We love eating vegetables.
OCTOBER 2019
October guarantees some of circle of relatives gatherings in the Netherlands, with a couple of individuals in the circle of relatives celebrating their birthdays. But inside the period in-between, I still have my tofu obsession...
Tofu snack, this one with uncooked white radish and spring onions. Delicious to devour with balsamic white vinegar, a few chili, and Vietnamese spiced salt.
I went to Enschede, inside the German border of the Netherlands for a enterprise meeting, after which I went to the town middle to speedy grab a few lunch. It was my first time in Enschede and I would have desired to live a bit longer.
The Oude Markt (Old Market Square) in Enschede.
The Enschede Town Hall's layout is said to be inspired by the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden.
Dinner at home was a sparkling and mild meal along with pumpkin soup (now not in photograph), a few bread, and this inexperienced salad (of Little Gem) with sauteed pork shawarma, onions, and garlic, after which crowned with pomegranate seeds.
Fresh and mild however filling.
The Dutch mom-in-regulation celebrated another 12 months with us. She invited the family to have pancakes along with her at our favourite pancake residence, the Theehuijs Rhijnauwen Pannenkoekenhuis in Bunnik, Utrecht. Last year, we have been right here for her birthday as well.
We were going to this pancake residence for years already. It's grow to be a neighborhood and own family culture. Pancakes are commonly Dutch.
The birthday girl =)
My pancake of preference for the evening with lots of almonds and cinnamon.
I could not end this pancake all on my own.
The weekend thereafter I changed into craving for seafood, that's what takes place when you watch all the seafood boil Mukbangs on Youtube, haha. Yup, I am a fan and I critically watch it.
So I went to Utrecht and had a King Crab leg at the Seafood Bar. Expensive but really worth it! I may additionally need to pop in right here sometimes whilst my seafood craving receives wild. I love sparkling oysters, crab, lobster, prawns, squid, and all the shellfishes.
Moi right here on the Seafood Bar in Utrecht. That crab leg on my own expenses EUR 32!
The steps at the Utrecht Centraal Station and City Hall (white constructing).
I typically stroll from home to Utrecht metropolis center.
Ah, it is weekend afternoon tea time once more at home with the Dutchman.
I have additionally began performing some sketches and ground plans for the house. I still have lots to do. I need in order to have some influence consistent with room. Some of our furnitures will live and a range of will go. We aren't rushing to provide the residence though, and we favor to do it one by one. I pass for exceptional stuff so as to final a long time and I hate litter, so much less is extra. That's a part of the idea.
This is croissant dough that I stretched to form like like baguettes with sharp edges. We ate this with butter, fig jam and powdered sugar. Very easy however scrumptious.
The garden floor plan comic strip I made for the residence. It's a minimalist garden with a play on the tiles and stones. There may be 2 parts, a lounge, and an ingesting place. I will probably have 4 trees on the back to serve as a privacy display. The lawn walls will be product of partly stone (gabions).
We had incredible warm climate in October so Dutchman and I went to check out the seashore at Katwijk aan Zee for a stroll. It became pretty busy there!
I become playing Pokemon here. Yup, I play it every so often. Lots of Pokemon monsters in this seashore!
An orange sea of goodness. Sunset at Katwijk aan Zee.
Back at domestic on a Sunday morning.... Er brunch I imply.
I devour one (1) egg whilst the Dutchman eats (2).
We had a boating excursion in Amsterdam!
The idea got here from the brother and sister-in-regulation. The Dutch sister was celebrating her birthday and desires some thing distinctive this time. She would love to spend it outdoors and with the superb climate so far, the boating in Amsterdam become the first-rate concept. And we have been invited =)
The birthday woman on the boat.
Amsterdam houses, bridges and canals.
We enjoyed this boat excursion very much.
And every other weekend with the Dutch mom having afternoon tea with us at home. I made this apple pastry myself and this become pretty yummy. The silver teapot I bought in Marrakesh, Morocco a few years ago.
This is some other China set I have, Maxwell & Williams. I in particular use this for dinner and I may additionally need to buy extra whilst we circulate to the new house.
I just like the crunchy appeal of this apple pastry.
When Dutchman and I aren't walking, we take the motorbike and take a look at out the neighbourhoods in Utrecht. We have not been to the new Leidse Rijn centrum, so we set up our motorcycles and pedaled to this new region. We need to strive some thing one of a kind and new. Isn't it splendid while you may just go with your motorcycle everywhere within the city?
The idea of the Utrecht municipality is to create Leidse Rijn as the second largest town after Utrecht in the Utrecht province.
The new Jumbo Foodmarkt is a brand new grocery store + grocery store concept of Jumbo that I definitely like.
At the main buying rectangular of Leidse Rijn.
This is one of the many dinners we've got at domestic with the Dutch mother-in-regulation as our visitor.
I made some pork stew Bourguignon style right here for our main with fried potatoes as a facet and some salad component. The beef stew took me more than 2 hours to prepare due to the fact the meat has to emerge as tender and flaky.
A nicely-balanced weight loss plan includes lots of greens. I am simply lucky that I adore greens. It's my go-to meals.
We are back on the trekking path!
The circle of relatives went on a forest walk which became a long-winded one. We parked our automobiles in Soest and took the teach to Amersfoort in which we began the hike. We were given misplaced one way or the other however controlled to be on track. While all this occurred, I became playing Pokemon and became able to trap a whole lot of Pokemon monsters inside the forest, hehe.
Regrouping to check out the map. We were given misplaced.
A wilderness within the Utrechtseheuvelrug in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Meanwhile, I am nonetheless enthusiastic about tofu.
This is fresh natural tofu and I cooked (fry) this myself. Those chillies are very warm! Delicious to devour with sparkling uncooked radish. Sprinkle some vinegar and soy sauce and maybe upload a bit of onion. A high-quality in-between mild snack!
The tofu is natural.
I visit Brussels, Belgium on a normal basis for commercial enterprise conferences and this became one of the drives returned to the Netherlands, and in reality, I become already inside the Netherlands whilst this traffic situation happened. There was an twist of fate worried. When its turtle shifting visitors, what do you do? Nah, no selfie for me, however I took this photo of the road caution signal.
Nonetheless, I got home very past due.
The traffic become because of an accident.
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