Monthly Archives: April 2008
First Stop: Geneva
Geneva was the first stop in our recent whirlwind trip to Europe. I’ve always regarded Geneva as a small, sleepy town. It is, indeed, small — measuring only 15.86 square kilometres (6.1 square miles) — but it is hardly sleepy, as it is the place where major world organizations have their headquarters, such as WHO … Continue reading
Flying with KLM
Lola and I flew on KLM all the way for our whirlwind European escapade, except for the Geneva-Paris leg of the journey, which we did on the TGV (Train de Grand Vitesse, literally: “train of great speed”). I’ll deal with the TGV experience on another post soon. The in-flight menu was quite pathetic for this … Continue reading
Sore Feet, Photos & Memories
Lola and I just got back from our whirlwind European adventure this afternoon. We bring back sore, aching, blistered feet (no thanks to Paris’ and Amsterdam’s cobblestones), tonnes of photos (two 2-MB memory cards fully used up) and lots of memories. I will be posting pics and entries about our trip in instalments within the … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Lola!
To my best friend, my confidante, my beloved mother, “the best grandmother in the whole wide world” (a title lovingly conferred to her by my children), THE most loving, most patient and most resilient woman that I know – may God bless you and guide you and keep you in His care on your birthday … Continue reading
The Countdown Begins
The countdown has begun. By this time next week, Lola and I will be in Europe. God-willing! I’m doing last-minute preparations, such as buying our Keukenhof tickets online. Keukenhof (photo from the official website) is the largest bulb flower park in the world, featuring tulips, hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, tulips and other spring bulbs (with tulips … Continue reading
