By Guus , 5 July 2010

Second run

Yesterday I ran for the first time in a week. In an effort to keep up, and since I probably won't run Tuesday and Wednesday, I ran my standard course again today. It's pretty rare that I run two days in a row.

Sasha has my watch, so no time, and that is fine. It'll be a week or two before I'm back into shape for running in this weather.

The heat didn't bother me today (even though it's very hot), but the hills still do. Crazy, really need to get back into it.

By admin , 5 July 2010

Club Holland Orlando

Club Holland Orlando (CHO) is a registered social Dutch club founded in 1997. Our members are composed of people affiliated in some way to The Netherlands and are living permanently/temporarily in Central Florida. The club offers an excellent opportunity to meet with young and old members of Dutch origin by descent and/or marriage. We also welcome those interested in Dutch affairs. We organize social events such as the traditional Dutch celebrations of, “Koninginnedag”, “Sinterklaas” and much more . . .

By Guus , 5 July 2010

Fourth of July

Yesterday was Fourth of July, and we spent a nice evening at the American Tobacco Campus.

The weather was great, and we listened to several good bands, drinking 'mate', an Urugayan drink, and 'locopops', a local Durham icecream. Around 9.30 pm there was fireworks in the Durham Bulls stadium.

The first band, at 4.00 pm.

The crowd later on the day.

Saying 'hi' to one of the bands.

Guus

On the lawn.

Drinking 'mate'.

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By Guus , 5 July 2010

Sasha and her parents in Rome, Italy

Sasha and her parents are in Rome, Italy, exploring the city together.

Sasha was invited to present her paper at a conference last week, and she flew to Rome on Tuesday. Friday evening after the conference Milan and Nadia arrived from Bulgaria in Rome and they're having a great time together.

It's the first time in Rome for all of them so there is a lot to see; for example they were all day in the Vatican yesterday. Sasha is flying back to Washington tomorrow.

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By admin , 4 July 2010

Jayakarta Restaurant

"Discover the treasures that await you at the Bay Area’s newest and finest Indonesia Restaurant, Jayakarta Restaurant. Located in the beautiful city at Berkeley, Jayakarta provides the most authentic cuisine at any Indonesia Restaurant in the East Bay using the freshest spices, juiciest meats and crispest vegetables, one would have thought they were actually in Indonesia itself."

Serves rijsttafel.

By Guus , 4 July 2010

Back in Durham

My first ran after I returned to Durham on Wednesday. All this traveling has not been good for my running rhythm so a few minutes after I started I decided to do my 3.5 mile course instead of the 6 miles I had planned when leaving the house. That was probably a smart decision although I don't feel totally worn out (a good thing). I can tell that hills are harder for me now than they were 6 months ago; the heat doesn't bother me as much. A nice opportunity to get back into shape.