22/01/2015

De dieren

We took Oomoo to Artis Zoo on the trip; I like slowly ticking of child-friendly places to visit in Amsterdam (can't wait to visit in the summer one time, so we can do day-trips to the beach). We spent a few freezing cold hours wandering around, and really only got to see a fraction of it - it's pretty big. I always feel a bit sad walking around zoos; I'd like to think that in some parallel universe we're the ones in cages, and the animals the ones banging on the glass and taking pictures.

20/01/2015

Home away from home

When you're traveling with a child it makes sense to stay in apartment and not in a hotel; Airb'n'b has made it so easy to choose a nice place to shack up for a few nights. In hindsight I wish I'd taken more pictures of the flat we stayed in this time round in Amsterdam. It was soooooo nice. All the places we've stayed in have been seriously de-cluttered, and when we got back from this trip we got to it, and filled bags and bags of junk that we've been meaning to get rid of for ages. I might be ready to share a home tour from our house soon ;)

15/01/2015

Let there be light


For the last couple of years there's been a light installation festival in Amsterdam in December-January. Such a great idea to have it when the nights are at their longest. We didn't see all of the installations, but these are some of the ones we cycled past.

13/01/2015

A weekend in the 'Dam


We spent the first few days of 2015 in Amsterdam; we'd thought we'd go away somewhere over the holidays and when Oomoo mentioned our favourite city, we thought "Why not?!". I was expecting it to be cold (which it was, but nothing a Swede couldn't handle), but I had no idea how busy the city gets around New Year's. Crowds in London are a given, but I was truly surprised by them in Amsterdam. Anyways, we criss-crossed the city on our bikes, and as a result of it being so cold, I didn't really have my camera at the ready, hence these very random shots. I'm really glad we got to hang out with my friend Z, that I got to see a Vivian Maier exhibition at Foam and that I actually got to practise my Dutch. More pics to come.

08/01/2015

So this was Christmas

Hello there! Happy New Year! You're probably as sick as I am of anything reminding you of Christmas right now, but I've just got to get this post out of the way - it's a tradition after all. 2014's xmas was a good one; Oomoo opened his sack of presents from Santa first thing in the morning, and even Little Mo came to have a look. Later we continued on to my mother-in-law for the traditional brunch, and then finally on to my brother-in-law's for an early dinner where some people even managed to sneak in a nap (see the last picture). It was a really relaxed day, but I'm always glad when it's over. Once a Scrooge, always a Scrooge?!