2004

  • Day 6

    We woke up at 5am and had breakfast of Danish pastry and decaf coffee. Then we took the first Tram 6 to Mariahoeve station. We said goodbye to Noor at the train station. When we arrived in Leiden, the train…

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  • Day 5 – Part 2

    We walked back to the Tram terminal to take Tram 1 towards the Central Station. We passed by a horse-stable which is still functioning as such. A horse-stable in the middle of the city! When we took Tram 1 we…

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  • Day 5 – Part 1

    We woke up at 8.15am and Noor already left for her office. We had yesterday’s dinner for breakfast, and continued to check email from Noor’s computer. I managed to settle some office affairs quickly with the email (I know, I…

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  • Day 4 – Part 2

    When we arrived in Schiphol Rani bought a cheap and good quality waist bag which she really needed to bring her gadget. Noor picked us up at the airport and we took the drain directly to Den Haag. This is…

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  • Day 4 – Part 1

    I woke up with blocked nose. For breakfast, we had bread with strawberry preserve. Thomas had to leave with early flight for work in Sandefjord. After getting Thomas to the airport, Elok cooked us beef sausage. We also gave Elok…

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  • Day 3 – Part 2

    Thomas drove us downtown to find a place for lunch. On the way, we passed by the road roundabout built by Thomas, and to admire his workmanship, we circled the roundabout three times. When we arrived at this seaside commercial…

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  • Day 3 – Part 1

    The next day we woke up 10.30, and had Swedish bread with salami while watching cross country skiing on TV. Ivan went out jogging while Catherine flew back to Bergen. At 10am, we, Elok, Thomas, and Ivan drove around the…

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  • Day 2 – Part 4

    We continued to Reception in Skatval Restaurant (Formerly a train station). There we met Rune (the MC for the event) and his wife Chavanat. Chavanat is also 5 months pregnant like me of her second child. We also met Nina…

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  • Day 2 – Part 3

    Elok arrived at 3pm wearing white kebaya looking really beautiful. The bell was ringing waiting for the bride to enter the church. Standing on the right of Elok’s father is Merete with her son Isaac. The father and she looked…

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  • Day 2 – Part 2

    Tor Otto, the Best Man, drove us back to Thomas place to prepare ourselves. This is Thomas and Elok’s house, in the sunny day of autumn. Thomas, the busy groom, getting dressed up and helped by Tor Otto. Thomas was…

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