we hebben een vijver...

in onze nieuwe achtertuin te norg

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bye new orleans...

thank y'all, w'all had a great time!

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royal carriage mule stables

just around the corner from our place this week
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sazerac at tujagues

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st roch cemetery

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ready for mardi gras

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morning deliberations

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at the apple barrel

niet scherp, wel een goede sfeerimpressie

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st roch market

was een vismarkt (sinds 1857), nu allemaal eettentjes

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today's lunch at st roch market

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yesterday's lunch at the plantation

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peeano away

the piano has been drinking, not me

...in the spotted cat on  frenchmen street (ladies only)

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oak alley plantation

met 300 jaar oude live oaks aka Quercus virginiana aka altijdgroene eiken

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good morning new orleans

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in the bayou

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we gaan op avontuur...

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and now for something completely different...

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st louis cathedral and jackson square

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great breakfast

at the ruby slipper...eggs benedict with salmon...

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en the entrees...

jummy

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for starters

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the ruby slipper cafe...

is around the corner, we'll have breakfast there tomorrow

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there she is...

New Orleans in the distance, seen from the east

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onderweg naar NOLA

best pittige buien gehad, verder gelukkig geen last van noodweer

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plenty of pelicans

also dolphins (not in the pic ;-)

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anna maria city pier

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holmes beach

zoon moooooi....
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ook hallo

langs het fietspad tussen kijkduin en monster

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we doen nog eens een vennetje...

de schaopedobbe, nabij elsloo (fr)

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nice contrast...

...the gielgud theatre with the set for "the curious incident with the dog in the night"

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view from the shard (2)

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daar is ie, the london eye

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view from the shard

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victoria monument and buckingham palace

and danielle, our tour guide

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guards getting ready

for the changing ceremony, these are from the irish and scottish regiments
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the tide is out on the thames

...today I'm taking the river bus to the city

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I will then

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kew gardens, 15.41

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kew gardens, 14.14

it is what is left of the flower of the tulip tree
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palm house, kew gardens (2)

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palm house, kew gardens (1)

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the choir in the royal albert hall

hard to see in digital photography, but them wearing red shirts
there are many more on the left of the picture, in total more than 3300 singers

(we'll be seeing/hearing händels messiah, from scratch)

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the audience in the royal albert hall

and of course part of the choitr

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the ceiling in the royal albert hall

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