Taking advantage of iur flight transit in Abu Dhabi, on our way back to Jakarta, we spent a night in the capital of Uni Arab Emirates. As today is Friday, I used the opportunity to do Friday Prayer in this beautiful mosque. I and Rafif were stunned with the grandiose design and beautiful architectures and…
Category: Snapshot of the World
Pixar Exhibition
On our last day in Amsterdam, we took the chance to visit Pixar 25th Anniversary exhibition in Amsterdam Expo. You’ll appreciate more of Pixar films learning how much thought and details put into their movies. Love it.
Holland Countryside
This morning we joined the tour to Volendam, Marken and Zaanse Schans to see the countryside of Holland, showcasing the traditional way of how the Dutch people live: cheese factory, ‘klompen’ shoes factory, and windmills. Quite interesting experience.
Amsterdam: City of Bicycles and Vespa
One thing you instantly notice when you visit Amsterdam is people commute with bicycles. There are lots of bicycles parked and locked in railings or lamp posts. I also noticed some of them are left abandoned for years! Oh, and for Vespa lovers like me, this city is also a treat. Vespa is like official…
Dutch Influence
Just a bit of fun. We know Dutch ruled our country for 350 years. Surely they have influences on our life, one of them is on the language. I was amused to find these familiar words which we used in bahasa with have same meanings (e.g spandoek, koffer, pleister, photoafdruk). Too bad, my kids don’t…