salento in september - matino & punta della suina

Saturday 9th of September

During breakfast we decided to drive to Baia Verde on the west coast today, and ended up at the beautiful sandy beach Punta della Suina, accessible through a pine forest. We bought a parasol at a stand in the woods, so we could mingle with the locals on the public beach. In our picnic bag ciabatta with prosciutto crudo and melon.

Dolce far niente... with Peroni zero and Campari soda at the beach bar.

In the evening we had dinner at home on the roof top with a gorgeous sunset.

Around ten o'clock we walked to the Piazza Giorgio around the corner, where a jazz concert was taking place at our 'favorite' restaurant Murusanza. We enjoyed a two-hour concert by pianist, Salentine singer and trumpeter with Italian star allure. Exciting music and the square went wild. Che celebrazione!

30

Minne turned 30 today!

I can hardly believe it, how fast did that go?!

He is passionate sports journalist, a wonderful son, the dearest brother and also loving uncle of Liam nowadays.

30 years ago Minne was born and today there's another mini in the crib, the circle of life.

weekend getaway antwerp

Antwerp - 10 & 11 of January

Antwerp. One of our favorite cities close by, for a weekend getaway.

For breakfast - Tinsel
For lunch - Cafematic
For diner & drinks - Fiskebar and Vitrin
To sleep - Hotel Pilar
To shop - Haven, Bellerose, Vitra and Ginger

family & friends

To celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, we travelled to Marrakech to share this special event with our children and dearest friends.

The two of us married in 1992, without a party or fuss, this time we did it again our very own way...

One year ago we made a plan to celebrate our love with a small group of loved ones. We have been looking forward to this special journey for a long time.

In our imagination the thought of this trip was already so great, but it was even better than we had ever dreamed of.
It was so very special to have all my sweethearts with me in Marrakech. My husband and best friend Henk, son Minne, daughter Pippa and her friend Joe, our friends Fred, Chris, Jeroen and Rosa.

We started each day with a breakfast in the sun on the roof terrace.

We stayed for six days at hotel Chambres d'Amis and visited the most beautiful spots in the Medina and enjoyed the road trips with our minibus to the High Atlas Mountains and the desert. We had lunch and dinner in all my favorite restaurants and ended each day with drinks on the roof.

You already know that Marrakech is my favorite city (obviously) and being among the people i adore so much, made this trip even more unforgettable.

(more about our adventures in the following posts)

hurray for pippa

Hurray, hurray!
Our daughter Pippa graduated high school today!

The mentor who called her, asked if we have a Dutch flag.
Pippa said, yes of course.
Well, you can raise the flag!

Hurray for Pippa! We all are very proud of her!
We went to Rotterdam to celebrate Pippa's party on the terrace of Hotel New York!
(and we had a special evening together in the sunshine...)