Day and night simulation every 15 minutes. 930 locomotives, 274 moving cars, 6,800 square metres rental area, flight simulation Knuffingen airport, 335,000 lights, 46 computers, 215,000 figurines, 580,000 man hours, 13,000 metres track length, 1,300 square metres model area,…
In the category hiking, one of my all time favourite’s in Cape Town: the Skeleton Gorge. Not for the faint hearted and not for the unfit. It’s a serious hike, a ravine on Table Mountain, that starts at the…
Christmas 2016 is over, I know. And this post comes a bit too late, I know. It was ready to post, but then the news came of the terrible terroristic attacks on a Christmas market near the old Church…
Last week I was in Hamburg, Germany. What a great city! One of the highlights of our getaway was the Isemarket in the neighbourhood of city district Eppendorf. The people of Hamburg do their luxury and generous grocery shoppings…
Art in clay. It really is my cup of tea. Whether it’s a pretty Asian noodle bowl, a statue or a huge summer-salad-serving-plate; it will attract my attention. In Franschhoek, for years and years, there is David Walters Ceramics Gallery and Pottery.…
What happens if you let a French three Michelin star and a Dutch two Michelin star restaurant cook a 10 course dinner together? Flavour town! Fireworks in your mouth. That is what happens. I was the lucky one to…
Give me cheese and I’ll be happy and quiet. I love cheese. All sorts. Soft, hard, cow, goat or sheep, old, young, smelly French or delicate and light. I can eat cheese all day every day. Maybe it’s because…
Recently I have been the luckiest girl in the world: I had close encounters with the whole bunch of African wildlife. The Big Five including the leopard who usually is very shy and difficult to find, we saw from close by during…
There’s a new kid in town. Well, the kid is about 6 months old now, but still ‘quite’ new: the Moór Gallery in Bordeaux Street. In May 2016 they opened their doors for public after a massive renovation on…
Typical Dutch food? Poffertjes! These small pancakes made of milk, flower, eggs, a pinch of salt and some baking powder are the best. Some recipes add a bit of golden syrup, others add some melted butter, yeast, but the…