I hope you guys enjoy my new video of a day out that we took with our bikes around The Hague.
For those interested, the prison we passed by in the second half of the video is the one that houses people detained by the International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), including Charles Taylor, Radovan Karadzic, and (formely) Slobodan Milosevic.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Lisbon Trip
During the last week of July, Margreet and I went to Lisbon for a 5 day vacation without Noa. This is the second year that Margreet's parents, Riek and Jan, came to Scheveningen to house/baby sit, while Margreet and I get a few days to reacquaint with each other.
Last year, we went to Barcelona and had a blast, discovered high limit poker and rich italian gelato. This year, we decided to go to Lisbon, as neither of us had been to Portugal before. I think this might be the last time, as well.
We had a nice time, but it wasn't anything special. Spain is much nicer, plus I'm able to communicate with people there.
We actually stayed in a town a half hour away from Lisbon called Estoril, known for its large casino (we didn't play) and its Formula 1 racetrack (no longer in service). It's a pretty area and you can walk along the seaside promenade to the next town, Cascais.
We took a day trip to the town of Sintra, a medieval type town in a hilly forested area and another day trip to Lisbon, where thanks to one of those top-free double-decker tourist bus, we were able to see most of the city sitting down :)
We did climb to the top of the Castle of São Jorge, right in the centre of Lisbon, giving incredible views of the city.
Here are some pics from our trip:
Relaxing by the Pool
In Sintra
In Sintra
The bull-fighting ring in Lisbon
In Lisbon
View from the Castle of São Jorge
Atop of the Castle of São Jorge
Last year, we went to Barcelona and had a blast, discovered high limit poker and rich italian gelato. This year, we decided to go to Lisbon, as neither of us had been to Portugal before. I think this might be the last time, as well.
We had a nice time, but it wasn't anything special. Spain is much nicer, plus I'm able to communicate with people there.
We actually stayed in a town a half hour away from Lisbon called Estoril, known for its large casino (we didn't play) and its Formula 1 racetrack (no longer in service). It's a pretty area and you can walk along the seaside promenade to the next town, Cascais.
We took a day trip to the town of Sintra, a medieval type town in a hilly forested area and another day trip to Lisbon, where thanks to one of those top-free double-decker tourist bus, we were able to see most of the city sitting down :)
We did climb to the top of the Castle of São Jorge, right in the centre of Lisbon, giving incredible views of the city.
Here are some pics from our trip:
Relaxing by the Pool
In Sintra
In Sintra
The bull-fighting ring in Lisbon
In Lisbon
View from the Castle of São Jorge
Atop of the Castle of São Jorge
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