Maastricht and Roermond

We came back and rested a day before travelling to Maastricht bordering Germany and Belgium.It's a city of history and culture where Andre Rieu lives. Harap2 satu hari saya dapat tengok concert dia.

We slept over a night.Shopping sini bagus. Sbb dia bordering Belgium and Germany so sophisticated sikit la.Orang Dutch ni serba sederhana which I also like.

Pas tu kita pi designer outlet kat Roermond.Weii..besar dan byk choices.We went early so tak berebut2 la.I lepas 2 hours dah malas nak shop.Like the only things that excited me were barang2 dapor and I could not take them home. But Z and dad sakan.Sampai 5 jam! I sat watching the crowds went mad with desire. And I wrote poems.And drank coffee.

But by the time we headed home, I felt so relieved. Dah penat lah on the move.I told Nik that I would not join him in Vienna when he went for work next week.Nak duduk rumah buat kerja sikit.

 Maastricht

 Roermond

Maastricht

 another park in the city, The Hague

Back at The Hague, lunch with Nani 

and family

 weekend market at Maastricht

 comel

ni kat kedai Turki in Maastricht

Icelandic horses

I must have a special blog entry about them.Love them so much sampai Z and I pledged nak ambik horse riding when we return to Msia.

Kuda Iceland ni bukan je cantik dipandang but they are also the gentlest creatures on earth. Cara jalan pun very regal.Gait dia macam catwalk.Haha.

We were told we must always get to know our horses.Jgn terus nak ride.Selalu mrk suka dibelai bahagian leher dan you borak2 sikit dgn dia.If telinga dia tegak, dia suka you dan mendengar. We were taught how to groom it.Usap2 muka dia. Dia boleh tidur berdiri but kalau tidur baring lagi lena.

 a park in the city

 suhu 6 celsius

 Shopping street kat sini is better than the mall we went to

Wild rabbits (if you have not watched Peter Rabbit
the movie, go!)

 Kuda ni seronok diberus macam ni

 setting betul2 mcm movie Peter Rabbit

masa ni takut2 berani.haha

Iceland

It's Nik's dream country. Z and I ikutkan sahaja cos' usually it's always about us.Kasi chan le. Then we have the satisfaction of saying "pilihan siapa?" when he complains sejuknya. Heh heh.

Mula-mula memang saya tak enjoy holiday ni.My bones could not handle the cold. Maghrib jam 10 pm. Isyak 12 midnight (yang masih cerah terang benderang).Subuh around 2 am.Hadoi..once I tidur lepas subuh around 2 am and bangun dah 6.I thought 6 pm.Rupa2nya 6 am.Not only the day felt longer..time sometimes stood still.I rasa I tidur dah lama sangat!

 We arrived on Iceland's national day

 Iceland is an island, OK?

 Atas lagi dari Scotland OK?

 The biggest church in Iceland

 They are very creative with foods and drinks

 Summer, OK?

 Rasa overrated

 Semua kena pakai baju macam ni sebab sejuk

 Macam Captain Ahab looking for Moby Dick

 Sini asyik lapar

 Fish dia sedap dan fresh

Waktu ni 1.39 am waktu Isyak.Cerah macam petang

 

 Mmg pandai memasak ikan depa ni

 Roti pun sedap bila sejuk2 gini

 Cod

 Ni after pi whale watching.Nik and Italian

pizza

 Iceland tulips pun kuat sejuk

 Tulips dlm suhu 8 celcius

 In the neighbourhood

 One of our Golden Circle stops

Sini dulu perkampungan orang Viking.They just pushed 

wrongdoers ke dlm sungai ni.Mostly women.

 Nak nunggu geyser ni meletus bukan senang.

 My rapper boy

 Waterfall ni powerful gila..more powerful than

Niagara Falls

 I was too tired to walk closer to it.Ni pemandangan dari atas

 You'll get scenes like this even in the city

                                                                   Kuda Iceland

 Geothermal spa (Blue Lagoon) is a must if 

you go to Iceland

 Memang dalam takat leher. Lepas tu dapat free mask

 volcanic area

First the Vikings, then me.

the farms around the Golden Circle route

Besoknya we went whale watching pi deep sea yang bergelora. Z muntah walaupun dah makan 2 anti sickness pills. I tak makan but almost nak muntah juga. Whale tu susah nak timbul.Only after 3 hours baru nampak kelibat dia. Tak berbaloi le duduk atas boat tu dlm kesejukan. But it was an experience you need to do if in Iceland. The next must do is berendam in the geothermal spa at The Blue Lagoon.Now barulah rasa holiday sikit lepas pening pi cari whale tadi.Very relaxing time here,

Then the following day, we did the Golden Circle.Nik drove left hand.Torture sbb tak biasa.Nasib kereta tak banyak. Mcm NZ in many parts..craters, geysers, mountains, lakes, sungai..memang natural.Banyak kuda kat sini.Nak beli around USD1K.Murah lorr but a student tengah bercuti di Mongolia told me sana lagi murah ..around USD300. Haha..kalau dekat dan boleh hidup kat Msia, nak juga beli. Pi UIA naik kuda. Haha.

Yang paling we enjoyed was the horse riding and it was a good day after many days hujan dan suhu was 6 celsius walaupun summer. Then we walked in the park pi kejar wild rabbits and tengok locals mandi dlm sungai dlm suhu 6 celsius tu. That's the beauty of Reykjavik..the city is built in nature bukan nature built after you have built your concrete jungle so lakes, mountains, wild life are all in the city.Syok macam tu sebab tak payah pi jauh nak picnic or unwind.Right there in the city.I think orang Iceland ni pandai.Kawah gunung berapi pun dia boleh jual walhal the country ni jual ikan je.Minyak pun takda but tourists dtg tak kira sejuk ke apa..tak kira siang tu malam malam tu siang. Time winter pun ramai tourists sebab nak tengok northern lights tu.

Very creative people.Msia could do a lot more actually.