fietsen

today mam and i went by fiets (bike) to Dieren. it was a typical dutch ride, because the wind was against us on the way there, so we laughed, and had to pedal hard, luckily i didn't end up in a ditch... which sometimes happens.

when we got home, we readied to go to deventer-where maartje's school is, and where she was having a graduation today. unfortunately i fell in the mud. which would have been way more funny if it had been a really big fall, instead it was just a little slip, and i got my knee dirty with mud, so basically it was just annoying.

after i changed, we went to deventer. mam and i walked around and saw some more beautiful buildings and stopped at this centre where there were tibetan monks doing sand art... and found a bracelet for maartje. they were charging 25 euro for it. and mam, not wanting to bargain, was just like, oh, i like it, but i think it's too much. i agreed, because i know that it would be no more than 5 bucks, even for a tourist. but the monk started to barter with us. i was like: what the heck? i can't barter with a monk!!! but we worked something out, and walked away bewildered at what had happened! we walked some more and had a bite to eat and met up with maartje.

have i mentioned that if i hate ireland, i may just come to the netherlands to live. it's nice here, and i can get a cute bike with 3 or 4 gears... and improve my nederlands. speaking of biking... it's been a while since i biked, because my butt hurts in two places from the seat. it's not terrible, but it's funny. to me at least!