Dear family and friends. Because we all live on different continents and can't see each other as much as we would like to I created this blog where you can follow Johaan's and Shayhan's journey - how they grow and what they experience.

Mila rodinka a kamarati. Kedze byvame kazdy na inom kontinente a nemozeme sa vidat tak casto akoby sme chceli, vytvorila som tento blog, kde mozete sledovat ako Johaanko a Shayhanko rastu, co nove zazili a ake nove huncuctva podnikli.


Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Amsterdam, NL / 11.april - 18.april 2018

10.april 2018
Odlietame!
Off we go!







11.april 2018
Sme tu.
We arrived.

Nad tymto syrovym obchodom sme tyzden byvali. Poloha bola idealna - krasna rezidencna stvrt s lokalnymi obchodmi a restauraciami, priamo oproti jednemu z amsterdamskych kanalov.

Our residence was right above this cheese store. The location was perfect, right in the center of a beautiful residential area with lots of local stores and restaurants, 
directly on one of the canals.






12.april 2018
Holandsky vidiek - Zaanse Schans
Dutch countryside - Zaanse Schans
Mlyny neodlucne patria k Holandsku a tak sme sa na ne isli pozriet zblizka. Pocasie bolo veterne holandske, ale byt vnutri stareho mlyna stalo za to.

Windmills are an undeniable part of Holand and so we decided to take a closer look at them. Weather was windy but going through an old mill was definitely worth it.  







Rybarska oblast.
Fishing village.
Dalsia zastavka bola v mestecku Volendam, ktore je v typickej rybarskej oblasti. Pochutili sme si na vybornej rybe a dozvedeli sme sa ako sa vyraba typicky holandsky syr Gouda. Neskor sme sa lodou odviezli na ostrov Marken, kde sme sa pozreli ako sa vyrabaju holandske drevaky. 

Next stop was in a fishing town of Volendam. We tasted delicious local fish and found out how a typical Dutch cheese Gouda is made. Later we took a ferry to Marken island where we saw a demonstration of making Dutch clogs.















13.april 2018
Keukenhof Gardens.
Najvacsie tulipanove zahrady v Holandsku. Aj ked tulipany este neboli v plnom rozkvete, bolo tu krasne.

The largest tulip gardens in Netherlands. Not all tulips were in full bloom but still an amazing place.












































Harlem.
Po tulipanovych zahradach sme sa zastavili v meste Harlem. Aj napriek zamracenemu pocasiu, sme si to tu uzili.

After tulip gardens we stopped at a small town Harlem. Although it was cloudy, we had a good time.





Objavujeme zakutia Amsterdamu.
Exploring Amsterdam.




14.april 2018
Kvetinovy trh
Flower Market











Koncert pod nasim domom.
Concert directly under our windows.


S babkou a dedkom!
With babka a dedko!
Babka s dedkom prisli za nami do Amsterdamu na predlzeny vikend. Malis me sa s nimi vyborne - boli sme na vylete lodou, v muzeu, v ZOO a na potulkach Amsterdamom.

Babka and dedko came to visit us in Amsterdam for a long weekend. We had a great time with them, got to take a boat ride through the canals, visited aVan Gogh museum, went to the ZOO and wandered through the city.



Vylet lodou po amsterdamskych kanaloch.
Boat trip through Amsterdam canals.








15.april 2018
Van Gogh Day.














16.april 2018
Prechadzka Amsterdamom do ZOO.
Walk through Amsterdam to the ZOO.













Vecerna prechadzka Amsterdamom s Vanjou.
Evening walk through Amsterdam with Vanja.







17.april 2018


Vondel Park.




Bicyklovanie vo Vondel Park.
Biking in Vondel Park.
S Johaankom sme si pozicali na par hodin bicykle a vybrali sme sa spoznavat zakutia Vondel parku. Kym sme sa tam vsak dostali, museli sme zdolat bicyklovanie v meste :)

We rented bikes with Johaan and explored every corner of Vondel Park. Before that we had to bike on the streets of Amsterdam though :)








Stretnutie s nasou kamaratkou Christine.
Meeting with our friend Christine.





Lokalna pochutka - haring.
Local delicatesse - Haring




Posledny vecer v Amsterdame.
Last evening in Amsterdam.





18.april 2018
Zrkadlove rano.
Mirror morning.





Bye bye Amsterdam.

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