Expat Life: To all my blogger expat friends...

To all my blogger expat friends...

Because there are days when I feel I 'm an absolute beginner...;-)

David Bowie, Absolute Beginners



've nothing much to offer
There's nothing much to take
I'm an absolute beginner
And I'm absolutely sane
As long as we're together
The rest can go to hell
I absolutely love you
But we're absolute beginners
With eyes completely open
But nervous all the same

If our love song
Could fly over mountains
Could laugh at the ocean
Just like the films
There's no reason
To feel all the hard times
To lay down the hard lines
It's absolutely true

Nothing much could happen
Nothing we can't shake
Oh we're absolute beginners
With nothing much at stake
As long as you're still smiling
There's nothing more I need
I absolutely love you
But we're absolute beginners
But if my love is your love
We're certain to succeed

Once upon a time in the Zuiderzee (6)

Os animais/De dieren/The animals

a ovelha/de ooi/the sheep

From ZuiderZee Museum

ovelha negra/zwarte schaap/black sheep

From ZuiderZee Museum

a cabra/ de geit/the goat

From ZuiderZee Museum

o bode/de bok/the goat (male)

From ZuiderZee Museum

Once upon a time in the Zuiderzee (5)

O talho/ de slagerij/ the butcher

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

Once upon a time in the Zuiderzee (4)

In the MuseumPark of the ZuiderzeeMuseum...

How the people used to take care of themselves...

barbearia e salao de cabeleireiro/de kapsalon/ the hairdresser

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

a lavandaria/de wasserij/ the laundry

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

Once upon a time in the Zuiderzee (3)

In the MuseumPark of the ZuiderzeeMuseum, we can find a pharmacy and a school.

a farmacia/de apotheek/ the pharmacy

From ZuiderZee Museum

a janela/het raam/ the window

From ZuiderZee Museum

a balanca/de weegschaal/ the scale

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

a escola/ de school/ the school

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

The Netherlands map (de landkaart) without the province of Flevoland where I live now...

From ZuiderZee Museum

Once upon a time in the Zuiderzee (2)

Im my opinion, as soon as we arrive, the best thing to do is to look for a nice place where we can sit and eat something.
There is plenty to see in the Museumpark of the ZuiderzeeMuseum, many paths to walk and to photograph.
It is advisable to have some extra energie to do it ;-)

What about this gorgeous banketbakkerij (pastelaria/bakery)? ;-)

a porta/ de deur/ the door

From ZuiderZee Museum

a mesa/ de tafel/ the table
a cadeira/ de stoel/ the chair
o cortinado/het gordijn/the curtain
o candeeiro/de lamp/the lamp

From ZuiderZee Museum

o bolo/ de taart, de koek, het gebak/ the cake

From ZuiderZee Museum

o azulejo/de tegel/the tile
a parede/de muur, de wand/the wall

From ZuiderZee Museum

o relogio de parede/ de wandklok/ the wall clock

From ZuiderZee Museum

o moinho/ de molen/ the windmill

From ZuiderZee Museum

o canal/ de gracht/ the canal

From ZuiderZee Museum

a refeicao/de maaltijd/the meal

From ZuiderZee Museum

Once upon a time in the Zuiderzee...

17 April 2010: I' ve visited the MuseumPark of the ZuiderzeeMuseum...

Once upon a time in the Zuiderzee...

"...many fishing villages grew up and several developed into walled towns with extensive trade connections, in particular Kampen, a town in Overijssel, and later also towns in Holland such as Amsterdam, Hoorn, and Enkhuizen. These towns traded at first with ports on the Baltic Sea, in England, and in the Hanseatic League, but later also with the rest of the world, when the Netherlands established its colonial empire. When that lucrative trade diminished, most of the towns fell back on fishing and some industry until the 20th century when tourism became the major source of income. " (Wikipedia)

A Pesca/ de visserij

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

As pessoas/ de mensen

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

Os barcos/ de botten

From ZuiderZee Museum

A roupa tradicional/ de kleding

From ZuiderZee Museum

As casas/de huizen

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

From ZuiderZee Museum

(to be continued...)