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Kenny was here (55 & 56)
Feb 26th
I didn’t had time yesterday to publish my photo for my project photo-a-day 365 that’s why today I have two. Numbers 55 and 56.
As I’ve said, this month will be filled with flower uploads. Both photos were taken back in 2008 when my family visited Keukenhof , the famous Dutch gardens of floral display showcased each year, early spring.
It is still close now because it’s still early and well, because of the long winter which we hope to leave us soon. Then the fun at Keukenhof can once again begin!
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The second photo isn’t a flower though but my own Charlie, marking everything he found worthy of his scent . Dogs are allowed in the area as long as owners clean up after them when they decide to do number 2.
Magustuhan o Maibigan (LP 89)
Jan 20th
Noong nakaraang taon, buwan ng Disyembre ay napagpasyahan naming mag-asawa na sa Italia (Roma) iselebra ang aming ika-10 anibersaryo. Makulimlim ang Holland ng nilisan namin pero ganuon na lang ang tuwa namin ng dumating kami sa Italia na sikat na sikat ang araw! Noong nasa Rome Fiumicino Airport (Leonardo da Vinci) pa lang kami ay akala ko hindi ko magugustuhan ang aming pagbisita dahil sa mga arogante ang mga Italiano sa mga kiosks! Kakaiba talaga, na parang galit sila sa mga naglalakbay o turista. Pero syempre walang urungan at nanduon na kami, at isa pa, hindi ko hahayaang sirain ng kung sino lang ang aming anibersaryo, di ba?
Ang matutunghayan ninyo ay loob (ng itaas ) ng St. Peter’s Basilica na binisita namin sa pangalawang araw.
Ang disenyo ng ceramic tile mural na ito ay isa lamang sa makikita nyo kapag naakyat na dome nito. Makipot ito at halos kailangan mo tumabingi para bigyang daan ang mga taong gustong lumakad sa likod o harap mo. ( O siguro kasi mataba ako kaya kailangan ko tumabingi para makadaan sila he he)
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Nababakuran ito ng metal..siguro ay para na rin sa kapakanan ng mga dumadalaw o walang magtangkang magpatiwakal dito.
Ang parteng hindi ko nagustuhan ay ang 320 na bilang ng hagdan na kailangan mong tahakin upang maka-akyat dito! Habang himihingal ay sandali akong tumigil upang kunan ang makipot na hagdan…mabuti na lang at winter ng kami ay pumunta doon, naiimagine nyo ba kung gaano kainit dito kapag summer?!
hay naku, talagang hapong hapo ang kasiksikan ko kaya umupo muna ako sa isang tabi…sa labas lang ito ng souvenir store sa itaas ng church na kung saan ay nakilala ko ang isa sa mga madre na nagbabantay sa mga paninda..isa syang Filipina, si sister Fatima..sayang at hindi ako humiling na kunan sya ang larawan.. (yung ale sa larawan ay papasok sa souvenir store)
Ang mga naglalakihang rebulto ng mga santo sa itaas ng simbahan..may rehas kaya hindi sila malalapitan ng husto. Ipinasok ko na lang ng bahagya ang lens ng camera sa pagitan ng mga rehas para kumuha ng larawan..
Ang nagustuhan kong parte, at tiyak na magugustuhan nyo rin …na makita ang ciudad ng Vatican mula sa tuktok ng simbahan. Waging wagi kahit hiningal ang kasiksikan ko. 
PS. may isa pala akong hindi nagustuhan ng araw na iyun..nakaligtaan kong kunan ng larawan ang Pieta, ang likha ng mga kamay ni Michael Angelo! (*engot to self*)
enihawkalabaw, sana naman ay nagustuhan ninyo ang aking lahok sa Huwebes na ito…Happy LP sa inyong lahat!!
Strak blauw (019)
Jan 19th
This was the beautiful blue sky we witnessed last Sunday morning (Jan. 17) when we took our last walk on the beach in Zeeland before heading back home.
It was still very cold and wind blowing steadily but that never stop horse riders and dog owners to visit the beach. This is the North Sea, as we call it in Dutch.
proj. 365 #019
Winter…no sign of letting up! (009)
Jan 9th
Winter in this part of Europe is showing no sign of letting up! Instead I think it’s here to stay for quite a while!
Seldom do we get a white Christmas in The Netherlands, but days before Christmas last year, it was white all over so yeah, it was nice. * No need to dream of white Christmas for most of us* BUT it’s still white outside – it’s already the 9th of January!…and temperature is extra cold! brrrrrrrr
So instead of our usual family day in the neighboring city, we’re at home staying warm…and safe. No need to take any risk of getting stuck in sticky situations in this temperature.
*proj. 365:# 9*
The Vatican City (002)
Jan 2nd
December 11, 2009 was the day. I finally got the chance to see this place. ‘Indrukwekkend!’ (Impressive!) once you reach the top of St. Peter’s Basilica and get a full view of the smallest country in the world both by population and area.
The name “Vatican” is ancient and predates Christianity, coming from the Latin Mons Vaticanus, meaning Vatican Mount. The territory of Vatican City is part of the Mons Vaticanus, and of the adjacent former Vatican Fields where St. Peter’s Basilica, the Apostolic Palace, the Sistine Chapel, and museums were built, along with various other buildings. The area was part of the Roman rione of Borgo until 1929. Being separated from the city, on the west bank of the Tiber river, the area was an outcrop of the city that was protected by being included within the walls of Leo IV, and later expanded by the current fortification walls of Paul III/Pius IV/Urban VIII. When the Lateran Treaty of 1929 that gave the state its present form was being prepared, the boundaries of the proposed territory were influenced by the fact that much of it was all but enclosed by this loop. For some tracts of the frontier, there was no wall, but the line of certain buildings supplied part of the boundary, and for a small part of the frontier a modern wall was constructed. The territory includes St. Peter’s Square, distinguished from the territory of Italy only by a white line along the limit of the square, where it touches Piazza Pio XII. St. Peter’s Square is reached through the Via della Conciliazione which runs from the Tiber River to St. Peter’s. This grand approach was constructed by Benito Mussolini after the conclusion of the Lateran Treaty.
Rome Colosseum
Dec 29th
It was worth waiting for the sun to set to take photos of this gigantic amphitheater! This is just one of the many photos I took. Needless to say I was really mesmerized the moment I laid my eyes on it.
more photos to come….
Regalo sa araw-araw (LP 85)
Dec 23rd
Ang maimulat ko ang aking mga mata sa umaga, humihinga, nasa piling ng mahal ko sa buhay ay ang mga bagay na pinasasalamatan ko sa Panginoon sa araw-araw. Regalong buhay. At mabuhay ng mapayapa. Para sa akin ay karapat-dapat lang na magbigay papuri sa Kanya.
At ang higit sa lahat, ang pinakaimportanteng regalong natanggap ko ay ang Anak na si Jesus na ibinuwis alang-alang sa isang makasalanan na tulad ko.
Ang makita ng aking mga mata ang ganitong kagandang likha ng Panginoon…wow! regalong super! Isa pang magandang regalo ay ‘birthday’ ko sa darating na pasko, sa araw na ito noong 1994 ako ay na-water-baptized. 
MALIGAYANG MALIGAYANG PASKO PO SA INYONG LAHAT!! AT MALIGAYANG ARAW NG L.P.!
Hiling (LP 83)
Dec 10th
HILING ko sa mahal na Panginoon kaninang umaga ay dalhin kaming mag-asawa nang mapayapa mula sa Holland papunta sa bansang Italia. Isa sa napakarami at hindi na mabibilang pa na hiling ko na Kanya namang pinagbigyan. Maraming salamat, bossing …sa uulitin po ha?! =)
Bukod sa pyramids sa Ehipto ( hindi ko pa nakikita) , Stonehenge ng Englatera (napuntahan ko na), ngiti ni Monalisa (nasa aquarium, kainis naman kuhanan ng larawan) ay ito pa ang isang lugar na matagal ko ng hiling na makita. Sa kauna-unahang pagkakaton kanina ng makita ko ito ng dumaan ( sa harap) ang aming sasakyan magmula sa airport patungo sa hotel… ay hindi ko mapigil ang kilabot na gumapang sa katawan ko! Manghang-mangha ako sa colosseum na ito! Kaya naman inilagak lang namin ang aming mga bagahe at agad kaming naglakad ng aking mister pabalik sa colosseum. PAREHONG NATUPAD ANG AMING HILING SA WAKAS!
Marami akong kuhang larawan pero ito na muna ang aking maibabahagi sa inyo. Hindi namin napasok ang loob dahil halos pasara na ang ticket booth ng dumating kami. Babalik kami bukas para dito.
Sana ay naibigan ninyo ang aking ‘hiling’. Sya nga pala, napapansin nyo siguro na kalbo ang aking blog…naglipat kasi ako ng webhost at nagka-problema ako sa aking files. Hindi bale, kahit magsimula ako sa umpisa ay ayos na lang.
Magandang LP sa inyong lahat!
The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and Roman engineering.
Occupying a site just east of the Roman Forum, its construction started between 70 and 72 AD[1] under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD under Titus,[2] with further modifications being made during Domitian‘s reign (81–96).[3] The name “Amphitheatrum Flavium” derives from both Vespasian’s and Titus’s family name (Flavius, from the gens Flavia).
Capable of seating 50,000 spectators,[1][4][5] the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. As well as the gladiatorial games, other public spectacles were held there, such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry, and a Christian shrine. – more at wikipedia
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