Let me present to you: the miracles of the underwater world!

Imagine complete silence. The only thing you hear is your own breathing. You are surrounded by water. You breath in and you breath out. Slowly. You are floating around, guided by the current. Schools of hundreds of the same fish are passing by. They look at you (at least it seems that like they look at you). All kinds of different fish are swimming around: big ones, small ones, brightly coloured ones and hardly visible ones covered by their protective coloration.  sun is shining from above. The silence is  so peaceful. 

 

See how busy it is under water

The pre-christmas present I've given myself was a diving trip to Egypt. It was really stunning. Friends told me that i'd be ruïned now I've seen one of the best diving sites in the world: the Red Sea. The pictures in this post are all made there in the Red Sea. Most of them at the famous site Blue Hole.

All the colours are so beautiful down there. It is a completely different world, the underwater world. With different creatures, different organisms, different way of communication, different rules. During this diving trip I learned a lot about naturalism (no, not naturism) and the differences between above and under water world. Did you know that the gender of some fish change when they get older. And that the appearance of some completely change over the years; including shape and colours.

 

 

Beautiful faces - part II

I just returned from an amazing trip to Dahab, Egypt. A country full of jeeps, colours, noise, camels sniffing aroung in street garbage, cows alive in butchery awaiting to be sold and overall beautiful friendly people. 

The situation in Egypt is restless and insecure for long time already. Demonstrations and riots are mainly in capitol Cairo. People in Dahab are of course worried about the future, but that's is no reason for them not to be hospitable, show me around, tell their stories.

Below a small selection of the taxi drivers, restaurant owners, little girls with faces I'll never forget.

Food, drinks and good company

The title of my blog already reveals it a bit: I love to meet with people, to take care of people and of course my friends in particular. When we had pointed out a date with my best childhood-friends to get together, I seized the opportunity with both hands: It's time for an amazing dinner!

Before I continue, some facts you should know:

- 6 girls who know each other from childhood, primary school, high school, first devilment, first boyfriends etc. 

- who all have been studying in different cities with different friends

- who no longer live in the same city but spread out over the Netherlands

- lives differ from single to motherhood 

- the chance of them being together is once max. twice a year

Where was I? Oh yes, the dinner! It was a 7 courses dinner for 6 good friends - appetizer, starter, soup, main course, cheese platter, dessert, coffee. I love to cook! (luckily otherwise, I'd given myself a very hard time…). Although I was busy in my kitchen (It is an open kitchen which gave me the opportunity to join all the conversations) it was wonderful to see everybody enjoying the evening, each others company and the food.

What I'd like to give in this post is the value of friendship and the importance of maintaining good relations. Cherish them and maintain them. No matter when, where or how.