Groningen, once again...

That is Maha's latest get-up. Check out the Patiala salwar, and zoom in to see the latest of fashion in shoes ;-)





We took a walk on the canal side on the weekend, you can see so many boats. Is Rad's boat anywhere to be seen, we wondered :p




Maha surveys the boat field...




So, we took a walk in the city park, a dense grove and golfing ground mixed up with a few lakes. Here is Maha posing in front of, what appears to be, the highest point in Groningen at 8 meters above local ground.




While taking walk, we saw a strange bird on the lake side, about 1 meter tall with dark cap-like feature on a white head.




Here is the closest I could get with my mobile camera, can you identify it, Shrirang, Radhika?



Unfortunately it did not take fancy of my attention (like some of my past flames) and took a flight across the water (again much like the above-mentioned flames.)

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My cycle path!

I cycle to work once in a while, although a week ago I was cycling daily. Here is the path I take from Beilen station to ASTRON, Dwingeloo. A nice 14.5 Km path, great for health and lovely during Summer season. I am yet to try really cold and damp days though.

Here is the outline of the map: Beilen station is on top right, ASTRON is close to Lhee village, in the national forest "Dwingeldelverd".






Point 1 looks like: fields on the left, road on the right.



point 2: tall tree groves on the left, motor road on the right.





point 3: A bridge to cross to other side of the high-way A28, see the map on the top. What is that damn van doing on the cycle path!




point 4: after crossing the bridge, we have to enter the forest here.






point 5 and point 6: tall trees in the forest





point 7 : open grass lands, this place is great for birds.



point 8 : Crossing over the motor road near Spier village (forest area continues)




point 9: lake closer to the ASTRON





in the evening Sun on my return trip (i made it back, 4 days in a row!)

Market at central square

Every day there is some market in the central square, see the large (2 foot-ball ground sized) area open with pavements. There is an equal area open adjacent to it, behind the camera. That forms the "down town", although there are hardly any ups/downs in the Netherlands.





This time we watched the market on a Thursday, it was my day off, Maha's second day in Groningen. So, we took a stroll, had some food, bought a couple of books and spoke to some artists selling their wares.

Here is Maha posing in front of a stall...





Baba (bhobe) would have been lost the whole day watching the crockery and antique pieces :-)






There is music, books, artefacts, coins, games, everything...




And here is the fish cart where we ate our "lunch". Maha ate so much of fish, I am sure you have never seen her eating that much...

Mahalaxmi in Netherlands

The eagle has landed !! And Mahalaxmi looked lovely and healthy. She is growing, and glowing, see!