Archive for December, 2009

Dominee Gremdaat: kou in Nederland/ Cold in the Netherlands

Friday, December 25th, 2009

Sorry, only in Dutch, but it is very funny I can tell you ;-)

Christmas & New Year wishes

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

Memories 2009

The year 2009 began for me on the riverbanks of the Daugava in Latvia.  From there I explored the year and now this year is almost over.
Now snow is falling and it’s cold, it almost seems like how this
year started for me and it seems if nothing has changed.

I know this is not true, because I had such beautiful experiences which I cannot describe them all in this little story.
I was in Riga, Brussels, Metz, Verdun, Vienna, Sarajevo, Kraljevo, Skopje, Kičevo, Podgorica, Prague, Lviv, Kiev but I always returned to’s-Hertogenbosch.

In Verdun I saw the result of the First World War which has begun by the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo and I saw the place where he was assassinated.
There I also saw the victims of disintegration of Yugoslavia and for this I have no words, but this is history as 2009 is almost history.

When I was among friends or when I made trips through valleys, along rivers or crossing mountains, I saw what was beautiful in life.
Life will continue, also in 2010 and I wish you will see these beautiful things as me and I wish you the best for the New Year in good health.

‘s-Hertogenbosch, 21th December 2009

Mémoires 2009

L ‘année 2009 a commencé pour moi aux bords du Daugava en Lettonie.
De là j’ai exploré l’année et maintenant cette année est presque passée. Au moment la neige tombe et c’est froid, ça semble presque comme cette année a commencé  pour moi et ça semble si rien a changé.

Je sais que ceci n’est pas vrai, car j’ai eu des si beaux expériences lesquels je ne peux pas tous les décrire dans cette petite histoire.
J’étais à Riga, Bruxelles, Metz, Verdun, Vienne, Sarajevo, Kraljevo, Skopje, Kičevo, Podgorica, Prague, Lviv, Kiev mais je suis toujours retourné à ‘s-Hertogenbosch.

À Verdun j’ai vu les résultats de la première guerre mondiale qui a commencé par l ‘assassinat de Franz Ferdinand à Sarajevo et j’ai vu l’endroit où il est assassiné.
Là j’ai vu aussi les victimes de désintégration de Yougoslavie
et pour cela je n’ai pas des mots, mais cela est histoire comme 2009 est aussi presque histoire.

Quand j’étais entre mais amis ou quand j’ai fait du voyage dans des vallées, au fil des rivières ou en croisant des montagnes j’ai vu ce qu’il est belle dans la vie.
La vie continuera, aussi en 2010 et je souhaite que vous voyiez ces belles choses, comme moi et je vous souhaite le meilleur pour la nouvelle année en bonne santé.

‘s-Hertogenbosch, le 21 décembre 2009
fabian-card

Visa liberalisation – historic moment for Macedonia &Serbia&Montenegro

Saturday, December 19th, 2009

FINALLY !

See here

Visa free travel for citizens of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia before Christmas

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Yes the 19th December it will be finally lifted:
the visa regime for citizens of Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro will be lifted.

Citizens of these countries will not need visa anymore
for a visit to the Schengen countries
(they can stay 90 days maximum).

Finally a postive step forwards for these countries and their citizens towards European integration of the Balkan region (and of course for my friends there who finally can visit me easily :-) ) .

The press release of the European Union you can read if you click on the banner below. By the way did they noticed the Orthodox Christmas is later then the 25th December (it is for Orthodox people, a major religion in these countries, the 7th and 8th January 2010 )

An interesting article from B92 (Serbian TV/ News) can be found here.

 

With special thanks to : http://belgradeblogger.blogspot.com/