One day visitor


We’ve had visitors from Europe staying over for three months, or three weeks or even just three days. But nobody came over for just a day ... until now. This weekend we welcomed Maarten, a good friend and former colleague of Jan.  He had business in Sydney and hopped across to Adelaide just for a day. Armed with a softy Kangaroo he won over Nora’s heart, did the Barossa wine tour, had the Aussie home BBQ experience and hit the town for the Fringe theatre festival.

Dear Maarten, this couldn’t have been a better day. Everyone who makes it to us in Aussie is a hero, but doing it just for one day makes you a legend!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hello there !!

Wat leuk een eendags visitor. Ik doe met Paulus een wijnproefcursus en gister ging het over de nwe wereld wijnen, de wijnen uit aussie en de beste wijn komt gewoon bij jullie uit de omgeving. Paulus en ik zeiden gelijk we moeten op wijnreis bij Jan en Mika ;-)
xxx Bianca
March 10, 2011 at 9:17 PM
Jessica said…
Good heavens! Daar kan niemand tegenop nee. Is ook wel stoer om thuis te vertellen: "ik was laatst even een dagje naar Adelaide...".

Het leuke aan de Barossa tour is dat je elke keer in de AH nu even herinnerd wordt aan Aussie; Penfold's of Jacob's Creek kopen is nooit meer hetzelfde!
March 12, 2011 at 12:08 AM
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