To Market,To Market,To Market

Team Oak Tree spent Saturday February 17, 2007 at Borough Market near London bridge and Broadway Market near our flat in London Fields. We just couldn't get enough of the market scene so Sunday the 18th we headed to Columbia Road Flower Market.





















We just love these Posh Bangers at the Borough Market. First stop eat then shop for our bread, meat, cheese & veggies.


































Yum Yum Yum, mulled wine is perfect for keeping warm while looking over what to buy.






Pigs heads were not on our list... but we just had to share this with you. Jeff looked behind the heads.. I dare not. eweeeeee gross.















Yummy Bread.













Jeff counting the dough for buying the dough.



































Cheese! We just LOVE cheese!



























London Fields sign on way to Broadway Maket by our flat on Martello Street. This is one of our favorite places to go on Saturday mornings. Next is the bike path we walk to get there.





















This place gets packed with young families enjoying their Saturday mornings. It is a very relaxed vibe and no one seems to be in a hurry.

















Chunna Butteta Lady. This was the first food we ate at this market and some Saturdays I wake up and crave her food.


















Grass fed cows lead to yummy eats.

















Columbia Road Flower Market. We bought Tulips and daffodil bulbs. So pretty.

The Netherlands

Team Oak Tree in the Netherlands
February 8-11






We had to make a trip to the Netherlands to renew my UK family Permit. Mission accomplished! We stayed at a bed and breakfast called Boogaard's B & B www.boogaardsbnb.com



















We then took a day trip to see the van Eek family in Goudriaan (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goudriaan). It was an amazing day. Jeff wanted to see the inside of a windmill and cousin Peter pulled over and asked the keeper of one if we could go in and they said yes! It was raining and the blades were spinning really fast. So cool and scary at the same time. It was built in 1898(?)





































The fast spinning blades through the window view.




















Marnie & Kendra a little tentative to step outside ...as it was wet and rainy and one small move..... off with your head!
















Jeff checking out the structure






















Then we went to the Kinderdijk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinderdijk) and saw one of the most breathtaking views of about 25 or more windmills. There was a fog on the horizon and it was glorious.

























Cousin Peter, Renza, Kendra & Oom Peter



















Jeff, Marnie & Kendra























Archimedes' screw: A machine historically used to transfer water from a low line body of water to a higher level. In this case up and out to the river.



























(c) 2007 all windmill & Archimedes' screw photos
by Jeff van Eek

London Snow II Woo hooo!

We are packed for trip to the Netherlands ... We wake up and woooo hooo Jeff is here to see the snow fall. It is so peaceful.

A London Snow ! Woooooo hooooo!!!!!!

Being from Michigan and having lived in Chicago & New York... I have missed the white winter. I woke this morning and here was the view out of our window. Jeff is in New York today and I so wish he were here to share this. Maybe the snow will stay for a visit until his return.

Tower of London-day trip

Team Oak Tree shadows at the Tower of London
Saturday day Trip on January 20






















Enroute to the Tower
































Miniature tower of London










The White Tower












Traitor's Gate













All the Lil Traitors











Jeff in the Ol' Fashioned Castle Loo. Would you believe there was a line to look in this loo? Hard to believe people are stil to this day queing for this loo!!!!












Empty WC



















Which way to go? The Toilet or the Bloody Tower. It all sounds so final.






















Beefeater is hiding Marnie.. just after she told him she was from America! (notice the glove reaching out from behind the door)





















View from the Bloody Tower Walk ...imagine if it were your last view before being beheaded... not such a bad view






















Window shot from inside the Tower of London
















Chapel inside the Tower of London













Marnie & Beefeater made up after she clarified... she lives in London now.