z’n gangetje
z’n gangetje, a common dutch reply to the question “How’s it going?”, meaning everything’s ok, nothing out of the ordinary is happening. Although it’s hard to define “normal” for us, having been here for less than a year, enjoying our first winter here, while Willemijn is in Japan for work, more and more we get used to daily routine, normal life. We’re getting used to the weather, the people, the food and the houses. So today, I’ll show you a few pictures of normal everyday things. (Thanks to my dad who made these photos when he was over a while ago).
Our hill in the background with our house on it, and the street I walk every day to/from the bus stop. This is a fairly typical Island Bay street.
The Island Bay shops. We have a few dairies, a super market, video rental, some fish’n'chips places, a pizza place, several art galleries and Maleysian, Thai, Indian, Turkish and Chinese food.
Our local supermarket. Open 7 days a week until 10pm, very convenient.
My office on Willis Street in Wellington’s CBD (central business district). Catalyst (that’s the name of the company I work for) is in the black/white building to the right of that green building.
Victoria University. Willemijn’s office is in the building on top of the hill, right of the round building:
Willis Street, central Wellington. The art deco building partly visible at the left is one of my favourites:
