3 girls, 4 guys and a polar bear

The continuing tour around Holland leads us in the middle of a tropical forest (huh?). See the three pinays in their natural habitat. Somewhere in the background is sampaguita, dona aurora and kalachuchi.

The Artis Zoo in Amsterdam tries to cover as much of the global flora & fauna by having simulated tropical zones, fishes from the different zees, polar bears of the north, penguins of the south, elephants, giraffes, sea lions and birds, reptiles and monkeys of different sizes and colors.

The highlight of the visit for me was seeing the polar bear and penguins (up until college, i never knew that they couldn't be in the same pole... damn cartoons for misleading kiddies). The butterfly garden reminded me of home (little tear there).

The aquarium was also breathtaking, with an eerie yet beautiful underwater world colors (schitterende! onderwaterwereld!). We were able to spot nemo in his sea anemone habitat (yes, we do know that 'clownfish', is the official term... blame pixar).

Joining us for the day were old friends: the boys of RNTC/ RNW, Pepijn, Ferrie, Michiel.... and Gert (mijn hart). They toured us in Vondel park (mala-Luneta), and the Red Light District (sorry, no pictures... aside from being bawal... it makes me more bagabag whenever i pass by here).

We ended up hanging out at a pub before we finally walked back to Pepijn's place for an overnight (we missed the last tram, but walking at around 1:30am in Amsterdam is safe enough).

It's heartwarming to meet up with friends of old and have them hang out with new friends. Overall it was a fun union of pinays & dutch boys.