poli

Thanks alot for your kind words of advice I have added a little more, its not finished yet but I have to do my homework in between my work at work ;(

Happy New Decade for you too!
I've been very busy with a lot of translations, and I haven't been able to participate in these forums lately. I wish you good luck.
Have a nice day!
Regards.
Luis.

¡Muchas gracias, Poli, igualmente! Que venga llena de cosas buenas para todos.

Feliz navidad poli.

Y si es una nueva decada gracias a dios.

Cuidate chao.

¡feliz 2010!
que el año cambie pero tu no

De todo corazón te deseo lo mejor este año que empieza y todos los que tengan que venir, que espero que sean muchos. Un abrazo muy grande.

Merry Christmas, David!

Hola David! It's so interesting and funny that you mention this because in fact when writing it I was wondering if I should make a joke about the political (in)correctness of this tradition haha.. In Holland there are some that'd be inclined to complain about this,but only a few as people tend to see it as folklore,a heritage from other days as you say-in fact I think it should be honoured as such.I think in general people here wouldn't be inclined to 'read certain things into it' in terms of it being derogatory/discriminative.I like the fact that we can still celebrate this festivity without it being overly criticized - I mean due to our colonial 'heritage'(though I confess this to be somewhat dubious in this respect perhaps) there are many Surinam people especially living in Holland that might easily feel offended, but in fact aren't & are celebrating it too.Folklore/cultural heritage can sometimes be more important than political correctness it seems.¡Muchas gracias a tí!

Hola David Sí así es, it's quite close but frankly no I haven't been there. I have been to Antwerpen and Brugge eg.. Lovely cities but not to Brussels (Brussel). I am told it's renouned for its cartoon-museum as well as its Atomium. I'd love to see some time but then somany places to go yet.. Laura

Hola David!! It suddenly occurred to me that I think I haven't answered to this message you sent yet, I am very sorry!!! I got several pms and messages from people when I got here again and wanted to answer yours more elaborately and then I suppose it slipped my mind. I'm so sorry No te preocupes, all is well now but yes it was a bit difficult,l I will sprare you the boring details unless you want to hear I will send you a pm. But thanx a lot for your kind thoughts!! Also thanx a lot for your help regarding my rather large text today I really appreciate it!! So you went to see the milkmaid? You know when I was a student I had a summerholidayjob at Madam Tussauds and they have a scene from Vermeer's the loveletter, which I always loved as a part of the tour that i used to do accompanying tourists and explaining as a guide, for a summer holiday. muchos saludos cordiales desde Amsterdam laura