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On Saturday it was my birthday!
Apart from this wonderful birthday trip my owner and I also got a book, a piggy card, and the new David Bowie CD.
How awesome!
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We had a yummy breakfast with croissants, sugar bread and more delicious things.
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After a relaxing morning we went for a walk through the small forest on Schiermonnikoog.
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Dark clouds were gathering, and we got caught in a hailstorm.
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We managed to find our way to the old German bunker and went inside to find cover from the hailstones.
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Luckily it didn't take long for the storm to pass.
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And the sun was coming out again.
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Entering the bunker and climbing on the bunker are at your own risk.
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Risk taker that I am, I climbed to the top of the bunker of course.
(There were stairs, so not really dangerous in my opinion.)
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We walked towards the beach, but it was really cold and windy there, so we went to the Marlijn instead for a birthday drink!
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After our celebratory drink we walked through the forest, back towards the hotel.
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At the hotel we found a nice warm spot next to the fireplace.
We relaxed and read until it was time for dinner.
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Mustard soup!
My favorite. I wonder if they knew it was my birthday.
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Playing around with the candles.
The evening was for more reading and relaxing of course!
What a wonderful birthday.