Noodle House update

Design built kitchen in bamboo plywood with Avonite composite countertop in a Marsian Sunset color.

The Master bedroom: Gele kabbes local Surinamese wood floor, restored wood ceiling painted white.

Two tone bamboo sliding doors divide the master bedroom in an annex that can function as a sitting room, TV room, library or simply as extra space for overnight guests.

Design built armoire by Design Plus NV.

Combined Living/Dining room.
Notice the Balata or Rubbertree (Boletrie) flooring.

Picture taken from the kitchen island.

Our Dutch influenced life in miniature on top of the Basralocust (Brazilian Cherry)

armoire along with Indian dia.

Our own Picasso on the blank wall facing the transitional space between the back door and the storage/gazebo in the garden. 
Red Khanas surviving ditch life on land. Maritime object found at Braamspunt near the Atlantic ocean. 

Foundation poured to support the posts that will carry the newly constructed balcony. 

Basralocust posts: planed and ready to be in place.

Noodle house with a partially new face....still under construction at this time

April 2013. 

Sint Maarten 2013

We left Suriname but had a stopover in Sint Maarten to have a little mini vacation before going back to Seattle. As you can see the beaches are nice especially on the island's French side.

Monique thought the waves weren't that big until they knocked her over and she couldn't stand up again.

The French side has a "Harmony Nights" on tuesdays with a parade, lots of stuff for sale and the cafes are open late.

We did a snorkeling tour too with Captain Alan that was soo fun.

At the street market in Marigot I finally found some hair!

Monique and her buddy, Ghengis on a beach walk.

A This and That Update

These are some of the dishes we have been having at a Northern Chinese Cafe our Chinese teacher 

has been showing us.Egg tofu

Chive pancake

Chinese Roti

Passionfruit tart that Monique made

Hot Pot with Grace, Monique and Sylvia

Chinese New Year Hot Pot with Robert and Dong Li Ai.

Dragon dance at the Casino!

Noodle House Progress from 2005 to 2012

Finally the old house is looking good with our exterior restoration. The color combination of white and Surinamese colonial green looks pretty good!

 This is where there was a Hindoo bar!

New siding in the back.

This fence is done.

Finally the front balcony is being repaired and new posts added.

This and That

Last weekend was a Open Tour of the Historic Buildings in downtown Paramaribo so we finally went to explore. The Jewish synagog was amazing but I don't understand the sand all over the floor. 

We also went inside the Catholic church's rector and saw the small chapel upstairs for the Bishop and priests who lived there.

The oldest cemetery was open too with guided tours to explain the old gravesites and who these people were in the 1700's.

This is a picture of the progress of the front porch which is modeled after the old historic ones downtown. The railing we are installing is from the 1700-1800's and antique so this will really give the house a Surinamese entrance!

Last wednesday was  Salsa night so we went with some friends to check it out!