Looks like this will be my last post, as my plane leaves for Houston tomorrow morning. I was hoping to get some souvenier shopping in today but it's been pouring down all day long. It's been drizzly and a bit rainy the past few days but nothing like yesterday evening and today. There are still tons of tourists out and about though. Today alone I've seen at least 15 umbrellas get torn up by the wind (but the shopkeepers are more than willing to sell more!). It's been a sight to say the least. I tried walking to the other end [View Full Entry]

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So yesterday I decided to stop by a few of the museums I hadn't seen yet. There are over 50 in Amsterdam and I'd only seen the Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and the Heineken museum so far. After that I decided on something a little more risque, and Amsterdam certainly isn't lacking in that department!! First I headed off to the Hash & Marijuana museum, which was by the Red Light District. Even around noon, the women were still on sale and in their neon booths. Gotta make that cash! I learned [View Full Entry]

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Howdy folks! I uploaded a few more pics for this update, enjoy! I wasn't too pleased with the photos I got at the beach last time so I changed the settings and shot a few more. They were even getting ready t [View Full Entry]

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Yesterday I headed out to the town of Noordwijk, which is about a 45 minute drive from the Amsterdam city center. I had been having such a good time hanging out here and meeting people that I never booked a train ticket or hotel accomodations. The hotel I had been staying at "Hotel Cafe Corner House" was booked this weekend since there's a festival going on. Speaking of which (the hotel), after my last post I had gone back to drop off my stuff and then headed to the supermarket for some food. As I was walking out the front door, [View Full Entry]

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Well after 2 nights of living in a trailer in the outskirts of town, I decided to head back to the big city. I had a great time out there though. I had forgotten they didn't have anything in the way of food without walking a few miles, but I hooked up with a group from Scotland that kept me fed. I didn't bring the camera out to the lake since it looked like it was going to start pouring at any second. Fortunately it just drizzled on and off and wasn't too bad at all (a little to chilly to [View Full Entry]

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Sadly I left the city center and headed towards the lake (Vinkeveen Plassen) a few miles outside of town to spend the next two nights. Here's an outside shot of the room I stayed in. The one next to "EL Amstel" yeah, that's where I stayed. I didn't get enough of downtown and booked it Wed & Thurs also instead of Paris. It's right on the corner of all the action. Why I can't afford taxi's... a Mercedes?! [img=http://i6. [View Full Entry]

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I just can't get enough of Amsterdam! I might have to extend my stay a few nights. The place I'm staying at is rediculously cheap compared to everything else close by. Anyway I tried to eat some of their fast food.. they had McD's, BK & KFC, but I wanted to try something new, so I went to Febo. For you non-euro travellers, Febo is like McDonalds except they take the cashier out of the picture. The cooks make the food, then put it in the back of a machine. You put coins in and it gives you food- pretty cool [View Full Entry]

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Here are most of the pics I've taken so far. I took them in 12mp and haven't had a chance to crop most of them down, but I have on a few. This new camera is so awesome! Sorry if the pics don't come out, i'll have to fix it later since i'm out of time at the cafe here. When I got off the train, I just started walking around downtown and through the little alley streets. After about an hour I ended up lost under a bridge that looked pretty cool. About 5 minutes after I took the picture, [View Full Entry]

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I made it to Amsterdam!! I got here at about 1am Houston time on Wednesday morning (8am here). I had gotten up Tuesday morning at 3am hoping it would make me sleep through the flight, but I slept maybe an hour total on the plane. I spent the next hour waiting for my luggage and navigating the airport/ train station. I was having major jet lag but I had a cup of coffee and a toastie at a Burger King and that perked me up. I grabbed a train to the city center and strolled through as they were cleaning the [View Full Entry]

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Hey everybody! I'm Jeff and this is my first blog posting ever... thanks for stopping by! I've been going to the beach almost every weekend lately so I thought I'd kick it off with a few shots from the most recent trip. My buddy Ryan and I headed out to Surfside Beach on Saturday morning hoping to catch some rays before the storm hit. And of course a beach trip isn't complete without getting stuck at least a few times... this trip I didn't waste any time at all! [img=http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y219/silverb [View Full Entry]

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