Blogs from Amsterdam Zuidoost, Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe - page 5

I woke up in the morning from Theresa shoving me in the arm. After her long sleep on the plane she was restless and had to talk to someone. Unlike me she had refused to bring a book to read on the plane. I wasn't a happy camper that was for sure. I can tell you now waking me up in the morning is like waking up the devil. After talking to Theresa for 3 hours, it was time for us to get off the plane. I was exhausted and I really didn't want to go through custom's and have some guy with an accent give me dirty looks. Thankfully it was a breeze and my transfer service arrived on time. What wasn't a breeze was the fact that the woman in our taxi had no ... read more

I made a very quick visit to Asmterdam during the five hours transfer between two flights (Warsaw --> Amsteradm, Amsterdam --> Gouangzhou). My first time in Netherlands, by the way. I wandered around the airport - yes it's very big, you could organize running competitions there ;) I saw a very nice lounge stylised as jungle - green colours, real jungle plants, trees, sounds of nature (from speakers though) and deck chairs. I also made a visit to the city centre, so I could have a little stroll along beautiful streets. Lots of bicycles (mostly simple cheap city bikes), a kind of city ships (free) functioning as a bridge, bicycle pathways everywhere (perfect if you want to get somewhere on foot very fast and the pavements are crowded ;-) ...... read more

I've spent the last two days in the capital of the Netherlands and I must say, the city is gorgeous! Getting here was a bit stressful as for a brief moment, I thought I was going to miss another travel reservation! Russell drove me to the airport and we left quite early, giving ourselves good amount of time to get to Heathrow. On our way, we came across an accident and had to take a detour on a road he had never took. Additionally, I didn't know my terminal, so we went to the wrong one, and had to drive to another terminal. Luckily, I made it in time with 30 minutes to spare :) Once arrived, it was pretty darn good. We landed early and I took the train from the airport to Amsterdam Central ... read more

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Hello from Amsterdam, Netherlands! After a 9 hour overnight flight I have completed the first leg of my journey to Cape Town, South Africa. We left Atlanta at 5:30 pm and lost 6 hrs in flight so its now 8:30 on Sunday morning. First Class is definitely the way to go, although I don't suggest watching Hangover 2 while seated next to a stranger as random bursts of laughter are disturbing. Next flight is 11 hrs which will be a test of my will and my seat mate as I hope to watch Horrible Bosses and Season 3 of Parks and Recreation so more bahahahaha moments are eminent. Joined the rest of the North American team that flew in from San Fran and Montreal. So blessed to work for such a class organization! Miss my Shelly, ... read more