Blogs from Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, Europe - page 191

I started yesterday by heading to the Anne Frank Haus early as i had been instructed to do, i went at 9 am when it opened. The mueum was really powerful, laid out exactly as it had been in 1943. As you are walking on the second floor you can really hear the footsteps above you. The actual hiding place is not big, but not as tiny as i imagined it. although after 3 years i can it probobly started to get quite closterphobic. The saddest part is how close to liberation Anne and her sister died... Walked around the canals a bit diggesting the info, then went to get lunch. i love a town where one of the sandwich's being offered, for a E1.90 is Tartaar. Yup tatar, my favorite way to eat a steak. ... read more

My vacation to Holland was slowly winding down so the last 2 days I spent in Amsterdam. I thoroughly enjoyed Amsterdam and one characteristic of Amsterdam is there is a lot of bicycles! I even saw "suits" riding their bikes to work which I thought was pretty cool. Another thing I enjoyed when I was in Amsterdam, is most of my dinners I ate outside. The weather was pleasant, I don't think I ever saw one fly, which is a true luxury! I had a variety of food, ranging from italian, indian, to dutch. One place that I will recommend is The Pancake Bakery. The building is a 17th century warehouse and it is a 2 minute walk from Anne Frank's house. They serve over 75 different types of pancakes. I had apple pancakes and they ... read more

Hi everybody, ve're in Holland... isn't dat vvveeeiiirdd? (Goldmember, Austin Powers 3) Since the last email - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Rhine Valley, Germany This will be brief I promise. Not because i worry about your lack of patience reading my verbose emails, but because my po' ass can't afford all these internet cafes! in germany (where we are now) its 2 euros for 16 minutes. thats $3 for 16 minutes! if they charged this much back at home, i'd be broke after one day at work. haahah... well anyway, T and i met up with our contiki tour group. so far, everyone is really cool. the guide said that over 12 nationalites are represented in our group of 52. mostly aussies, some americans, bunch of south africans, mexicans, and some japanese. its really cool hanging out ... read more

Eurorail 2002 - Photos from: Amsterdam, Breda & Bruges... A 3 week escapade on Eurorail and night trains beginning in Amsterdam, then journeying through Paris to Lyon. After that, onto the Cote d'Azure through Marseilles to camp (and enjoy the "tent fever") in Antibes, Cannes, Nice and Monte Carlo before riding the North Mediterranean coast to Barcelona. After that, a mother of a train ride through France and Belgium to land just back across the Southern border of the Netherlands again to revisit an old stomping ground: Breda. From there, a penultimate jaunt up to Bruges then home from Brussels.... phew!!... read more

Geo: 52.3738, 4.89095Now to meet John, Sean, Christine, Laura and David in Amsterdam.... read more