Well, after an 8 1/2 hour bus ride I made it to Amsterdam yesterday morning at about 6:00am. We had emailed a friends from school and he met us at the bus station and showed us how to get to the dorms. Checking in was fairly easy. I have not gotten as acclamated (sp?) with Amsterdam as quickly as I did with Berlin because the other people we are with keep leading us around therefore I haven't had to learn how to get around. I am sure that will come. We had our first day of classes today. It was really [View Full Entry]

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On our last day in Dublin we took the train to a town south of Dublin by the name of Bray. Having left dublin while the sun was out, we of course wore shorts and t-shirts thinking that the weather would last...not so...we arrived at the station amidst a heavy downpour but decided to continue to look around. Basically, the only things to do were to go to the bar or go take a hike up a mountain that overlooks the ocean and the surrounding Wicklow mountains. We did both. Saturated by time we got back to the hostel 5 hours [View Full Entry]

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First I must say, wow, completely different type of day I had. Not gunna lie, the first day I was gettin a little worried, wasn't sure how I felt about traveling alone. After meeting a few people, I have a completely different outlook. Also, I've realized if you spend longer than a minute talking to the local workers at restaurants and stuff, they really really appreciate it. It's not the reason I do it, BUT I am consistently getting free food and LOTS of free drinks because of this. I guess most tourist don't take the time to talk to them, [View Full Entry]

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Yes we did finally arrive in Amsterdam. It is beautiful here, the weather is perfect. [View Full Entry]

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Canals everywhere. Ryan stopped in to visit us for a couple of days too. Done a lot of sitting and drinking in the many "terraces" they have outside of the cafes. Yesterday, visited for several hours with a couple of Australians and a couple of Norwegians. Very fun. Today will take a boat ride on the canals and maybe do some shopping. [View Full Entry]

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hello everyone well, everyone thinks it's hot here and it is like 80 degrees. Sleeping 12 hours a night and loving it. Got up and went to cafe and sat for a few hours. We t on a boat tour of the canals. Very interesting. All of the homes have hooks on the top to bring up furniture as the spiral staircases dont have room to bring up furniture. Town very much like NO but hookers in windows and everybody smoking dope in the streets. Determined to stay up past dark (11) to see red light district in all it's glory. [View Full Entry]

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Amsterdam Transport Pass - "I amsterdam" http://www.amsterdam.info/pass/ [View Full Entry]

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Helloo! I finally made my way out to the Netherlands last night after my week in Paris. Trains were delayed, but I still made it here at a reasonable time.. Met my friend Krittika (the one I'm staying with) at the train station, and then made our way over to her family's apartment. Was nice to finally settle in a real house for a bit rather than hostels/hotels! Today we went into Den Haag (she lives in the suburbs of it) to see the Peace Palace and Maduroeam, this place that is basically the entirety of holland in the size of [View Full Entry]

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Randy Roy's Redlight Tour: Meets in front of Victoria Hotel · Across from Central Station, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tel: +31(0)641853288 The tours leave at 8pm and 10pm and cost 12.5 Euros. It is a walking tour but done at a slow pace with many stops. In addition to the district, the tour visits the Sex Museum, the Condomaria, and several sex shows along the canals.As you walk along the tour, you have a first-hand and close-up look at some of the hundreds of ladies. It is a totally safe tour and very well presented. The tour concludes at a local bistro [View Full Entry]

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Looks like we will be missing it. It may open only in Sep 2008. http://www.heinekenexperience.com/ info@heinekenexperience.com Address: Stadhouderskade 78 (Closed for renovation until summer 2008.) Amsterdam 1075 AE The Netherlands Tel: 31 (0)20-5239222 [View Full Entry]

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