Planes, Trains and Automobiles and soon bikes!

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Hi all,

So I made it safely to Holland yesterday. I arrived at Schiphol Airport (pronounced Skip-ole) around 11:30am and had to take a train over to The Hague to meet my friend Lisa B. to grab her key. I successfully got myself on the train, but missed the connection (LOL) - even though everyone here speaks English, Dutch is the main language and I didn't realize that I had to stop and technically transfer to another train... oops! So I headed over to Den Haag HS and was able to find my way back to the right station Den Haag Centraal. Phew! Found Lisa and this is what I saw when I opened the door to her apartment. Lisa had warned me that her stairs were steep but I certainly didn't expect that, they were extremely narrow but I got myself and my luggage up there.

I rested up a bit and then met Lisa and her friends in Amsterdam. I took the train with her friend Gayle and we went to a soccer or really a football game. It was a crisp, chilly evening about 0 degrees Celcius, about freezing temp. 😊 It was the US vs. Holland, one of Lisa's friend's works for KPMG (Maureen - I asked if he knew Brad but I think they are all international spies) Martjin, was able to get us tickets and we had great seats, but we Americans were certainly outnumbered - we were enveloped in a sea of orange. It was great for us Tang Kickball peeps as I felt "home" ha! It was a fun time and though we lost 2-1, I can mark on my experience that I went to a true football game.

My sound peeps would be disappointed because I failed to bring my recorder! Shame on me, there were some awesome crowd noises. Leilani fail!

Anyway, so far my European adventure is starting off well. Today I'll be walking around the Hague and heading to a few museums. I'll be taking pictures with my fancy camera of the city and seeing how lost I'll get.

Up next too is probably me riding a bike that's fit for very tall Dutch people.

Aloha!!
Leilani

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Photos

Lisa
Feat number 1 - get me and my backpack up there without doing a faceplant or tipping backwards.

Lisa's Stairs #2
What? There's more! There is another floor as well. Oy!

Leilani is REALLY SHORT
I'm pretty certain that this will be my view for most of the bathroom mirrors in Europe.

Tang in Holland?
Turns out that Holland's country colors are orange

Football match - US vs. Holland
Got great seats and experienced a true European football match.

Oh well!
Lost 2-1 but it was a great experience.

Comments

[Stephen]

Hello Sis!
Hi Lani, Great to see you made it okay. Looks like you're in your element. Enjoy! I like your blog. Stephen

[lisa k]

haha...leilani, you're small! i'm surprised those stairs didn't get the better of you and your pack. did you forget your sound recorder just for that match, or for the whole trip? seeya soon! (ps, i may steal your idea and do one of these blogs too - is it pretty easy?)

[Cara]

Hi!
Glad you made it safely! LOVE the Tang in Holland pics!!

[Brad of the Jungle]

Blastoff!
Let the international adventures begin! Don't feel too bad about not recording the audio. For some reason I never capture much of the amazing sounds while I travel either. Just be sure to keep them in your mind!

[CCR]

Hi Lani, you made it!! Hooray! High five for climbing those stairs without tipping over! Um, I think you need a stool for the mirrors! :) Hugs, Codie

[betty]

please take more photos of you and the mirrors

[Kevbo]

Looks fun
Hey Moo-dog, just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that Koa is doing fine, and the Prius is still at the house. Apparently to drive it to work I needed a notarized letter saying I have permission to drive it.... bummer. Have a good time!!

[Ty L0r]

Glad you and Yolanda arrived safely
I saw "Tang in Holland" and thought of her. :) Glad things are going well. Yeah, don't sweat the sound recording - just enjoy the experience. Your photos will rock regardless.

[lanimoo]

Yes, me and Yolanda are well
Haha!! Pretty funny Tyler. This time around though Yolanda is out the door and it's just me enjoying my time. :) Cheers!