http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Netherlands , Province of Utrecht en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:53:11 BST Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:53:11 BST Don't worry I'm still here. Just haven't gotten around to updating even though I've had access to the internet. I'll give you a quick update of what I've done since my last post.London26th I wandered around London with the Canadian... saw Tate Britain museum Houses of Parliment Big Ben part of Parliment building Westminster Abbey across the street saw the London Eye but didn't go on http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-273617.html After arriving at the Frankfurt Hahn airport dropping off the car checking in going through security having a coffee then going to the gate we discover that our Ryan Air flight is over 6 hours delayed. This meant the connecting flight in London Stansted to Amsterdam would be missed. Hot on the laptops to find alternatives and getting our bags returned we managed to get into Frankfurt centra http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-273126.html On our second and last full day in Paris we went to the Louvre in the morning. We got the about an hour before it opened and were within the first 100 people in line so that was great. It was raining when we were waiting outside so that sucked but it was totally worth it Once we got in we decided to head straight for the Mona Lisa to see it before the rest of the crowd. It was an adventure. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-272281.html Na maanden gereisd te hebben is het nu tijd voor een inburgeringscursus in Holland. Heeft iemand een goed adresUiteraard wederom met foto's in de gallery http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-263646.html Ja hl goed hier gaat het verder In de kaart bij deze blog geef ik een eerste directe hint naar mijn werkelijke identiteit. Ik heb moeder aarde een paar keer geprikt en als je die landen in de juiste volgorde zet zegt dat op het eerste gezicht misschien niets... Maar als ik nou zeg dat je het toch 'van deze beginnetjes moet hebben' Even de vinger op de zere plekken leggen en je moet het ei http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-260450.html We spent friday night and saturday morning at this picturesque fishing village with some awesome families. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-248228.html Taking the night train home from a party in once city when you live in another city can turn out to be a total drag. May or may not give you a chance to sleep will most certainly provide some drunken cries and laughs to prevent you from just sleeping and may result in you finally falling asleep and miss your stop. After a nice night out in Rotterdam the late train to Utrecht does not promise a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-241517.html MOTOTOUR 2007Day 23 Kge Denmark to Utrecht NetherlandsDistance 710 km of 8667 km totalMarion woke up in Kge at 7 am. Zak was up earlier because of birds singing in the trees. The sky was grey and it was drizzling lightly. We packed up and were ready to go by 9 am. We weren't too impressed with ourselves that it took 2 hours to get going. We went looking for breakfast in the center of K http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-237955.html AlooooooooooNo domingo acordamos um pouco tarde e fomos tirar umas fotos com a mae das meninas Marja pois ela esta fazendo um curso de fotografia e achou que serviamos pra um de seus trabalhos. Ficamos em frente a saida da estacao de trem fazendo diversas macaquices Comedia Depois disso fomos direto pra pista de patinacao Po muiiito irado Nos nunca tinhamos patinado e pra quem ja e http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-226174.html YooooooooooooooEntao galera como tinhamos dito finalmente fomos pra Holanda E antes de mais nada ja adiantamos que foi irado Partimos na quinta passada e voltamos na terca agora.Obviamente so arrumamos a nossa mala bem tardepra quem nao sabe a mala pra vir aqui pra Londres de 1 ano a gente so fez no dia que viajou e por causa disso acabamos indo virados mesmo Quinta de madruga http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-226170.html Welkom op mijn Travel BlogGroetjes Lisette http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-217303.html There were many reasons for us moving to live here in London travelling international work experience building our indepenence providing accommodation for travelling friends... but another important reason was for us to be able to build relationships with our families who are in Europe. And this has been the pinnacle of our time recently.On Saturday 6th October we rose at a dreadful 2am to be http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-211393.html Today we visited my great auntie Joop at her home just outside Utrecht. We had a good chat and Rochelle played hostess making us coffee soup and lunch then more coffee. Joop told us some of our family history and told us how to find the house where she and my Opa grandfather grew up.After lunch we left Joop and set off to find the house. We found the road without too much trouble and think we f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-200916.html Hallo vriendenZondag 16 september zullen wij vertrekken naar China. Om ons te kunnen volgen hebben we dit weblog aangelegd. Via internetcafe's zullen wij onze ervaring delen. We hopen dat we er voldoende kunnen vinden. Onze reis gaat eerst naar Beijing door naar Xian daarna naar de provincies Yunnan Guizhou en Guangxi. Shanghai is onze eindbestemming maar dat duurt gelukkig nog even. Op de kaa http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Eemnes/blog-200188.html Check de filmpjes bij deze entry6 juli is verjaardag van de Dalai Lama de geestelijk leider van de boedhisten. Na zijn gevaarlijke tocht door de bergen naar India volgden velen Tibetanen hem naar Dharamsala. We besluiten via Amritsar naar Dharamsala te gaan om in Amritsar de Gouden Tempel te bezoeken wat de heiligste plaats is voor de Sikhs. Uiteindelijk belanden we in McLeod Ganj een klein do http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-184525.html To watch a good soccer game is undoubtedly on of my favorite past time activities. To watch my favorite team win a title gives a satisfaction that may not last for very long but a memory that is inerasable from the mind. After many many years the time had come when my favorite team Liverpool Football Club had a shot at the biggest of European titles Championrsquos League. Unable to watch t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-180488.html Galgenwaard is the name of the soccer stadium in Utrecht. Pronounced in the local dialect it sounds like yoursquore either swallowing or spitting up something nonedible. A rather nice venue built over half a century ago but rebuilt to resemble a modern stadium with a acoustic that is quite impressive. The fans of Utrecht donrsquot have the greatest of reputations they are usually put in http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-180153.html Holland is a great country in many ways. So great that very many people have decided to live there. Apparently it didnrsquot occur to all these people and all these people that Holland is quite a small country. Nor did it occur to the people who designed all the public places public transport facilities streets etc. that Holland is a country of many people on a small area. This results in a c http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-179727.html Whatsup Currently in Utrecht Netherlands after spending two nights in Berlin and on the way to Amsterdam. Here's what I've been up to recently Vienna Dave and I arrived on the overnight train from Venice and saw our new friend Alan at the station the third in an extended series of chance runins and then headed to Dave's mom's friend's sister's son's apartment very close friends where we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-156526.html 2. The count down is almost over... two more days and we are back on the road. A new adventure. A long expected one. Down Under in one month Possible We will see... One thing is true we are looking forward to it... even to the endless 22h flight to get there Toedeledoki http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-150371.html so where do I begin...lets see I'm never staying in a hostel again. Yeah I sure wasn't feeling it in Utrecht. It was too open for me. No locks on the bed room doors kind of like the sugar bowl for those of you who know it but hostel style. I dunno I'm just stick of not sleeping in my own bed now and I'm at the point where I've spent enough money I would just like to go home where well everythin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-141317.html Actually truth is If you ain't Dutch you're likely to be somewhat unattractive and probably uptight.We've all heard about what goes on this country let's not dwell. But JOISUS. A spunkier race of people doesn't exist. They rival the guys and gals of Slovenia that's for sure.Incredibly well dressed fit environmentally friendly people I'm not convinced there's no genetic engineering going http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-133490.html We just had the dive show in Holland and I must say it was a success.Unfortunately we forgot to bring our camera to the show but Joost was nice enough to let us use his for a bit.So we did take some pics and maybe some of you might recognize someone. There were a lot of people and a lot of former customers from Curacao let's see if they are planning to visit in Costa Rica.We are back in Cost http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-129868.html hey everyone i finally got my ass in gear to start up this blog should make it easier to let u all know what im up to and show some pictures holland is great so far its still gonna take some gettin used to since its of course VERY different than canada. i think im really gonna like it here tho... its so pretty and the people are great and i already see there is more to this country than the w http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-125005.html after 1 week in the netherlands in and around harlem and leiden and a few days in amsterdam i have arrived in the city of utrecht an old university city. tomorrow i will go to rotterdam. yesterday with jan and tilly we visited the seaside and it was so busy the beach was full of hundreds of people because it was a beautiful sunny day. there were even a few surfers and kite surfers in the water http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-106398.html Yesterday morning I woke up around 9am bundled up and headed to the train station to meet a group of fellow international students to embark on a day trip to Utrecht.A little bit of historyfacts thanks to wikipedia and me asking questionsUtrecht...is the 4th largest city in The Netherlandshas a major central train station that goes pretty much anywhere in the countryhas about 280000 inhabitant http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-102363.html Wow so much time has passed since Rome. Classes started and in between that and having the time of my life I have not had much time. Luckily I only had to take 2 classes that met 4 days a week. Other friends that I have take 4 classes that meet all 5 days and are up to their ears in homework. I took an Introduction to Celtic Studies course which took aspects of linguistics and archeology and class http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-99848.html We bought our Around the World ticket One World 4 continents europe south america Pacific AsiaStarting in Brazil Argentina Easter Island New Zealand Tonga Samoa Australia Japan Philippines and Indonesia. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-97110.html