http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Netherlands en-us Tue, 10 Nov 09 17:10:37 +0000 Tue, 10 Nov 09 17:10:37 +0000 So apparently I believe it is a European thing people put butter on sandwichesregardless of what is on it. Sure I've heard of a grilled cheesenot even grilled or toasted but just cheese and butter that makes sense. NO not here no matter what is on the sandwich there is always a base layer of butter. Not that any of you are interested but today I had a sandwich with you guessed it butter http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/South-Holland/blog-451023.html I am absolute crap at taking videos so you can imagine my surprise at capturing this scene of the ConcertGebouw at night. We were on our way home looking for a tram when we stumbled upon it. I hope it works on your computer since it's worth viewing it really is.An hour before sitting at dinner Ron and I were discussing what we felt were the bests of our month in Holland. For me it was http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-449901.html The train to Amsterdam was good and easy. Cruised through France and Belgian all hooked to our iPods and arrived in this wonderful city late afternoon. Everyone was tired. No wifi but I discovered that the pub over the road has wifi so that is where I am. Very civilized sitting on the edge of a canal with a glass of Portugese red wine. Had dinner at the pub the first night as it was about as http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/blog-449750.html Learning to ride with a loaded bike can be humbling. The first time you set out on a tour it is hard to fathom what the bike will feel like under the load of all your gear. The unsteadiness you feel that first time mixed with the thought of the task at hand makes the whole undertaking seem for a moment unimaginable and you are given the opportunity to either quit go insane or focus on what you http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-449671.html Is alweer tijdje geleden ondertussen maar dan ook veel te drukke periode achter de rug... zou niet eens meer weten wat we psies gedaan hebben voordat we naar NL vertrokken... dus laat maar gewoon beginnen bij de reis Die begon al niet al te goed. Na instappen op Melbourne begon de ellende al... bijna anderhalf uur vertraging omdat er bepaalde passagiers door de douane waren aangehouden en niet http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/South-Holland/Rotterdam/blog-448374.html Well we arrived at 8 in the morning and it was straight onto a train to try and find out hostel The Flying Pig Down town.... Sounds easy enough but we somehow managed to get lost in little cobbled alleyways.... We finally found our way and after checking in and getting our gear sorted out we headed down to the barhellip.The first thing we noticed was this awfully sweet aroma that seemed to be http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-446714.html So only 11 days left before we are heading to the great Russia for the start of our Big Trip. We are doing the last prepartions now Here we will post our travelexperiences so you can follow us on our journey We also have a dutch site so most of the info is there. But we will keep you posted if you want to travel with us Jorin and Sylvia http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Drenthe/blog-446490.html I finally made it to Kenya Wow it has been a long weekend of traveling...and it's not over yet.Yesterday Sidney another student teacher from IU and I had a 10 hour layover in Amsterdam I was so excited about all the things we got to seedo. We got off at central station which is right by the red light district. We walked around quite a bit and found a nice restaurant with outdoor seating http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-446333.html Almost one month in Amsterdam feels like three months. The days go by so quickly here yet I learn so much and see so many things every day that 15 hours of being awake feels like an entire week. Have I said that before Im sure I have and the beginning of every entry into this little box will become something everyone can just skip over Oh there Leah goes about time again... Traveling doe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-445528.html Haaaaai lieve familie vriendenVandaag begin ik aan mn blog die eigenlijk bedoelt is voor het moment dat ik voet zet op Peruaanse bodem.Maar aangezien de uitwerking van dat plan nog volop in ontwikkeling is lijkt het me ook heel intressant om de voorgeschiedenis daarvan ook alvast te melden.Kijken en melden wat er daadwerkelijk bij komt kijken eer je je hart kan volgen naar de andere kant van de http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Brabant/blog-445068.html This would be another of those fun training trips in Eindhoven ah novelty wears off Was stuck in Eindhoven from the 4th till the 16th. Stayed for the weekend in Eindhoven this time with a few other workmates but kept it toned down mostly http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/blog-445010.html Checked out of Eindhoven for the weekend and Andrew flew in to Amsterdam airport.Paul times two Che and I took the train from Eindhoven to Amsterdam and the NH Barbizon Palace where we were to stay the next couple of nights. Brillant hotel Waiting for Andrew to arrive we just had a wander around went for a drink and some food and then collected Andrew at the station.Next day Paul Andrew and I http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/blog-445006.html I had to go to the Netherlands Eindhoven for two weeks of training with work 19th to 28th. Flew in to Amsterdam with three other colleagues and we caught the train on to Eindhoven. Proceeded to meet up with some other workmates and boss who didn't even make it to first morning's training after dinner and ended up with a nice hangover for the first day of training had about three hours sleep http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/blog-445005.html On Tuesday night Gran and Gramps arrived in AmsterdamDad Harry Sam and I left early to meet them at their hotel. There we surprised them and gave them directions to get to our place for dinner. It was really cool because when we rode home we were going about the same speed as the tram so we could wave to them.Once we got back we had a dinner that we bought from the market and we showed them aro http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-444439.html For those who want to keep in touch while travel here is a very useful portal with the most complete listing of roamingcommunication links and much more www.roamingportal.com I have worked for 4 years in Telecom and know for sure that there is no central database where travellers can get information about roaming Well the portal is not only about roaming besides roaming tips for GSMGPRS http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Brabant/Tilburg/blog-444294.html This evening Irmela and I visited a lovely little town called Maastricht on the border between Germany and the Netherlands. It was a very beautiful little town full of young people studying at the university. Feel free to check out my pictures on facebook I hope that everyone is doing wellHannah http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/blog-444007.html Amsterdam the penultimate stop on our trip and the one certain people were most looking forward to. We arrived at about 4 and had time for a quick change of clothes before hitting the town. Went and had dinner at a Dutch Restaurant was meant to be local cuisine and the sausage soup was good but could have left the rest. Did a bit of sightseeing after dinner whilst the rest of the group went http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-443753.html Hey EveryoneI am sorry that I have become lazy with the blogging so much has happened its hard to keep track The first few weeks now almost 2 months ah have been amazing. We've done some short trips to other cities in Hollandsuch as the Den Haag where the seat of the government is I went to a small town Dordrechtthe oldest city in Holland and few other random stops on the way to pick u http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/blog-443202.html Yesterday Dad Harry Sam and I went to Utrecht.Once off the train we went to the information desk. There the man suggested we go to the train museum. After a bus getting lost and a long walk we finally got there. Once we were there we found out that all the museums were gesloten on MondaysNext we decided to walk to the centre of town. There we found the 'Dom' which is a large tower. After we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/Province-of-Utrecht/Utrecht/blog-442563.html Some couples have a favourite song but we have a favourite joke and it goes like this A man visited a farmer and noticed a large and handsome pig hopping about on three legs. I see you have an unusual pig said the visitor but I can't help wondering what happened to his other leg. To this the farmer replied This is indeed a wonderful pig. When a fire broke out in the barn he came to my http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-442418.html