http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Netherlands , North Holland , Amsterdam en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:59:53 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:59:53 UTC Manny stayed dry and others felt the pain.It's our last full day in Amsterdam and we made it unforgettable. Couldn't count all my zzz because Cliff is the loudest typertalkerthinker on this planet. We all resumed our comas and over slept by about 3 hours. When we woke up there was no other thing to do then GO GET FRESH HEINEKEN. So we trudged through the rainy then snowy... then rainy then s http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-351328.html SemiBack from the Dead and I've had an amazing two days. Don't ever let stoner college kids paint a cliche expectation of Amsterdam for you. It's a real beautiful place with a ton of cool history and everyone should come here at least once. It seriously looks like a level out of Call of Duty. Who has two thumbs and enjoys Jupiler You got it this guy. I'm real excited I experienced this t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-351043.html Made it to Amsterdam big update incoming. Just wanted to let everyone know that comments are now working You can thank Manny and we have added photos Again Manny the Awesome to the older blog updates. Now those that are not on facebook can check out a few choice photos. See you in a bit http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-350853.html Greetings So this last weekend it was off to Amsterdam on Friday which was such a great time I have been to Amsterdam before but this time I spent more time exploring a bit more out of the main city center with Anne Manu Martha Peggy which was really great to see how the people really liveand work in Amsterdam. All of it is so clean well kept and sort of dolllike little homes that put http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-350719.html My Mom arrived in Amsterdam last Thursday morning just in time for the weather to turn cold and snowy and well remain gray.Highlights of her visit included a snowcovered trip to Delft just around the corner from Den Haag and a weekend in Amsterdam. Most of the rest of the time luckily for me she occupied herself by riding around The Hague on my bicycle whom we christened Betsy. Before I http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-350384.html Snowy rainy freezing cold and grey. Regardless of the season or weather conditions Amsterdam is always full of people locals on bikes and distracted tourists crashing with bikers. I was of course the second one clumsy tourist with her nose in her map walking on bike paths instead of sidewalks. I seriously think I was being protected by some force majeure which stopped me from being run over http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-348567.html It was Christmas day our hips buckled on our seats the 777 was airborne and cruising at 37000 feet over at the Atlantic when I kissed and greeted my wife Merry Christmas. No fancy red wine but only bottled water were in our hands. It was different yet happy that we're together like those past Christmas seasons. As a matter of fact this one was unusual as we normally travel before or after http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-348309.html This takes us back to November 2006. One of Jeff's favorite bands AILD was playing in Amsterdam and we managed to find a cheap flight and we were off for a fun weekend Short synapses of our short tripwandered EVERYWHERE it seemed trying to take it all in this was my 4th time visiting but there's still something new to discover every timeselftoured the Heineken brewerysaw an improv http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-347694.html First stop on our fall break tour was The Netherlands My roommate Sajel and I took a 6am flight to Eindhoven where we later connected to Amsterdam we checked our bags into the hotel and set out to explore. Thankfully we brought heavy jackets because it was FREEZING up there. We spent our first day walking through the city amazed by all the ldquocoffee shopsrdquo and how liberal everything w http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-344791.html Well I guess I shouldn't start with Amsterdam since I did go to Cambridge right before I leftCambridge On Friday Maggi and I went to Cambridge to walk around. She had been there for a summer program in High School so she was a bit nostalgic for it I think. Although one of the main reasons she wanted to go was to visit a bakery she went to and it had closed so she was a little bummed.But http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-344714.html Amsterdam eh. Where to startNot to skip over Hamburg it was a great city we just didn't have a lot of time to spend there. One thing I will mention is the street in Hamburg called the most sinful mile. It is a European Las Vegas strip essentially. So if you ever go to Hamburg...Also being in a city on the water felt great there were fisherman markets beautiful brick buildings and inc http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-343950.html AMSTERDAMWe stayed in a christian hotel called Jordan's Shelter.. overall pretty good. Free food with bible discussion so that was nice It was SOO cold there.. we did a lot of walking around.. the city is SO pretty I love holland Went to the Van Gogh museum and Risjksmuseum.... lotsa souvenir shopping.. all around good time and we celebrated Halloween a lil bit http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-343150.html We continue on to Amsterdam one of the most unique European cities I think we have visited so far. Upon arriving we found ourselves wandering about the city trying to find our hotel which wound up being on the outskirts of town. After seeing most of the other hostels that was certainly a good idea. The first day we wound up wandering through the Red Light District not necessarily on purpo http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-340966.html Not an entry for my youngest cousins friendsrsquo children or anyone too squeamish about the sex and drug industries Note Due to a ldquocard errorrdquo with my camerarsquos memory stick I cannot access my photos from my time in Amsterdam thus the lack of photos here. I am hoping some computer wizard somewhere will be able to save them for me and I will eventually be able to share http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-340903.html Note Due to a ldquocard errorrdquo with my camerarsquos memory stick I cannot access my photos from my time in Amsterdam thus the lack of photos here. I am hoping some computer wizard somewhere will be able to save them for me and I will eventually be able to share and enjoy them. Please send positive thoughts and energy to my camera as I fear that my wariness with digital photos has http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-340902.html well 2 days of best behaverman amsterdam stinks of weedhas been fun tho met an english dude and he was a stoke fan and i had my stoke shirt on whayyep im cool theres loads of picks on facebook now i hav had time to upload them tony http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-339447.html Well what can I say I did not expect to get here mid way through the trip due to my financial situation which I donrsquot know if I told you was corrected by my kind friends at the Westpac fraud department a few weeks back. All I have to do is get the card posted to me. I got into Amsterdam at just after 2pm and jumped on a train into the city where my hostel The Globe Hotel was located. It http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-338463.html Ok now that I am home in Bath I can sit down and give everyone an overview of Amsterdam Thursday and Friday We Me Meagan Bridget Matt John Tom and Dhairya left Bath on the 1045 PM train because we had an early flight and we decided we were just going to stay up all night rather than paying for a hotel not a bright idea so we arrived at London Paddington at about 100 and had to taxi http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-338390.html Amsterdam 25 oktober 2008.This was just a three week trip but despite the short duration of this very enjoyable interrail city tour of Eastern Europe it did change a lot in my life.Before I set out I had been hanging out for some years with a group of alcoholics from the park just around the corner of my house. Things were getting out of hand King Alcohol started to rule my excistence my very http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-338338.html MY AMSTERDAM CS HOSTAfter a 3hour train ride from Brussels I arrived in the evening at Amsterdam Central Station and quickly made my way to Alfon's place. I arrived at a cute flat in the center of the city greeted by Fons as they call him. His place was decorated with modern grafitti style paintings. The works of art were his own come to find out Fons is a freelance graphic artist specializin http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-337933.html Hey lovelies yelled a big black mama gesturing to Kell and I as we wandered through the Red Light District. People watching in Amsterdam is much more interesting then it was in Paris. For those who have been there you know I'm talking about and to those who haven't it's not hard to imagine. Our hostel was pretty poor we were in a four bed dorm sharing with two girls who probably found as http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-337162.html How's that for an eyecatcher of a blog title For those of you that don't get it read on Amsterdam is a beautiful town and the Dutch people are SO friendly However in addition to the wooden shoes and the Anne Frank house which I'll tell you about in a minute Amsterdam has legalized drugs and prostitution and they're not subtle about the fact that it's there either. It's difficult to fin http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-336698.html They call Amsterdam Holland or The Netherlands the wildest city in the world for good reason. They say you can buy or sell anything here. After visiting here I believe it. Let me tell you a little about this interesting and fun filled city. It only has about 750000 residents but 600000 bicycles. But it is the home of such well known companies as Philips Shell and ING. It is also kn http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-336587.html Amsterdam 14th18th October 2008Never again was how I really felt in 2006....The night that I spent with all my friends from Holland and some of their friends and so on was a real special night....AND that really was the end of the road.My friend on Vancouver said he really wanted to travel to Europe and see them in Amsterdam with me. He said I I went with UppyALf he would come.So like a real pro http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-336479.html Northwest Airlines began direct service between DallasFt Worth and Amsterdam earlier this year. For those of you in the DFW area make use of this route as soon as possible. I need to figure out how to spend more time here. So much has been written about Amsterdam that I wonrsquot try to come up with anything original or profound. What you think you know about the city is probably part tr http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-336427.html Canals crooked buildings bikes sex and the periodic smell of weeds in the air. Amsterdam is truly a unique and diverse city. The MarketsI had the most fun in the markets It was definitely worthwhile to spend sometime walking through Albert Cuypmarkt Bloemenmarkt and Waterlooplein. At Waterlooplein I found quite a few interesting things that are not legal in the U.S. There were also charmi http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-336180.html Ok so this has to be short and sweet but we are in Amsterdam and having a wonderful time. The city is beautiful but a little chillyI was so excited because there is a fair going on in Dam square so i dont feel like i am completely missing the fun from home but i hope the fair is great it is one of my favorite times of the yearToday I went with Meagan tom and Dharyia to the Corrie Ten Bo http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-335916.html We left the non hustle and bustle of Luxembourg in favour of the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam. On the way we stopped in the train station in Brussels which brought back some good memories from the very beginning of our trip almost two months ago now. We also grabbed lunch and possibly our last Belgian beer of the trip.First stop in Amsterdam The Red Light District.... but it's not what you th http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Netherlands/North-Holland/Amsterdam/blog-333806.html