Blogs from Netherlands, Europe - page 342

I arrived tired but safe. The flight was great and very crowded. Upon arrival and once cleared customs and all that, I headed for AMEX to meet some friends. The adventure begins... read more

This morning I woke up naturally at 6:30am, a horrible horrible hour. I couldn't sleep for no reason at all, so I just poked around on the internet and spoke to my friend who just returned from India and had jet lag. I finally crawled back in bed and slept for another 4 hours. I guess it takes more than 3 weeks for me to get used to everything - especially not sleeping on a futon. =) After waking up, I checked my email and received the weirdest and funniest email ever. Yesterday, I sent my landlord, Arie, an email because he had some mail. I also wanted to let him know that I finally set up a bank account and I'll pay him for rent. I still haven't paid him for rent at all...and he ... read more

Next stop.......Amsterdam!! After the worlds shortest flight (especially compared to the first haul), we touched down in Amsterdam at Schipol airport. We once again loaded up the back packs and headed off in the direction of our hostel. We dumped our bags very quickly and went to witness the best of Amsterdam! There are some beautiful buildings to be seen and finally we found some COLD BEER! Heineken was the beer of choice and with two for one at happy hour, we couldn't resist. After a few cold ones, we headed out on the town. The canals that travel through Amsterdam are surprisingly clean. The main mode of transport in this fine city is push bike.....we were quickly introduced to this when Matt nearly got run over at the first intersection. Its amazing to see the ... read more

Summary: We are now preparing our new adventure: Beijing - China. We are leaving Holland on the 26 of september. We arrive in Beijing on 27 early in the morning. And stay there for 20 days. We like to take you with us to the most famous historical places, but also to the less and unknown places of Beijing. And off course to several places around Beijing, the great places in nature and so on. We will publish many of our pictures on our webblog. So we hope you can see, smell and taste the great experience we have during this trip. Very usefull websites for preparing a trip to China and Beijing you find on the following locations: www.chinaculture.org www.travelchinaguide.com www.travelchineguide.com/china-trains/index.htm - gives you realtime information about all the trains in China and off course ... read more

The train trip to Amsterdam goes quickly and before I know it I am there. I make my way down to the taxi line and hop in and head to my accommodation. I am not too far from the station but my fare still comes to 10 euros. Methinks that their meters must be on superfast because I took longer cab rides in Paris that cost half as much. My room is the size of a shoe box but has a bed and cable tv so what more could you ask for! I set out to start exploring and right from the outset find myself getting lost. Although I have a map, the streets are labelled quite poorly or else I am just inept at map reading! I walk around for half an hour just trying ... read more