Blogs from Netherlands, Europe - page 381

Plasmolen excursie in de buurt van nijmegen V1Ak... read more

My third trip to the wonderful city. This time it was courtesy of my Mom, who had booked tickets for herself and Paul, and then added me on (without asking me whether I had time off from writing my dissertation, mind you). It was a totally new experience of Amsterdam, waking up early so that we could pack the most into the day. We stayed at the Hotel Arena, which is not exactly in the city centre, so it meant walking or hopping on the tram to get to the action spots. The Rijks Museum was great as usual, I managed to get some good photos because the weather was holding out well. We also managed a day trip by coach in to Den Haag (The Hague).... read more

We stayed at a hostel called Hans Brinker in Amsterdam, a pretty dirty hostel where I wouldn't have been surprised if the beds were riddled with bed bugs. We dropped off our stuff and then headed straight down to the bar for beers. I was with Mel from Morocco, Frosty, Rohan and Lisa. I also chatted with my two roommates for a little while, a nice couple named Nadine and Campbell. We then followed Frosty to the Red Light District (got a little lost en route, but eventually tracked down the Bulldog). We had schemes of going to a Live Sex show and the sex museum, but we decided to pop into a "Coffee Shop" first, and ended up staying there for the night. I was actually quite keen to smoke a joint, when in Amsterdam... ... read more

After a night of practically no sleep for either of us due to last minute packing and emailing (I´ll let you decide who was doing what), on August 17th Keith and I got on a plane to Amsterdam via Newark. Customs was smooth sailing and as soon as we got off of the plane, Bram (a fellow I21 guy) was there to pick us up. Bram took us to his place where we would be spending the night, then showed us to Joost´s place (another I21-er) and the local I21 Netherlands office where we met Steven S. After making arrangements to meet up with Steven and Joost later that day, Keith and I headed out to a cafe then to Bram´s for a quick nap. We met up with the guys for a local´s tour of ... read more

Hallo allemaal, We dachten: waarom ook niet nu het nog kan. Hupsakee richting de westkust van Amerika. Vandaag over drie weken reizen we af naar het land van de onbegrensde mogelijkheden waar we een uitgebreide rondreis van drie weken gaan doen. Je moet hierbij denken aan het rondje LA, San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Death Valley, Yosemite NP, eindigend in San Francisco. Onderweg komen we dan uiteraard de belangrijkste national parks (ook wel NP's :-) ) tegen, etc, etc. We hebben er ONGELOOFLIJK veel zin in, en zijn erg benieuwd wat we allemaal op ons pad gaan tegenkomen. Al lijkt de kans op olifanten dit keer kleiner. Uiteraard zijn wij niet te beroerd om te proberen zoveel mogelijk van al deze ervaringen met iedereen te delen via dit dagboek. Altijd weer leuk om zo contact te ... read more