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Utrecht Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Utrecht, Netherlands
Another Day O' Chillin
... materialised in the surrounding bunk beds throughout the course of the night. It's been a good couple of nights here at the B+B Hostel Utrecht and i'm beginning to feel like a part of the family, or at very least, a piece of the furniture. I don't ...
Assessment in Utrecht
Das Assessment in Utrecht.... Los ging's um 9:00 morgens. Wir wahren 6 Leute, die anderen 5 waren alles Lehrer aus Holland. Bis zum Mittagessen haben wir in Gruppen Aufgaben lösen und ein ziemlich langes persönliches Gespräch über uns ergehen lassen ...
window of opportunity
My friends, as I am sure you know it's been a hard wee time here in grey old Utrecht. But you know the lack of blue skies can sometimes mean it's easier to see the sun shining. Jobs are sparse for people like me who, instead of settling down Yair-style ...
Haarzuilens: ...to castles.
Kasteel de Haar started off as a farmhouse with a tower about 900 years ago. Successive generations added to it until it was abandoned and fell into ruin. Around 100 years ago the wealthy de Haar and van Zuylans families restored it. They thoughtfully ...
A Day in Utrecht.
... flights of stairs and are actually right at the edge of the canal water. We checked out the incredible "De Dom Van Utrecht", a catholic cathedral, which dates back to the year 1358 and still has statues and engravings in the floor from this time! ...
Partying with Belgians and Legion Dave
... the sort of on edge dude who was perpetually toey-er than a Roman sandal. Dave was another chamption character of the Utrecht crew. Leaving the Italiano Macho behind and saving Maiike from his slimy advances, the three Belgians, Dave and i head into ...
Windmills! Windmills!
... on my application with Robert’s address, changing this may raise questions about Robert. Walter and myself, keeping me in the Netherlands for longer than I have allowed. I had already expected to have my pass, so suggest this be or back up. After ...
The Motherland
carla dropped me off at monique's house in the morning and we all piled into the car to go exploring. first stop was in their town of woerden. we walked around for a bit seeing the church oma and opa got married in, the ancient roman relics in the ...
The Wetlands
... a (dutch) tour around there. then we went to lunch in one of the old warehouses under the buildings on the canal in utrecht and had a walk around the city looking at the huge tower of the city's dom (church). after that we went back to ijsselstein ...
Chilling out in the chillest place on Earth
... churned out my usual 5 paragraphs of deep, inspiring insight and i've no idea how i got this far. Just goes to show you can always make something out of nothing. A boring, slow, yet fine day in Utrecht. Tomorrow....the hub of hedonism itself. ...
Random thoughts-comical?/profound?
No pics this time around "faithful followers"- just a few thoughts for you to chew on if your appetite has been whetted by earlier entries. Having a mobile phone, complete with camera, radio and a million other options I have yet to decipher, as well as ...
Preparing for the second biking day
... One last thing: tonight, when going home picking up our bikes at the guarded parking place, we were refreshingly pleased to discover Utrecht by night. Even biking from there to the university campus, like ten kilometers felt great, by around eleven pm. We ...
Na navsteve u bludnych Holandanov
Ako by to bolo, keby som sa tulal po svete ako bludny Holandan a nezavital do bludnym Holandanom Zeme zasvatenej - do Holandska. Osobne som este nestretol Holandana s ktorym by bola nuda (a ak takeho poznate, tak mam s nim, prosim vas, nezoznamujte), tak ...
Fun in Well!
Today was our first really sunny day in the Netherlands! We woke up at around 9:30 and the sun was up and birds were chirping! It felt like we were in a Disney movie, or something! Anyway, we had brunch at 11, and after that we were free until 1, so I ...
Aftellen is nu écht begonnen; nog 2 dagen te gaan!
Dag lieve mensjes, Nog 1.5 week te gaan; dan zullen we het koude en regenachtige kikkerlandje laten voor wat het is en zullen we voor 24 dagen vertrekken naar Chili en Patagonië. Aldaar zullen we ook onze Kerst en Oud&Nieuw vieren! * Oppas ...
Small change
Well, there's already been a small change of plans. First of all the flight from Bangkok to Sydney will be on December 13th and not on the 11th. Second I'll be flying from Sydney to Amsterdam on January 30th and not on the 29th. So one day is added to my ...
This Place I Love
Amsterdam was a breath of fresh, albeit chilly, air. The energy in Amsterdam is different than any other city - it is young and energetic and happy. As uptight as France can feel, Amsterdam is loose. Not only are the sex and drug ...
Skills for Working in Development in Boxtel
Nach dem letzten Training in Birmingham und den 2 Tagen auf Projekt in Hamburg bin ich schon wieder auf der Straße in Richtung Holland. Diesmal geht es nach Boxtel für das nächste Training, daß uns ein bißchen den Alltag auf den Projekten und den ...
Follow Up Le Craft
... ’s for dinner once again. Around the dinner table talk of words and language, and how people in different parts of Netherlands speak dialects or with an strong accent that makes it impossible to understand them, but that I should understand those in ...
Utrecht Utrecht Utrecht Yeah!
... those things), and jumped on the first train to Utrecht. An hour passed, morning sun glowed over the Netherlands, and as soon as i arrived in Utrecht i had more than a sneaking suspicion that i'd be there for a while. The place was absolutely ...
Sundays are made for it
... far so I give it a shot. Utrecht is a town made up of canals, much like Amsterdam and many other cities in the Netherlands. Three rings of canals and countless bridges cut through the city. Yes, I got a little lost once again. The aboriginal art museum ...
The trip has been booked!
Well, I've done it. I've booked my (first) trip to the other side of the world. It's very exciting. I haven't been out of Europe very often. (In fact, last February was the first and last time.) And now this... It's also the first time I'll be having a ...
On ya bike, what's a little rain?
... things (like visa crap crap), getting lost along the way. The building is old and full of echoes, but like all structures in Netherlands is surprisingly warm inside, so much so I’ve broken out in a sweat by the time I leave, which then freezes to ...
Chill Time
Today was a day of doing nothing very much. the kids got some practice in on the rowing boat and then played Triominoes. We took a brief trip into Montfoort, posted some cards and bought some milk. Then we went to Woerden. Nick and the kids wandered ...
Tull en t'Waal
My late father's cousin, Loes and her husband Henk live just south of Niewegein. With the help of their two sons, Bas and Jort, and extended family, they have run a business selling Agas and stoves there for the past 30+ years. Tonny, Peter and Mum ...
How to Travel in an Easterly Direction
If you've bothered to read the title of this entry, you may be somewhat perplexed, if not totally confused. Any person with even a minimum sense of direction knows that to travel East, you travel east. Wrong, at least in part. First you must ...
Utrecht
... so. Those bike lanes during rush hour are buzzing and a car passes occasionaly at best. With Chrissy's parents we took a walk around Utrecht and got the tour of the University where Roger is just finishing up his stay as a visiting professor. A fun ...
Terug naar België
... vuurwerk (niets bijzonders) en dan nog tijd voor een filmpje bij Mark en Hew thuis... Zondag nam ik enkele vrienden mee naar Utrecht, en Kadi uit Estland vroeg of ze met mij mee kon rijden naar Brussel. Maar eerst moest ik nog een bezoekje brengen ...
Chapter 5: Abridged
Hallo, (hello in Dutch) First I must apologize to those of you who are just now receiving your first email from me. I thought that I had put you on the list and have only just realized that you were absent from it. This does not make you less ...