Rembrandt Park Guesthouse
Travel Blogs from Amsterdam
Happy birthday gen
... made more sense to say ding then 'LEFT OR RIGHT' as not everyone speaks English! It was fun. I also used the 'ding' as my what would be horn when people did not so intelligent things, it sounded more like 'DINGDINGDINGDING!' It was mostly because I was nervous as hell on a bike for one but without a helmet! We survived. We dropped our bikes off just on the outside of the Center of town and decided to walk. We went ...
I Am-sterdam
... quotes and odd behaviours and was therefore awarded a lanyard laden with pins, a flag, a really irritating bell, Pinocchio's head, a cowboy hat in German colours to represent the places we'd been... It's hard to be sure, but what was a burden all trip oddly becomes a treasure at its conclusion. Maybe I'm spoilt but I found the Chinese here to be pretty underwhelming and most of my favourite dishes (like squid, honey chicken, prawns, lamb etc) were ...
Si estás en Ámsterdam, enjoint!!!
El vuelo desde Londres a Ámsterdam es el más corto que hemos tomado de lo que va de viaje. Apenas media hora, de hecho, el Gato se estaba quedando dormido cuando le avisé que estábamos llegando.
A pesar de todos los inconvenientes de los últimos días y de que no teníamos dónde dormir, estábamos contentos de estar ahí. Sobre todo mi hermano...ya se imaginarán. Llegamos al aeropuerto y lo primero que hice fue tratar de comunicarme con mi amiga que vive allá, ...
Two nights in Amsterdam
... and eventually made it to the Rijks museum, to see the famous painters, notably Rembrandt and pupils. Much of the museum is being redone and not due to open till 2013, so the Philips wing was full of assorted treasures from 15th century on. I loved the dolls house room - definitely not meant for child's play, the houses and furniture were designed by leading artisans of the day, and are worth megabucks. The Delft room was ...
Across the Atlantic
Sitting in the Amsterdam airport. This was my first international flight by myself and I think I did pretty awesome! When I landed in Detroit and found my gate I sat next to a girl who looked around my age and we started talking. Her name was Sabina and she told me it was her first solo flight internationally as well. She was going to Slovenia to visit family for three weeks. Coincidentally, when ...