Airport Hotel Chariot Aalsmeer

... we danced the night away to American oldies music, along with these really nice people from Belfast that we met there. Sunday, we went to the Van Gogh Museum (I know that your probably very jealous right now Aunt Deanne), which was very cool. We also went to Rembrandt's House and saw the I amsterdam sign, get it, I AMasterdam...I guess it's a big touristy thing. Because it was so good, we went back to the Pancake Bakery for lunch that day. I had another Dutch ...

... kinds of upscale shops with apartments on top. Our second choice apartment was in this area and while it was nice, I am still glad we chose the canal apartment. Back at the apartment, I got all 3 down for a nap. I didn't nap this time, but no rooftop garden for me. It started snowing and was still cold as heck and windy. I read inside and watched the snow. At least there are lots of windows in the living room. Russ got ...

Oh my god, I forgot just how delicious Dutch cheese can be. I went to the Saturday market that is one street away from my apartment. So much good food, and its organic. Maybe they eat organic to counter the smoking, everyone here still smokes, I guess they are late to get the news. Cheese and tobacco. I bought some aged gouda, mozzarella, stuffed olives ...

Hallo everyone (yes, hello in Dutch is "hallo", that's not just a misprint), A break from tradition this time, with just a brief update from Amsterdam. Don't think we're holding back on you, it's just that there's not much to report. We arrived on September 11 and the truth is, we spent our eight days there doing pretty much nothing but ...

... dang much in my suitcase that isn't sharp or liquidy and therefore carry-on worthy. Eventually, it all gets sorted out and they let me pass without having to promise them my first born. I arrived in Amsterdam in the afternoon and, praise the Lord, found my friend Julie straight away. After finding our way to the hotel, we went to the center of the city to enjoy the most enormous pancakes I'd ...

... to Amsterdam, there are some things that you have to experience because of what the city is known for. For some tourists it is seeing the windmills, for others it is touring the city by canal. But for Steve and I, we went to Amsterdam to see if everything we had heard about the nightlife was true. And it was! Even for as much fun as we had, I think if we ever go back, we may stick to seeing a few places where the lights aren't quite so red!

... fait les frais en manquant de nous faire percuter par deux cyclistes en l'intervalle de quelques secondes alors que nous étions engagés sur un passage piéton et que les vélos ont déboulé d'une rue adjacente. Il faut aussi prendre en compte qu'à ces règles de priorité s'ajoute le système de rétropédalage le temps de réponse est important (on ne se demande pas pourquoi se système de freinage n'a jamais connu un réel succès à l'export...).

This afternoon was the world's biggest flower auctions at Aalsmeer. Every morning from 4am, growers bring their flowers to the auction and within a few hours, the auctioning begins. By any account, this place is massive. Every single day, 25 million flowers are sold at this auction. Next year, when this auction merges with the ...

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After 2 years at Fons Vitae Lyceum School in Amsterdam, a private girl's school, headed by the Franciscan nuns (wouldn't you know, it became coed the year I left in 1968), we moved to Aalsmeer and my schooling continued at the Alkwin College (formerly Keizer Karel College) in the picturesque town of Uithoorn, surrounded by farms and flower fields. This school ...