Best Western Motel De Naaldhof Oss

... not a place designed for people to relax and linger. There are no parks, no benches anywhere downtown (even in the pedestrian only zone)...just flat out nowhere to sit anywhere. This place has so much potential to be a cozy medium sized city that is inviting for pedestrians. I mean it is clean, safe, and definitely very well kept. Even the large indoor shopping center in the center of town lacks a signle place to sit except for a cafe, closed of course until late ...

... a door opening onto an upstairs terrace overlooking the shops), an attic room, A beautiful dining room with electric fireplace, a covered outdoor (alfresco) area, a double story shed and a cafe style kitchen.
We are very happy and can't wait to move in on the 1st of November.
Papers are signed and we a madly buying beds, TV units etc.
Hopefully we will see some of you there on your travels.
Shannon and Petra.

... road, the travelbug kicks in again!

Photos will come later, now time to have breakfast and call my parents...
Then in the van and on our way to Brussels to arrange visa for Uzbekistan!
After, to Czech where I will be able to give my dear soul-mate Roman a hug again.

We will keep in touch,
Big Hug,
A

... in Holland....en misschien moeten we nog wel mondkapjes gaan kopen (hoop het niet! Worden vreemde vakantie foto's!) We zijn er klaar mee voor vandaag. Al dat pakken en poetsen... Heleen heeft nog een fles prosecco gevonden, maar de goede opener is al ingepakt...Een luie avond in onze eigen stoel...Nu kan het nog!! We zijn werkloos en bijna dakloos... Straks nog even een lekker warm (schoon) bad...met een glaasje nog 8

... were two Northwest flights that went directly to Amsterdam at 7 and 9:30 pm. I told her she needed to get me on one of those. She checked for openings and found some on the 9:30 pm flight. She said..."go sit down and come back when this mob is taken care of." I went to sit down ticket less and with very little in the ways of a plan. Many people around me thanked me for giving up my ticket and said good job for standing up to them without being rude. It was really funny to me. I ...

... of this sounds especially jazzy until you add in the slight disorientation that occurs when attempting these things in another country, another language. Thankfully we are under the wise and watchful eye of Liz and Ep, so no kilos of onions came home with us (several kilos of beer, but Eric is making this most of this cultural experience, so all in the name of education). Spent a good portion of the afternoon walking around the next town over ...

... of French Toasty, or as Polish Bart might call it, 'Eggy Breads'. If i thought it was humourous that i was still in Utrecht last friday, then it's damn laughable that i find myself STILL here, taking advantage of the free food, free wines and general good times. Having said that, i've not felt more comfortable in a hostel the whole way along, from Spain to now, and i have no intention of going anywhere until that flight back to London on Wednesday.

... been at that particular moment in time. The balcony circle grew as sun gave way to deep night blue, and after a few free plonks, the Aussies and i decided to hit the town for a slice of Dutch nightlife, to a uni party at some nightclub called 'Storm'. Through now familiar laneways and canal lined streets, we made our way to Storm, had a few rounds of very small measured beers, had a chuckle, and moseyed on back to the hostel at a fairly respectible time. Agreed to head ...

... like bizarre fashion appendages. And then you get to Holland, and the people go up, and up, and up. It seems like a nation of giants, and they say it's all down to the volume of consumption of dairy products by children, or so the theory runs. I'm sure the majority of people in Holland are tall enough to see over most hills in this flattest of countries! The flatness of the land is accentuated by the elevated view from the top level of a fast moving double decker train ...

... found a cheap hotel (if you can call eighty guilders cheap) near a canal behind the station (recommended by Lonely Planet) but they were renovating and did not really want guests. The second day they did not have time to clean the room (the cleaning woman was taking a day off after the big parade) and gave us a thirty guilder discount. If only we had found out earlier that Holiday Inn had a special deal on. I ...