De Rijper Eilanden Alkmaar

... the red light district we tried to experience the other wonderful things that Amsterdam has to offer, and there are plenty. It is a charming little city with tons of history, eccentric people, lots of water and millions of bicycles. Out of all the cities we have visited, we ranked it 2nd to Interlaken, Switz. Four more days and we are back home again...kinda yeaay, kinda Ugghhh, already?

... and made it to Tun Fun. This place looks like a former subway station. It's kind of scary going in, as it's sort of dark and all concrete. But once fully below, they had 4 separate climbing/jumping areas for kids of different age ranges. I was thrilled to finally have a jumping outlet for Ben who has been crazy about jumping on furniture mindlessly. It's almost an obsession with him, where he doesn't even ...

... These streets look the same but I got lost a little, when I lived here these streetswere so familiar, now I have to check street names. The Jordaan is even cooler than I remembered. The many small shops and galleries are just so charming and interesting, I can see myself in business here, no problem. I've had a nap, fortified myself with coffee, and ready to go out and see whatever.............

... which followed straight after. That story, up next... Until then, Chris and Caroline xx HIGHLIGHTS: Chilling out in the 70's style basement called "Grandma's Happy Room" in the most brilliant hostel in the world, the Flying Pig Downtown. Stuffing our faces with the most gigantic cone of frites and mayo either of us have ever seen ...

... of the poses and the expressions on the faces of the people were also brilliantly portrayed.. Over 3 hours later, we headed back to the Dam for a bite to eat and then onto the infamous Sex Museum.. It was full on to say the least and they really didn't leave much to the imagination, so if you're easily offended, give it a miss.. Then again, what's Amsterdam without visiting a place like this?? There were 3 floors of sex memorabilia and the like, covering the ...

December 15, 2007 Steve and I have been living in Germany for almost six weeks now, and we finally decided it was time for us to take our first trip to another country. Since Amsterdam is only a 2 ˝ hour drive from Cologne, we decided that the Netherlands would be the first country on our list of places to visit. The drive to Amsterdam was nothing like what we expected it to be. Aside from the fact that at times we were traveling 120 mph on the Autobahn, the highways and the ...

... Hempshopper, just before I'd left Amsterdam in the spring for my book tour, and then we'd started the major filming on July 10 with a great conversation with Radouane at The Dolphins, followed by a careful grilling of coffeeshop proprietor and local political agitator Michael Veling in his lair at the 420 Café two days later. Between the 19th and the 24th of July we completed our segments at the Canna, Katsu and the Cannabis College and shot some connecting ...

... Australian beaches. The dunes are high and built to assist protection from the North Sea. Today is Pinksterdag, another public holiday in Holland. This is yet another Christian holiday in Europe, this time for Whitmonday. As a result, the beach was reasonably busy despite the brisk weather. Families were walking babies with their Bugaboo prams along the beach, others were walking their dogs. Conversely ...

... hungry fellow citizens who will not go unfed on this happy day. People open their homes to one and all who wish to share the magnificence of their St. Joseph's Day creations, and certain churches annually host gigantic displays of foodstuffs spread over table after table after table and piled incredibly high and vast across the altar itself. Why the Wild Indians of Mardi Gras have chosen St. Joseph's Night for their own may remain a mystery to this ...

... layout. There were a lot of little houses and apparently one of them still served as a home for a couple that looked to be in their 70's. Also saw the Sail 2005 boats from Amsterdam which go out to a few other places during the day for a couple hours. Overall, I can truly say I have seen the Netherlands. Of course I am sure there are plenty of other places I could go see in the Netherlands but now I think I can appreciate the way of life here ...