De Witte Raaf Noordwijk

... and Mylee were all waiting as the doors opened...!!!! So great to see them - I haven't seen them since December 2008. Murray being my brother and knowing how my mind operates ---- headed straight for Starbucks !!!!!! NOT !!! Well we were going to but the queue was so long that we decided to give it a miss - there are only two Starbucks in Holland - one at the airport and one at Nike offices in Hilversum !!!!! Lucky i know someone who works there.......heehee
Hilversum, Noord-Holland, Netherlands melvdh13

... Next we drove to the area where Jaap's daugher, Annamareik was camping in a cabin with her husband and two boys, Jakko is 2 years (he was adorable! speaks both Dutch and English) and Matthias who is 6 months. Annamariek and her husband have been working all over the world for years, helping people after the war (Sri Lanka, Afghanastan and India) and they are currently in England, studying at a bible college. They were very warm and friendly, we had a simple meal ...

... had Heineken to wash it down!! After lunch we started an impromptu bar crawl and had some more fresh Heineken on our way back to the hotel where we all took a nap until dinner. This is probably only the 2nd or 3rd time we've napped on this trip...boy they are so nice. A little after 8 we all dragged ourselves downstairs to relax in the lobby/living room and then started out on the hunt for dinner. We had ...

... members eat a banana out of a woman's nether regions. We saw an under-20-year-old girl smoke an entire cigar with her unmentionables (yes...I suppose it is possible). Would I watch it again? No. But I'm glad I can say I did. After about an hour, we exited the theater at a loss for words and walked through streets lined with red flourescent lights and barely-clothed women in windows. Strangely, they beckoned to both of us. Earlier that day, we had watched a man **** off one of ...

... my sweatshirt had to suffice. Not bad actually although it was a little smokey. Then this morning, Andrew officially learned just how cranky I can get before I eat. We had to leave the hostel by 5am. (Which means I was sneaking into Andrew's male-only room to wake his hung-over ass up...not fun). We then took a shuttle to the bus station and another bus to the airport. Not bad, except the line at the ...

... I love these cheese shops as you ask the shop owner what he suggest and then he cuts you cheese slices until you find the one that you like. May take awhile....yum. We went on a one hour canal boat ride which was nice. It was dusk, so the bridge lights were on. It was very pretty. I can't remember how much it was, but I don't remember feeling like I was ripped off. And it seemed like the sort of thing you have to do when in Amsterdam!

... loved British Airways though and would definitely recommend them to anyone.When we arrived in Amsterdam it was really easy getting around the airport and the people were nice and helpful.From the Schiphol airport it was about a 30 minute commute.We arrived at the hotel Pulitzer and was very pleased with our room and the accommodations.It was on the same street as a lot of famous cafes and the Ann Frank House.It was about a 20 minute walk ...

... walk. This was not too late at night though. Most of the people walking around are actually curious tourists like ourselves. There are 'Coffee shops' everywhere and no they are not quite like the coffee shops we have at home. and well i'm not even sure if they sell coffee, anyway. or at least if they do, the patrons would most likely not be having a latte. but apparently you can get a ...

... was freezing. I have wrinkled fast. Lunch was cappucino and bread. Sitting at the square like everyone else. As I sat typing, my legs are cramped. I need to eat again as my stomach is making funny sound. I think my laptop is going bonkers. The hard drive is turning real noisy everytime I open RAW photos. Everyday, I upload 2 gb of photos. And it's complaining when I opened and saved them. Lucky I brought my hard drive along. Otherwise, bye bye photos.

... and Chris Morda & his great band in Seattle. Sponsored by Apothecary Travel & Seeds ©(P) 2006 John Sinclair. All Rights Reserved. Podcasted by www.RadioFreeAmsterdam.com @ September 24, 2006 ******************************** It turned out that the Unabonger is a web expert in real life, and he set me up with a Wordframe site that I could use as my own. But before I could get started on it, I was back in Amsterdam and talking with my friend Joe ...