Fletcher Badhotel Egmond aan Zee

... like many places in Amsterdam) did not take credit cards. There I was, crying in the street with my kids, because I had no money for diapers, no money for the tram ticket to meet Jacintha, no diapers, no way to call Russ, the bank didn't open for 7 more hours.... I finally got it together and tried the tiny market right under our apartment. Of course he didn't take credit cards either, but he actually offered to ...

... the second night I went to the same coffeeshop and met a man named Sal and his two sons that were taking a trip much like me and my Mom. Sal wanted to show his sons his favorite places in Amsterdam, clearly from under a hazy fog of pot smoke. Smoked out of a vaporizer for the first time, that was amazing, I totally want one now! Got to see Van ...

... they are both awesome and so much fun! Vanessa, I knew of course, but Nicole is so friendly and hilarious, and the three of us are a perfect match! We had to wait for Huber (he's kind of like the Groundskeeper) to come and do our room inventory and get our internet set up. He is really sweet and funny, and is definitely a silver fox, which leads me to believe that all Dutch men are gorgeous! We didn't ...

... it. Yup, as Brian mentioned, we had dinner at a Chinese restaurant with bbq and roast pork, something we were wanting after eating fried potatoes, schnitzels, wurst etc for the past few weeks.. It really hit the spot.. Since Chinatown was just a street away from the Red Light District, that's where we headed after dinner. This time Terry showed us the way and made sure that Brian was walking on his own to see what reaction he could get ...

... as well. Most of the people in Amsterdam were couples. And I can understand why. It is a very romantic city if you can get past all of the noise and the distraction of the trains and bikes everywhere. The other thing that I noticed was the fact that there were not very many women walking around alone. In Cologne, they walk alone everywhere, day or night. Since I've been in Cologne, I haven't felt unsafe even once. I've taken the train by myself at night and have walked ...

... an IQ similar to his age) and unpacked our things in the male dorm. We decided to go out and find a coffee shop and I got a space muffin. About an hour or so passed uneventfully and we decided to grab some dinner. Then all of a sudden time slowed down and I appeared to be moving through jam. This caused alot of trouble when I was trying to cut my pizza (which had become the most difficult task I'd ever undertaken), but seemed to ...

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... path blocked by the manager using standover tactics, who relented and decided to make us pizzas in the end, but only after saying that he shouldn't because they were really busy. As I surveyed the three other patrons in the diner, I wasn't comforted by those comments but the pizzas came and went and as I paid, Andrew went to the bathroom and came back to find the manager demanding a Euro for use of the toilet and to clean it, I ...

... time driving. Next thought was a flight to Oslo which we had seen advertised as a package deal including accommodation. We proposed this to Anoushka, the lass in the travel agency, but we could not get a suitable package for the time we wanted and most of the hotels seemed to be a long way from the city. It had been very hot and sticky which did not encourage energetic days out but we had five weeks to play with. We were kept awake by our neighbours the night ...

... not to?" And stuff like that. But as I turned my head at 5:20pm (10 minutes before schedule) there they were, my saviours, my roomates for the next few weeks or so. Now, at 2am, I have spent the last while w/them and no prob. We made (it to) our hotel, ate some grub and just now checked out the famous red-light district (man, the ladies in the windows is no lie ...