Golden Tulip Hotel Corona The Hague

... It created the most enjoyable atmosphere you could imagine, and I'm sure helped people to smile more. It added to the quaintness you saw around you.

I did a river cruise up the canals, which was great! I saw the house William of Orange lived in, and felt the crunches and sway as our boat scraped over bicycles which had been thrown into the canal. The guide said they dredge up about 500 bicycles every year that the students have thrown into the ...

... verlopen: 1)er gaat immers maar zóveel in een backpack (nooit 20 kg toch???, dus geen angst voor overgewicht???) en: 2) Spullen in een backpack kun je niet ordenen. Lijkt me dus een kwestie van "zak openen en alles erin proppen". Dan nog even wat wasjes doen (je wilt tenslotte toch dat favoriete truitje mee, voor het geval dát... tja, waarom eigenlijk?) Verder nog even laatste werkdingen ...

Last week was certainly eventful. On Wednesday we went to see the Charles Taylor hearing at The Hague. It was in closed session in order to protect the identity of the witness, so we weren't allowed to see any of the hearing. We had a 2 hour briefing all about how the court was set up, why this hearing is not in Sierra Leone, etc. It was actullay a really helpful supplement to all of the reading we've ...

... were only there for about an hour. On our way back home we took a stop in Delft. Delft, of course, is home to the historic blue delftware. Since we were there on Sunday night there was not a lot open, but it was a great stop at the historic city. The city is much different than Rotterdam or Den Haag, so really all the cities we spent the weekend in were completely different from each other. In Delft we had a nice dinner of panekoken (spelling?) which are Dutch pancakes. They put very ...

... like the rest of Europe. It has wireless but not available in the rooms as promised- I had to travel blog this early in the am and send before most Dutch are up and on their ...

... jusqu'à ma chambre! Joie! 1er bus: départ à 14h le 7 2e bus: départ à 20h le 7, arrivée à Londres vers 8h le 8 3e bus: aucune idée! j'étais trop fatiguée pour regarder l'heure avion: départ à 12h20, arrivée à 14h35 (notez que le vol ne dure que 1h15... lol) etc. Disons juste que le trajet était vraiment long, surtout la partie où j'avais mal au coeur! Plus jamais je ne prends une route aussi longue pour économiser! 8 août 2007 Une fois arrivée, j'ai installé mes trucs dans ma ...

... in the red light district Brian's perspective was that the girls standing in the windows hadn't changed much in the 30 years since he had last been there. Just a different era, different girls, and Brian reckons he is more cynical as well as a whole lot older. We didn't do any of the cultural stuff available in Amsterdam, but can see that it's a city that offers a broad spectrum.

... J'ai toujours l'impression qu'il est 17h quand il est en fait 22h!!) Continuez de m'ecrire ca m'encourage a vous ecrire a mon tour! (je sais que ca manque de photos mais la plupart des ordinateurs ne permettent pas d'utiliser les ports usb et mes photos sont grosses (2MB) c'est donc long a uploader... je fais mon possible!) Pensee du jour: where do you want to go today? Mission du jour: aller au musee, me raser les cheveux ...

... while riding, they carry children in front carriers (toddlers get mini handle bars to ¡§help¡¨ steer), they even deliver pizzas with bicycles equipped with large warming units. And they all ride amazingly fast in large designated cycling lanes. The guide books are right about warning pedestrians not to step off the curb! There is a very quick pace of life here (except for the obvious tourists.) They shop quickly in the grocery store, they dart in and out ...

... are reduced because residents are living how they want to. Most behaviour problems are a reaction to what is happening around them, by making things as 'normal' as possible these behaviour problems are reduced. This approach is not without its problems, there are arguments, difficulties and problems but the management take the view that this is also real life and is stimulating. The philosophy of care here is rigurously applied to all aspects and the design ...