Golden Tulip Lion D Or Haarlem

... toured a 1950s hospital, and suddenly realized how thankful we are that we don't live in an era where we have to share our living quarters with livestock.<br><br>It was a relatively short drive to Haarlem from Arnhem. After we checked in at our B&amp;B, we walked to the centre to check out the Old Town. The town square was pleasant, though not terribly clean. There seemed to be quite ...

... with the BB. I approaches a very sweet looking young lasy and told her that while I could see I was attached to a network in the Netherlands, I still didn't have a signal" She looked up at me, eager to help and asked "Have you tried turning it on and off?" - apparrently the Dutch believe that all Americans are simple. Resisiting the urge to resume my earlier growling, I simply said, "yes, I tried that". I'm sure you can all predict what she did then ...

... so easy to get lost around here, every corner &amp; part of the canals looks the same! On this day we saw ... * Van Gogh Museum (pronounced Van Gogch like you have a nasty flem in your throat! It was good to see his artwork in real life, but I definitely preferred the work of Rembrandt in the Rijksmuseum) * Sex Museum (well, we just had to go in &amp; have look! Some of it was downright gross, but the rest was a bit of a giggle) * Went ...

A full English breakfast set us up for the day. Unfortunately our bags hadn´t magically got any lighter, so we lugged them back again across the car park to the airport. Being last in the queue last night had had it´s advantages- unfortunately there were no economy seats left for our flight- so we had to be up graded. Oh what a shame! We were waved to the front of the queue at check in and departure gate and boarded our 737 to Amsterdam. A ...

... from the flight but determined not to go to bed until nighttime. We walked around Haarlem to check out the town before heading to a local bar recommended by our host at the hotel. (I think it was called Bar Bruxelles) It was a nice, low-key bar that had a good selection of beers (and tasty mushroom soup) that we sampled before calling it a night so we could get some rest before heading to Amsterdam in the morning.

... of for a man to cook a meal from scratch! Aunty kept coming in to the kitchen to help, so I had to keep kicking her out(politely of course) about 7 times! They loved it, so now aunty has invited me back anytime even without Ivica, god bless her. Anyway all good things must come to an end so Flew out to Amsterdam this morning straight back into hustle n bustle on tourist. Thats it for now guys, Ive got a city to explore! Till next time.........B

Well the time had finally come, the trek to Amsterdam. Some of us were feeling a little seedy on the bus due to the event of the previous night. I had a nice sleep in the aisle of the bus on the way to Amsterdam, it was more comfy than the seats at this stage. We stopped off at a cheese and clog place before we went to our hotel for a little demonstration. The guy gave us a walkthrough on how they make Gouda cheese and then he hand carved us a little clog to show us how thats done ...

... thought about Anne Frank, and then I thought about myself. Ultimate Europe Day began with a joint in the park next to the Van Gogh museum. If you've never gone high to an art museum, I highly recommend the experience. The paint popped off the canvas. Shadows and highlights became visible in paintings that I had never noticed before. We both immersed ourselves in the audioguide and had the best museum experience of the entire trip, and I was very proud of Alli for giving each painting ...

... it's VERY cold outside so we wrap up ourselves like eskimoes and take the train to Schipol airport. I think we we've beaten the record of visited cities in 4 days! I've enjoyed this trip but I have to recognize that it's been a little bit stressful. Maybe staying in the Netherlands for 10 or 12 days would have been a good idea, but we study and work so we can't have the days off we'd have liked... P.D ...