Heerlickheijd Van Gelderland

... you really **** me off). All to be blown back in your direction whilst I burp and blow at you whilst you sleep. Yes I am disgusting, Yes I grew up in Portsmouth, thanks.
Not that any of these people speak English, or Dutch or French for that matter. So what can they say that I will understand or care about?!!

Note to Anoeska - Lets sit at the back!!!

36 days to go....

From Paris we went to Brussels Belgium to catch a train to ammsterdam. We couldn't find a hotel for two nights so we did a blitz for of the city. We found our boat, yes, our boat that we were spending the night in. The little houseboat was little. Imagine your double bed (or half of napoleons tomb). Now don't picture anything else because this double bed was the size of our ...

... is. AMSTERDAM: Friday, February 20: Our taxi picked up all 7 us at our flat at 5am (he was actually like 15 min early, why I do not know). We arrived at London Heathrow where I preceded to take a nap until our flight left at 8:30am. We arrived in Amsterdam around 10:30 (they are an hour ahead of us, that's how fast the flight was!). The first thing that we did when we got there was...get some chips! They were from the Chipsy King and I'm embarrassed to say just ...

... hands! It will be a hugely rewarding experience, the memories of which will certainly last a lifetime.  As for me, I'll be looking for a new job in the months ahead. The business environment is getting worse by the day so if any one of my readers has a brilliant idea, my ears are open. Wish me luck! Travelling will always remain a huge passion of mine so who knows, you might be reading about more of my travels in the future. Take care. Goodbye, adios, adieu, tot ziens! Keith

... lol Wait till I post the pics...it definitely a sight to be seen.... 2) No-tourist Flea Market! Think of several blocks of a covered local market...so cool. And...I have found my third career...yes that's right folks, not only am I going to become a DJ, I will also be opening up a new business that sells this ORGASMIC donut and pancake mixture combined together.... ....like people... who doesn't love donuts and ...

... nearest canal. Just so you know, this did not happen to me but I was forewarned. One night while strolling the area and watching people I went into a pub in the Red Light District called Old Sailor (yes, the Old Sailor). The music wasn't bad so I thought I'd step in and order a pint. I turned to check out the crowd and didn't see a single female, (or a married one or any females is what I really meant.). Suddenly I began to wonder if I had ...

... of the Queen's Day celebration. apparently Queen's Day is THE BIGGEST party day in all of Holland and Amsterdam of course (the actual Queen's Day is the 30th, but everyone starts partying the night of the 29th). I hit the streets in search of something orange to join in the celebration (that is their royal color) and to do some sight seeing. I wandered around ALL day enjoying the sites and sounds of Amsterdam. It is such a clean and beautiful city! In the evening Kathleen got ...

December 18, 2007 Amsterdam - The Lady in Red When Steve and first talked about going to Amsterdam, we discussed certain things that we wanted to see. Since we had heard so much about the "Red Light District", we decided that this was one area of the city we wanted to see most. For whatever reason, my idea of what the "Red Light District" was ended up being way different than what we saw. Since Steve did a lot of research on the internet ...

... Berlin Dépôt des bagages en consigne et queue pour réserver la couchette du soir pour Berlin. Le guichet internationnal n'est pas d'une célérité extraordinaire... au bout d'une demi heure, on avait fini de compter les personnes dans la salle d'attente, réalisé divers commentaires sur la déco, recompté les gens mais cette fois ci en essayant de les regrouper par nationnalité, essayé de comprendre le néerlandais, déprimé par ce qu'on ...

... story, two bedroom brownstone - typical of Amsterdam housing it has narrow, steep staircases, large windows and small kitchen/bathrooms! The area is very residential with easy access to shops/markets as well as the tram. The #9 tram has a stop right outside our building complex and we're in walking distance to Oosterpark (our favorite park - prettier than Vondelpark!) and Tropenmuseum (the cities anthropological ...