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Day 1 in amsterdam
so i found a new place to stay, i went to a hostel called FLYING PIGS heh heh flying high pigs in amsterdam, heh.. btut they were booked full cause there very very popular so i booked with them for wednesday and thursday night.. but in the neantime, i needed a place for tonight ( monday) and for tomoro night. so i went walked, and found this place …
Day 2, amsterdam
so, i slept in for sure... slept like a baby, no interruptions... i guess it was kinda worth the money, i needed that sleep so badly... um, so i finally got motivated to shower and get out the room, it was already 3 i nthe afternoon, i did my research for planes on the internet and talked to my mommy live on facebook, haha, really needed that! i …
Bucket list...check and check and check again!
... br> The train and bus ride went smooth we helped a man who was making the same connections to Haarlem as we were. Will asked his story and found he lives in Russia but is going to Haarlem for a job interview as a game developer. His goal is to immigrate to Canada in 3-4 years so he had lots of questions about Canada.
We got back to our place in time to still enjoy the evening with a few short walks around the neighborhood. A fun day and even funnier ...
When in Amsterdam.....
... school. Biking is a serious thing here, the main mode of transportation, and there is serious bike theft. So this bike has a key that unlocks the chai that is attached to the bike, that key also needs to be in to lock, what i am going to call a "boot" for a bike, It goes around the back tire so the tire can't roll, like the cops use in big cities in cars. So, once the chain is locked in and the "boot" is set you can take the key ...
Beauties
... a lovely spot, right on the Amstel River, across from the opera house.
When trying to figure out how to get back to the airport, or out to the gardens we approached the hotel desk clerk. In our best pseudo Italian-Euro trash accent I asked how to get to the KOOK-en-hoff? She looked at me funny. Kou-KEN-hoff - I tried. She still looked at me with a perplexed look on her face. I showed her the brochure and I ...
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