Hotel Leiden
Haagse Schouwweg 14 Leiden, Zuid-Holland, 2332 KG, Netherlands
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Go to Leiden to learn the Haka
... And of course Rembrandt was born here, although we only found three of his early paintings are in the local gallery.
Leiden is also where the Pilgrim Fathers set up their colony in 1608 after being thrown out of Spain, before sending ships off on a particularly well known voyage.
It’s other main claim to fame was that Abel Tasman set sail from here to discover Australia and ...
Opening Ceremony of Maori Boathouse
... family. Jan-Jaap de Haan's speech struck a chord with me.
He spoke about how he was involved with the whole project from 2009, even though indirectly and because of that, he felt even more connected to New Zealand and their people. The ties were even stronger now than before the project first started. I feel the same way. It's been great to have been part of it all and my connections to New Zealand and the Volkenkunde ...
Chillin on a dutch couch
... the next few days
vegging out. Phin was a little unwell when we first arrived so slept
a fair bit and we sat on the couch and watched tv and played with
Ollie. It was so nice to really stop for the first time in a very
long time. We went for runs around the canals, and walks around town
but really didn't do too much.
We attempted to get jobs but as we
suspected...whilst they speak ...
Last Night in Leiden
... restaurant nearby, where we had a superb rijstafel, a mixture of about 18 different dishes - phenomenal! Afterwards, a walk back to the hotel was required to aid the digestion!
After breakfast and a last-minute shopping in Albert Heijn, we headed our separate ways again, Anne & I heading to Schiphol to fly to London and Edinburgh, and the others heading for the ferry! I think we were all a bit tired out by the full activity calendar of the last week!
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Ik ben Amsterdam
... of me, without sweet potatoes, and green beans, and apple pie. However, more important was the fact that it was my first Thanksgiving without my family, and it made me appreciate them and miss them all the more.
After the dinner, I went back home, saw my friends in flat 34, and headed back to my room. I went to bed around 1130pm. As much as I would like to say I woke up at 5am and headed to the airport, I didn’t. I woke up at ...



