Hotel Zuiderduin Egmond aan Zee

... U.S. ones because they are much more thin, but have a much greater surface area. They fill them with everything from fruit to meats and cheeses. After lunch we went to the tulip museum, did you know that tulips originally came from the Middle East and that they got there name because of the headdresses that the men wore over there. After the tulip museum, my friends all went on a canal ride, I opted out and rented a bike for 24hrs. In Amsterdam, everyone rides ...

... chosen as one of TravelPod.com's top picks; but most of all, I got to do what I've always dreamed of doing: travelling around the world and writing about it. I had an absolutely memorable journey and I hope my readers (all 8,000+ and counting) enjoyed reading about my adventures. I feel very fortunate that I was given the opportunity to make this trip - it truly was a once-in-a-lifetime chance. To anyone out there, if you ever get a similar opportunity, grab it with ...

... observations are typically similar, and you're not criticized for how you speak (eh?!)! lol... In my quest for historical knowledge and cultural learning, I went to the Anne Frank house and was overwhelmed with emotion. So much pain, suffering and sacrifice...the house and museum hit me hard... I could go on for a page or more about this, but it would still not do the historical site or my feelings justice.... I went to the Anne Frank house with a ...

... are more restaurants and bars now and the Bull Dog has four locations along Oudezijds Voorburgwal street (and one more over in Leidseplein near the Melkweg). I think they have a spot in Utrecht now too. There's a long pedestrian shopping street, Nieuwendijk that runs parallel to Damrak and Rokin the main avenue that extends south from the Centraal Station. There you will find all the big-name shops. I remember the general look of the city well ...

After spending the morning wandering around Brugge we set off for Amsterdam. We arrived to an overcast but warm afternoon, welcomed by our host Daan to our Boat and Breakfast we had a smallish boat on the river which was quite cool for the night After figuring out where we were going to staying in Berlin we took Daan up on his offer of a tour round the city. First stop some Dutch croquettes then off to a quaint local pub for a quick pint and then onto the main town square, new ...

... standing guard. Afterwards it was on to Willamstad, an ancient village sitting on an ancient defence post. The island was built hundreds of years ago in the shape of a star as they found this was easier to defend against invading forces. It is still a township but with its proximaty to the large river and the North Sea it is also a favourite spot for holidaymakers in the Summer months. It was then back home near Utrecht to get ready for New Years Eve with the family. In the ...

... rain had lessened off, we took off our shoes, rolled up our jeans, and walked back to the hostel with water almost up to our knees. Flash-flooding in Noordwijk - certainly not something we were expecting! The rest of the evening was spent, unsurprisingly, at the hostel, where we met some really cool people and spent most of the time playing various games of cards. One of the guys there, we think ho was Turkish, suggested we play the ...

... hail that greeted us when we got out of the airport. Amsterdam was really pretty, a laid back city with the cutest brick houses, canals, thousands of cyclists at any given time of the day and of course, the famous "coffee shops" and the Red Light District. Let me put it this way, we really experienced Amsterdam and I will leave the rest to your imagination! When we finally sobered up, we headed towards ...

... who knows. The explanation is probably on Wikipedia. It rained a fair bit and was surprisingly cold which limited the amount of footwork done around town, but we got a fair bit in the couple of days. This entry makes it sound like we didn't get up to much, and that's pretty right. We were still recovering from the 'fest and getting blind again wasn't on the cards. Like ...

... and which seemed to stretch forever in either direction but more of that later. We continued on to Egmond aan Zee which allowed us to approach a little closer to the beach. One of the few roads in the whole of this Eastern seaboard that allows you to drive on to the top of the dunes. But there was no parking so I double parked and jumped out to get a view of the sands. The sea was way out but the sand was good sand. And the beach was public. I don't know ...