Maritime Hotel Rotterdam

... Fernando in Peru !! I am SO happy!<br>I will be there from December 12th until 30th and spend New Years Eve in Den Haag. <br><br>So many exciting things are going to happen, hehe... and please come and visit me in Dublin, you are all very welcome!<br><br>Big Hugs,<br><br>Jo x<br>

Het is bijna zover! Mijn studie is afgerond, de laatste inentingen zijn gehaald, en nu is het inpakken en wegwezen... Op naar het avontuur!<br> <br>Ik hoop dat ik op reis genoeg gelegenheid zal hebben om af en toe van me te laten horen, en mijn belevenissen aan jullie te vertellen, en ook zou ik het heel leuk vinden om af en toe van jullie te horen hoe het thuis gaat. <br><br>Hopelijk tot onderweg : ) <br> <br>Veel liefs, Claar<br>

... because no is nee. So we each drank like 3 cups each, taking full advantage of the only place in Europe that allows free refills. Later, at a museum we saw a sign on a door that said "geen ingang" and underneath, "no entrance." Whoops! No wonder the Subway workers started giving us dirty looks after that 3rd refill! Anyway, after Subway, we followed the signs to Museum Park, which we thought would be an area with a bunch of museums together ...

I decided that these photos deserve their own entry; the reason being that the fellow in the photo is none other than Zaleski-Zamenhof, the grandson of the founder of Esperanto. He seems to like the t-shirt. I forgot to ask him whether he wanted to buy one...

... exploration, tommy was just checking the talent, saying he was going to purchase one that night, fat ones are a little cheaper. Our tickers were still valid so we went back home and were back at yvonnes by about 4. Tucked into half a dozen of the hertog jan, and by 7 we were ready to go and meet our soon to be new friends, two girls from couch surfing invited us for drink at their place in the centre of Amsterdam. it was a ...

... half dressed in the windows of these places... i thought these people were meant to entice people in... we everted our eyes to save our site and made a speedy retreat to the train station! There we found something far less disgusting but quite suprising, there were salsa lessons being taught in a room on the station platforms, it was such a random site, i wanted to join in but we had a train to catch... so unexpected though... loved it!

... as it was so late by the time we got there. We stayed 3 nights! Nick and Cecilia were so nice, friendly and hospitable. Nick took the following day off work and took us to see the Windmills, Clog factory and tulips. The day after, we took a train (no more driving and getting lost) to Amsterdam and had a look around the city. We went to the Anne Frank House. It was very emotional ...

... extension to an existing hospital style nursing home. There are a total of 178 bedrooms in two blocks, three storeys each. They are linked on the ground floor by a day care centre, restaurant and through access from existing building to the new with lots of seating alcoves. The kids building forms a courtyard and they will share one of the garden areas with the elderly residents There is a line of mature trees across the site which had to be kept, this ...

... Delft tiles. Looked at the watch and said gotta get back to the train station. Yep you need at least a full day here or even two. I'd love to eat dinner in the town square surrounded by all those historic building. Got our tickets, jumped on the train, and looking out the window, nothing looks familiar. We're headed in the wrong direction! We think we're in Vertrek? A nice guy says we need to cross the track and get on that train. We have no Dutch money ...

... swaying at the edges and I was going cross-eyed. We were desperately trying to keep any paranoid feelings to ourselves, but were certain that everyone was staring and watching our every movement. They were probably thinking &#8220;Bloody tourists, can&#8217;t handle illegal substances.&#8221;<br> <br>************************<br>After an excruciating shuffle/limp/walk through Amsterdam&#8217;s streets we found ourselves outside Centraal Station. Not ...