NH Utrecht

... that's what I think I told him, in pigeon Dutch.<br><br>As a teenager, I spent a couple of summers living with an aunt in Holland, where I learnt basic Dutch through necessity. A few years later I lived in Germany for twelve months. This has resulted in me speaking a kind of Dutch-German hybrid, mangled together in an unholy alliance. Native speakers of both languages laugh and wince at my attempts in equal measure.

So, about half a year ago I decided a drastic change needed to happen in my life. Most importantly, there was a huge lack of sun so there was born a motive of leaving Holland heading towards the south. I could of course think of a whole bunch of other reasons to leave the Netherlands: For instance the simple fact that this would be the best time to do such a thing, since I was not yet stuck in a house with a mortgage, a study to finish or a job with holiday ...

... what we have been in the mood for. I'll make it up by having a Herring sandwhich with onion, pickles &amp; mustard tomorrow. Maybe after our visit to the Anne Frank house. Tracy and I were also going to go on a bike tour. This should allow us to cover more ground in a smaller amount of time. Another couple activities on our agenda - Amstel tour, the flower market and possibly a canal boat tour.

... Interesting! Love the concept, meeting new (international) people! It was the start of a week with little to no sleep, good talks and frequent visits to The Last Waterhole! Julean turned out to be great company, I was very impressed with his jamsession performance. Thanks for your 4 signed cds!!! The day Julean left, Lino was waiting for me outside in the cold when I came back from work. In the few days we spend together I learned more about Madeira ...

Oh so many cannals to explore in Amsterdam.Amsterdam was really neat, we saw the big clock tower, we went on a canal tour and saw the Ann Frank house and many other interesting sites. There were a lot of sights to see. We are have trouble with the computers on the ship, I may have to wait and load the pictures went I get home......Sorry.

Hey so I'm getting caught up. I write this from Amsterdam on a sunny day in October. It kinda seems like that's not a common occurrence but it will rain later I'm sure. I was in Munich for a few days. Did you know that Oktoberfest is in September? Yeah....it ends the first Sunday in October so I missed it by a bit. That's OK with me.....there's enough beer drinking there even without another excuse. I saw ...

... samen opzoek naar een andere vakantie want weg dat wilden we beiden, desnoods iets korter of ergens heel anders naar toe..<br><br>En toen zag ik deze reis..<br>Thailand Laos reis van 27 dagen met vertrek datum van 18 december.<br>Eerlijk gezegd kon ik niet eens alle info die op internet stond 'normaal' doorlezen zo opgewonden was ik!! Eerst met een bonkend hart Djoser opgebeld met de vraag; "gaat deze reis door" Tja dat is toch wel het belangrijkste.. En als ...

... went out with Niels and the Fam to the fair ground pub where we drank back all the calories we had burned in the race in the form of beer, and Lind-bombed the live entertainment. Today I'm going to compete in the "Tobbastekan!" From what I understand, I will be attempting to spear a bucket hanging on a string over my head with something like a lance while ridding down a hill in a child's wagon and wearing a sailors ...

... where coffee is not the main thing on the menu, and a rather large red light district. We wandered around, and did some shopping -happy to have found some stores actually open when we were not in lectures! We've been in lectures most days until 5, and that's when most stores close. Then a group of us wandered off to find the VanGogh museum, a very neat place, I might add. It was interesting to see the progression of his work, and the speed with which he painted. He ...

2004 <br>Tried to visit my uncle in Utrecht, but failed. Went shopping instead and ate pancakes. <br><br>Got told off by local for letting the cabin crazy 21 month old twins out of the buggy and letting the exhausted 4.5 year old twins rest in the buggy.<br><br>"You should put the little ones in", he said sagely, as we chased them around the street. I wish we had thought of that!