Palace Hotel Holland Noordwijk

... for missing bags and then we missed our departure window so we had to wait. Then we taxied out, and had to wait again because the airport decided to do a runway inspection!!!

Once we finally took off, the flight to Amsterdam was just a quick 45 min, then we landed and taxied for, I kid you not, 20 min!!! We spent more time taxing then flying.

Well, needless to say, when I finally got off the plane, through ...

Amsterdam was a gorgeous city! Too bad it rained most of the day :(. We went to the Van Gogh museum which was featuring Starry Night and other exhibits along with it. I'm not a huge art fan, but that was pretty sweet. I think we had the most fun on ...

... there's more but you can read the rest when I publish my journals. You guys better buy the hardcover, I won't autograph the cheap paperback ones. At least writing it in my journal helps me reduce the costs of the internet so I don't have to sit here trying to remember what we've done. We took a lot of pictures, so after the trip I'll weave them into this blog and show everything we're talking about, this ...

... it was actually her idea initially. I'm quite a fan of impressionism and recognised many of the paintings. She surprisingly didn't enjoy it that much. On the way there, I was listening to Vincent by Don McLean about Van Gogh's life and his famous "Starry, Starry Night" painting, and was a bit disappointed that this particular painting wasn't there. The works were divided up by periods in his life, where we could immediately tell the ...

... in the size of its collection. However, I was pretty museum'd out and did not find it as powerful as the others. Tomorrow, hopefully I'll take a bike tour. I'm afraid this blog is not too interesting and may not be as meaningful until I arrive in China in November. There are not as many cultural observations to make about Europe, and my work in Menorca is unlikely to generate lots of interesting insights.

... fine with us. We were served freshly squeezed orange juice, very strong Dutch coffee and pancakes and bacon. The breakfast held us over as we waited through the line at the Anne Frank Huis. The house was very interesting. The emotion could be felt in each room; an unforgettable tour to say the least. After the tour we meandered down the brick layden roads and we found our way to the Van Gough ...

... days, I was looking forward to the history and chronology of Amsterdam's creation. Those three museum visits took up most of the day, leaving just enough time to stay relaxed. We found ourselves back at de Wildeman, enjoying Belgian Trappist ales and the atmosphere of an old pub in an ancient building. After de Wildeman we stopped by the SWF for small beers and some relaxation before calling it a night.

... 5 minutes and then you just walk around and watch videos or go on computers and look up information. Besides the brewery the rest of the day was really fun. First we went to this shop where you can purchase tickets to some of the most popular sights in Amsterdam, which also means no waiting in line! We bought our tickets for Van Gogh, Brewery (waste of money), and the Rijksmuseum. We then headed over to the Van Gogh museum. Francis was in charge of ...

Everyone I know who had been to Amsterdam, have nothing but good things to say about it. The Red Light Districts and Coffeeshops, juxtaposed with the beautiful water ways made up of the canals and the cultural heritage this city has to offer ... my first thoughts were that, 'Gosh! I can so live here!' :-) Taking away the days that I am on course, I have about only 2 days to really get to see the city. But somehow, I ...

Me and Lou have done soo many things. We went to many place's. We went to the raijmusuem, which had Rembrant, Monai, Piscao, and Van Goo. The Raij was increadable. I higly recommend this place as its a great place to see. There are many more museums in Amsterdam but we only went to want we wanted to see. We had to have a look at the Sex museum. We went to the red light district and saw a live sex show. Now i can honnestly say i have seen everythings ...