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Good tasting coffee is nothin' but a faint memory
... br> The whole city is basically centered around this wide open space called the Grote Markt. It's like a big paved terrace area which forms a circle. The main feature is the St Bavo church...a huge church building that I think was built in the 15th Century. The view from our hotel room was the big bell tower of the church, because we stayed at the Carillon Hotel which was actually in the Grote Markt. We have been beyond blessed with the weather in the Netherlands. ...
No Harlem Globetrotters in this Haarlem
... with nibbles all the way back.
Haarlem itself was delightful and we are surprised its prettiness is not given more prominence on the tourist trail.
The great church of St Bavo is spectacularly high and has ...
Benelux Travels Part IV: Haarlem
... made the experience even more rewarding. The entire experience of doing something outside the comfort zone, rewarding yourself for hard work (including all those overtime hours I did in my previous work), savoring a beautiful Sunday afternoon in a picturesque historical town in the Netherlands, basking in the warm sunshine and inhaling the light spring air, looking around you and marveling at the fact you're in the Netherlands, with the soft afternoon ...
Kylyma
... asemalle ja ostan piletin keskustaan hintaan 4,20e. Ai etta kirvelee jo nyt taa rahankulutus. Puolen tunnin syvasti mietteliaan junamatkan jalkeen oon perilla Amsterdam Centraal asemalla. Lahen dallaamaan katuja miettien "Eka stoppi, ku loytyy eka coffeeshoppi, eka juttu mielessa polttaa se eka jointti" nain Vitut Entertainmenttia loyhasti lainatakseni. Pari minuuttia kaveltyani edessani vilkkuu kyltti "Resin Coffeeshop". Ei muutaku sisaan, ganjan savu tayttaa ilman ja kaikki ...
Planes, trains and feet.
We're off!
Last week someone asked Steve what it was he most looked forward to
on our trip - his answer "The food!"
And so - begins our culinary adventure!
An inauspicious start with the cubist food on the plane- seriously when I'm in charge, the airline will just have the motto- Pack a lunch!
We've had phenomenal success with public transit so far, very much
impressed. Landed ...


