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Travel Blogs from Amsterdam
Crooked Days and Crooked Nights...
...In a town where nothing is on the level; Tales of Pink Puppy's, Finnish school teachers, and American Indians on the warpath. So if Frankfurt was remarkable for its blending of the old and the new, then Amsterdam would stand out for a seeming perfect example of preservation. The newest thing in the city center is the electric tram cars that run …
I finally made it!
I finally made it to Amsterdam, the first stop on my Europen vacation. It has been an interesting day to say the least. I got a little pit in my stomach as we were flying over Amsterdam about to land and it finally hit me that I don't know anyone here, nor do I have any hotel reservations. I knew I just had to wing it... and I did. I tried to get a …
From Mardi Gras to The Dolphins
A week ago Thursday my daughter Celia dropped me off at Louis Armstrong International Airport in New Orleans and I got on the Continental jet headed west to Amsterdam--oops, I mean Houston, Texas, where I had to change and then head east for Amsterdam. My dear friends Chad Henson and Allison Borders bought me my ticket with a return to New Orleans …
Amsterdam.. a whole new culture!!
... even though I was woken up at 4am with the rest of my roomies coming home from town and switching the light on!!) and a good dutch breakfast of cheese meat and eggs(!?) we headed off for the day first going to check out the Amsterdam Library! I know this seems like a weird thing to do when you don't have long in a city.. but we had heard great things about this library.. that it was a great place to go and chill out and have a coffee.. so that's what we ...