Hotels in Amsterdam - Prices and Reviews

Note: Ben and I are currenty in Naples, Italy and are both alive and well (fed that is) but unfortunately I am unable to upload pictures from the current computer as the USB ports are denied to me (curses!) so you'll have to deal with an all text post for the time being.

When we last left our hero he was completely passed out in the hull ...

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I know the title is boring......there will be a flash of inspiration one of these days and I'll change it to something more original.

The planning isn't finished. I think I will get round to finishing it when I am back - who needs a plan anyway.

Start date isn't definate yet....almost but not quite!...

6/13:

-Train from Berlin to Amsterdam: $159

-Saw the Weigh House of Amsterdam, part of what was originally the city gates constructed in 1488. The upper floors originally held guilds, including smiths, painters, and masons. Surgeons would allow members of the public, for a fee, to witness human dissections in the house.

-Vis...

<Brian's brief chronological list of "highlights" (and of whinging)> - We thought we had better do some of the museums since it was our last full day in Amsterdam, so first up, the Rijksmuseum. We were pretty early, so there was no line and we managed to walk straight in. Highlights here include the big paintings by Rembrandt such as the S...

We were looking forw*rd to meeting up with Rob *nd getting up to some shen*****ns. We got off the tr*in *nd st*rted se*rching for Rob. We h*d org*nised to st*y *t the Hilton with him, so needed to find out where we were going. Unfortun*tely, Rob h*d org*nised for us to st*y in his room, without informing the Hilton. Somehow we m*n*ged to slip in...

Stupid travel blog website threw an error and lost my blog... Amsterdam is colourful, characters especially. It has been raining all day. This morning I saw an older lady in her 50's dancing and singing in the laundry, I think she had eaten one too many space cakes LOL I did the Heinekin brewery tour today... mmm free beer, well its included in ...

With all the fun I was having in Amsterdam I pushed my plan ticket back a week and stayed on in this enchanting city. Anders had to go back to work, so that left me relaxing, seeing more sights, watching more movies, and jogging through the park. Actually I ended up getting a gym membership to do some Dutch spinning for the week I was here. How ...

Well, the Red Light District is a must-see while in Amsterdam but it's quite sad to see the women selling themselves. Prostitution is not an exclusively Dutch issue of course and perhaps protecting the women as they do with health care and security is a better way of coping with the sex trade but the visibility of this age-old institute was unap...

Our friend, Dave Rheingold, came to visit from NYC. Here are his impressions of Amsterdam: Amsterdam was a very pleasant trip with lots of surprises. Mel and Chris were gracious enough to put me up for a week, albeit fighting for sleeping space in the cat tree with their cats, Milo and Venus. All I knew in advance was what I read in the tour bo...