Mariott Amsterdam

Hey All - We are staying at the Marriott tonite in downtown Amsterdam (Thanks Colleen - it's great!) and they have free internet here, so we finally have some time to upload photos and not get charged an arm and a leg. Here are just a few photos from the ...

... for the entire weekend  without paying a dime!     While we headed to the Hotel (we booked the Marriott Amsterdam for the weekend, Tatis spied something just short of the promised land, a breakfast place called the PANCAKE CORNER! So with ...

... same day, and we were back in Madison by 5 pm. On the trip back we flew over Greenland which was neat to see. 1. Amsterdam is a wonderful and exciting city. We look forward to our next visit, most likely in April 2004. 2. We over packed as ...

... a discussing mix-up on the train that I don't even want to go into, we finally made it to Amsterdam. We bought our tram tickets and headed to the Marriott. After a rough day of travel we were greeted wonderfully by the Marriott staff. Our room was on the ...

... train that left at 4:50 to Amsterdam 5:50 - Board next train to Amsterdam 7:43 - Arrive in Amsterdam   8:00 - Figure out fastest way to the Marriot and find out how to get tram tickets 8:10 - Arrive at Marriot 8:15 - Realization that Kellie's ...

... worth the 9 euros. For dinner the group all went out to this asian place called Wagamama, which I found hilarious. Apparently Amsterdam has pretty good Asian food because of their history with Indonesia (yeah thats as far as my history knowledge goes). ...

We got to Amsterdam yesterday at about 4:00. We took a train ride from Brussels to Amsterdam that lasted about 3 hours. It was pretty cheap too - only 20 Euro. Amsterdam is very interesting. We walked the red light district (where everything illegal in ...

... morning here and not a cloud in the sky. Were just about to head to Dam Square and all the other "fun" parts of Amsterdam. Last night we went to the Hard Rock Cafe and strolled many streets and enjoyed the sights and sounds. The canals are really cool. I ...

... and into a small fishing village. We had some time here before boarding a boat to take was across the lake and finally back to Amsterdam. Later that night we went on a really great tour of the Red-Light District and it was great! I would highly recommend ...

... for a quick nap, we got ready for the night. One of Erin and Julia's friends studying in Barcelona was in Amsterdam as well, so we met her at the Marriott. She showed us around that area, which is clearly more catered toward tourists. There were tons more ...

Amsterdam   Things to see and do -          Canal cruises Just in front of the Marriott they have a dock for the "Hop-on Hop-off" canal bus. We'll probably do that today. The ticket lasts from noon to ...

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... I was hungry. We were still so exhausted that after dinner we walked around for a bit, came upon a dessert place, where I found Amsterdam's waffles with like a caramel honey inside and purchased and we went back to the hotel. We were in bed at 10:30 just ...

... no more than 12 people and was never crowded. We hopped off midpoint to have a picnic in Vondelpark-- the biggest park in Amsterdam proper. We earlier purchased cheese, bread, various fruits and wine and ate them in a quiet portion of the park next to a ...

Our big adventure is underway with great success.  This morning we arrived in Amsterdam after a long two flights from home.  We almost missed our connection in Philadelphia because we were delayed by weather.  It's a good thing we've both ...

... Japan thats why I have slitty eyes!! Head round the bars in the square and experience the weird and wonderful characters that Amsterdam has to offer, strange starring men everywhere...not to worry tho Jade the man beater is here!! Jen still clutching bag ...

... on the Ceintuurbaan were built in 1884 and designed by the architect  A. C Boerma, who worked for the city of Amsterdam. He made several designs in the chalet style, used different materials, such as wood and stone, combined Gothic and ...

... the most personal embarrassing moments of my life with them. Fortunately for you, I had one when we touched down in Amsterdam en route to Istanbul. As we touched down in Amsterdam, I experienced that familiar internal notification that I needed to find ...

... reading - which we thought was the perfect way to end our vacation before driving back to Lisbon and returning to Amsterdam. Until next time, Melanie and Chris =========== Resources: WHERE WE STAYED: Lisbon: Lisbon Marriott Very big hotel a ...