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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 On Ice-DB (aka Speed Train) on route to Koln.  To stay for one night and then back home we will go.  Contemplating on the great things that happened throughout the trip.. so many.. the few downs of the trip.. very very few.. the rain in Prague to mention one example.  But all in all I enjoyed myself.. I was in good company.. sister and friends.. love you guys for giving me my first peek into Europe and all it's beauty.  So much more to see...

--6:20 am-- (Local time) A smallish airport, Amsterdam is different.  I can't quite figure it out.  OH WAIT!  I'm in EUROPE!!!!  Ahhh!!  It's actually happening.  I still think I'm dreaming because I'm soooo tired....aka no sleep on our amazing plane.  This KLM flight was perfect....dinner, breakfast, amazing movies to choose from, games, news, sports, tv, moveable chairs and headrest...man have I been deprived of flying all my life!  haha...needl...

I must say Amsterdam certainly didn't charm us but it did interest us! I had never been in a city before where pretty much anything goes.  We were fascinated by Anne Frank's house (how they lived in this claustrophobic space for so long is absolutely beyond me) and spent time here exploring the museum.  The windmills, cheese and clog factory added to the culture as did a nightly boat cruise.  The cruise was organised as part of our tour and was a great way to f...

Our flights were a couple of hours longer coming home, but all arrived safely with fond memories of a great cycling tour! Tour Summary  400 - 450 miles cycled10-11 days of cyclingonly 1 flat tireno serious cycling injuries13 hotels/B & B's1 Palace2-3 museums1 Boat ride1 Jazz festival9 ferry rides5 cyclists & many laughs and smiles!

It was my first time in a plane. I bought a one way ticket to Hong Kong, but at the check-in counter they did not let me pass. I needed a return ticket otherwise the HK custums would send me back. Panic! because I would meet my girlfriend at HK airport, she was flying in from Brunei the same day. I i would miss my flight we could have trouble finding eachother. Gladly I managed to buy a refundable return ticket with my credit card and was on my way. I kept teh ticket with me all the time and ...

Dear All, As some of you know, I have been visiting Africa. Ever since I long for Africa because it is such a beautiful continent... I am in love with Africa.I am also concerned about the sitiuation there; and I want to help to improve situations.This I would like to do via a fundraising project. I will be cycling 2500 kilometer in New Zealand to raise money.Will you support me?The money goes to the following projects and will be used for:Mathunka Centre in Malawi - the nursery of aids-orphan...

Es war der 06. November und mich rief die Stadt, in der ich die nächsten acht Tage verbringen wollte: Amsterdam! Die Tage werden immer kürzer und so blieb mir gerade noch Zeit für einen Kaffee, bevor ich mich auf den Weg zum Bahnhof machte. Dort nahm ich den Bus nach Harlingen und ließ mich für schlappe 2 Euro eine Stunde lang im Sonnenschein durch die ewig flache grüne Landschaft Frieslands fahren. Nach einem kurzen Blick über das Meer und die Hafenstadt Harlingen, den ich s...

Apparently the weather in Amsterdam was bad. I don't know, I slept from 20 minutes after take off from London until just before we got to our gate at Schipol Airport. The plane had to circle the airport for about 30 minutes before we could land. I was travelling with a pretty fun group of people but they had no sense of direction! I was tasked with leading the four of us through the rather enormous terminal to our gate for the flight to Hannover. I stopped the fix my shoe and the other three...

Well I had a lot of great experiences in Amsterdam! ...... The museums were the best ever. I got a special pass that got me into a few different museums for a whole year! Since I was going to be there for 5 weeks, I decided to get one because it was cheaper than visiting each museum once. I'm very glad I did too! The paintings were on  rotation and the exhibits changed. So I was able to afford going to The Rijksmuseum and Van Gohg Museum about two or three times each and saw different s...

Our camping spot was in Histfals, Denmark last night and with the help of some motorways we make good progress towards Amsterdam.  Mid day we fuel up and eat at a roadside Rasthaus in Germany so we are back to the Ausfahrts (exit signs).  I point to something good at the hot food section and the girls asks me lots in German and something about the 'sides cut off'.  Saying yes, I get the slices of pork, 4 boiled potatoes, gravy and hot sweet and sour red cabbage saurkraut. ...

Schiphol Airport Didn't have time to get this done, just an ordinary massage, but this is what the brochure says: Back to Life aqua massageA Back to Life aqua massage gives you new energy and leaves you fully relaxed. This massage is a good alternative for a full body massage as the water jets cover the body from head to toe. The treatment feels as if your body is being massaged by thirty-six fingertips. A massage while lying in this machine is therefore a unique experience. You can leave y...

Wow...  Amsterdam.  When I was planning this vacation, I figured that Amsterdam would be one of the cooler places, and, above that, one of the places that I had to go to because it is one of the places that everyone goes to and says how wild and awesome it is.  So I made sure it would be one of the longest stays we'd have in Europe.  In the beginning we were to spend two weeks in Amsterdam... or, maybe a week here and then a week around it in other cities in The Netherland...

[excerpted from my blog]   a few wks back, easyjet had a sale.  realizing that i had to go somewhere for easter, i looked for the cheapest destination, which was amsterdam.  bought a one-way ticket this time tho, with the aim to travel back by train - the way ppl used to travel around europe before the discount airlines!  i'v seen a fair bit of urban europe, need to see more of rural europe (still haven't been to tuscany or provence, for example).   i had a guideb...

You'd think there's only so many times you can keep going back to one place! But nooo.This trip was a bit of a disaster. Missed my flight again! Trains at Liverpool St had broken down so tried to take a cab but it was peak hour so there was little chance. London's transport is great...when it works. This fiasco cost me an extra £100 in all, so I was not at all please. Cest la vie.So anyway, FINALLY got to Amsterdam and met Camilla and Mareike again. It was a fun weekend. Jessica (my fl...

  Hi all.  So besides some rainy bits, Amsterdam is great.  I've found my way around my little area, which has the Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseum, which is the national museum of art and history and boths are amazing.  There's a lot of other touristy stuff around (like a hard rock cafe and a casino)  but I'm getting to see some really Netherland parts as well.  For example, I had lunch at this cafe where they had a tuna melt w/ salsa and it was incredible.&n...