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i've heard and seen delft through films, pictures, paintings and where the exquisite ceramic potteries are made.  i've seen it in nosferatu (klaus kinski remake) where the vampyr was running in the evening across the plaza and the girl with the pearl earring and i decided to visit this place and i dont know as usual what to expect from it.   that was sunday  and there was a celebration like the carneval and lots of people are just enjoying the city - apart from the loca...

The flight only took about an hour and a half - before I knew it we were landing; one of those smooth landings that you can barely feel.  I was surprised by that because the plane was really small and I expected more of a jolt upon landing.  This is a really easy airport to figure out - just follow the signs to whatever you need.  In my case, the train station which is right there, at the airport.  Getting a train ticket to The Hague was no problem either so now I'm on t...

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My 5th European country to visit was the Netherlands, Amsterdam the Great city, the arrival to The airport with almost 4 hours delay,(thanks Continental), made me rush into the city fast, no hotel reservation just a little info about getting to Amsterdam, and getting to the train station. Amsterdam was exceptional from the begining walking around, looking at the country, stroll around the city, and getting a hotel nearby. Visiting the museums, drinking beer, walking around the streets, being...

Although you wouldn't say so when walking in this town, Rotterdam is an old city. It got it's name of its situation on the small river Rotte where people made a dam. The place has even older city rights than its rival city Amsterdam. Count William III granted the place in 1328. About 30 years later the city got walls of which you still can see a part hanging on the roof of the underground train station Blaak. The oldest big building is the Laurenskerk, for a part surviving world war II. On Ma...

To be correct, I guess I should start with...Day 0 - Los Angeles to Amsterdam.  We left LAX at 6:40am on September 10.  After a 3 1/2 hour layover in Philadelphia (which turned into 5 hours) we arrived in Amsterdam ~ 8:30am, only 1/2 hour late (where did 1 hour go?) on September 11.  And that takes us to Day 1...Day 1 - AmsterdamSo we successfully navigated through Schipol Airport, caught a train to Centraal Station, and boarded a tram for Leidseplein.  Turns out that we ...

I want to personally thank everyone who came out either days! We had such an incredible time and I feel I made some great friends in the process. :D

  Eric stayed at my house for 2nights while he travelled trough europe.. We went to arnhem and visit the church and went shopping, in the evening we went to some clubs.. will add this later! First the pictures.. We've had a great time

Wake up call was at 6:45a.m.  Breakfast at 7:15a.m., of cold cereal, orange juice, coffee and a sweet roll.  We were bused to Rijksmuseum for a tour.  The museum was in the process of remodeling and so much was closed, but we did get to see many interesting things.  Then across the street to do a walk trough tour of a diamond exchange.  Cutting, setting, and sales.  But with the numbers of people it wasn't the best of tours.... seemed like they just wanted to s...

Amsterdam is a city with many canals which give a nice view from a canalboatride in de grachten. You can see the nice 18th century warehouses and the bridges. The skinny bridge and berlage brug near waterloo plein are very famous and the view from berlage towards carre,skiny bridge and Amstel hotel in the evening are really beautifull.   Also have the Anna frankhouse (museum),if you are smart you buy the tickets at hotel desk or at a tour agency as in summer time the lines can be ver...

Such a nice weather for the last weekend in August for sure is reserved for such a great meetup;)

Photo blog about my hometown and other places in Holland.

I flew to Amsterdam for the Travbuddy Queensnight/Queensday minimeetup, which was awesome - mainly due to the fact that the Travbuddies were all so cool and up for a laugh. I then joined up with some friends from Spain which was a little more civil, but still brilliant. I love this city, and I have to go back soon!

Travelling back home somehow seems more telling of the distance than travelling away from home. Maybe it has to do with not seeing any new things anymore, making time go slower (although some psychologists actually argue that time goes faster when you do not have new experiences). In any case, it took me some 20 hours to get from Santiago to home, flying 13 hours to Madrid and another 2 hours to Amsterdam. I arrived home Tuesday late afternoon. All in all, it was a trip with many experiences...

I made it and I wanted more... (UNDERCONSTRUCTION)