Amsterdam

Today we spent our time in the city of Amsterdam. Due to the hazards and costs of driving there, we decided on the train from Leiden. In the car we ate Eierkoeken and Speculaas on the train. Throughout the morning and afternoon we looked at entering museums, but most had…

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Freezeland & Beer Town

We decided this morning that T should stay one more day, and we headed out again to travel. After messing with camera gear, all three of us stopped by the restaurant “Friends” again. We had their egg/white bread/ bacon/ ham dish once more, I could eat it over and over.…

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More Friends

I got up very early this morning to stop by the bus station with G to pick up a friend of ours, T. He is from Northern Germany and was on his way through the Netherlands. After cheese pancakes for breakfast, we headed for Rotterdam Port. A very thick snowstorm…

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Mum’s the Word

Today was a short day, we took a drive through Leiden and it snowed in the morning. The pancakes today were perfect. We visited G’s mom, who is an interesting individual. Afterward we spent time in the super market, and I was exposed to the lack of variety in brands…

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Cake

I am still recovering from the long day of traveling and preparation for my flight to the Netherlands. We had my birthday cake early today, as it was still frozen yesterday. Lunch/Breakfast consisted of eggs/bacon/cheese on top of white bread at Friends and a drive afterward through Katwijk. I was…

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Fly Away

I have made it safely to G’s house after a sixteen hour commute from Chicago O’Hare to Schiphol Amsterdam. Today is my twenty-third birthday, and I spent seven hours of it at Heathrow Airport. Luckily I managed to conjure up internet and power to keep my laptop and brain going…

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