Saturday, May 9, 2009

Hallo mijn vriends (Hello My Friends)



We arrived in Amsterdam on Friday around 8AM local time. So far it has been great. It is night and day difference from London. London is a hustle and bustle city where everyone is in a hurry. Amsterdam is much more relaxed. In Amsterdam you can take a canal cruise and in a couple of relaxing short hours see most of the city. Then just walk up and down the streets for some interesting people watching or exploring the museums. Walking you get from one end of the city to the other in about 30 minutes. And since the city is completely flat it is a very easy walk.

Everything is written in Dutch so it has been an adventure trying to decipher the signs and restaurant menus. You can never really be sure what you are ordering. :-) We have been doing our best at using symbolism to figure it out. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. But Amsterdamels all speak English. Several have even stopped to help us without even being asked to. Tomorrow we will take a bicycle tour through the Holland countryside to tour a cheese farm and clog maker. Here are some pictures of Amsterdam.

2 comments:

  1. It looks like you are having a great time. Have fun and be safe. Love Mom

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  2. Just showed Grandma Shoemate your Blog. She thinks it great. Love Mom and Grandma

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