Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The last of my European adventures for a while. My final days in Amsterdam were on the chilly side, but enjoyable nonetheless. Went with Esme to the little traditional village of Marken, north of Amsterdam, and drove through various interesting and scenic villages and roads along the way. Also had a couple of […]
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Besides the beautiful buildings and art and cafés and the Euro, they have something really valuable over here: environmental awareness. Europeans have taken it on themselves to minimize their waste and conserve resources, rather than wait for the government to force them. Here is one small example.
I bought a bunch of these […]
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
I went to see an American movie today at this beautiful theater in Amsterdam. I was more interested in getting out and seeing the theater than the movie, though it was on one of my heroes, Beethoven. I won’t give a review of the film–let’s just say you could set just about anything […]
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
So much for July being a hot month in Amsterdam. It’s pouring! It rained most today, and at least half of the other days I’ve been here (usually just light showers though). They say it’s been raining for over a month. Everyone is talking climate change over here (much more than the Iraq […]