Destination: Netherlands

Gallery: Amsterdam

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By bsilvia | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Rotterdam

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Amsterdam

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By david_vanessa | Photo Gallery

Rotterdam

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [889]

Hi All, Quick 1hr train trip from Amsterdam and we are in Rotterdam. Lots of shiny new buildings in town centre which is no surprise as the city got flattened in the second world war. We looked around and said "where are all the native dutch people?"... Read more >

Amsterdam part 2, Netherlands

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [1034]

One crucial side of life in Amsterdam  was over looked in the previous story.Prostitution is legal in the Netherlands, and ¨soft¨ drugs are tolerated. In Amsterdam's coffeeshops, hash is smoked, not fried; "pot" doesn't refer to tea or coffee;... Read more >

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 | By david_vanessa | Views [1077]

Hi All, Arrived but tired and a little grumpy (David)!!! Went to store our bags at the train station. The lockers were a little smaller than usual so our packs didn´t fit properly. I started the usual greedy bastard rant and gave the bags a bit of ... Read more >

Gallery: The Netherlands

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 | By milko_rosie | Photo Gallery

The Netherlands - the rest of it

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 | By milko_rosie | Views [872]

Sunday 26 th July Today is day 16 of our trip. After a sleep in we mucked around the campground trying to get our washing dry and using the internet that we had access to. We left the camp ground at mid day, and headed into Eindhoven city centre. It ... Read more >

The Netherlands - so far

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 | By milko_rosie | Views [815]

  THE NETHERLANDS Friday 24 th July We were up just after 7am and out for a run. Unfortunately the weather did not hold this morning, and we got rained on. However we did choose a much nicer running route and ran along one of the canals, which ... Read more >

Belgium, Netherlands

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 | By jamie_candice | Views [889]

We ended up in Belgium on the day that Cindy, Brett and Rick rang to say that they were finally ready to hit the road. We went to stay in a small town not far from the French border so that they could meet up with us the next day. We gave them some directions ... Read more >

Gallery: Hazy Holland

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 | By jamie_candice | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Amsterdam

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 | By ange_turls | Photo Gallery

Amsterdam - Wednesday 8th July 2009

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 | By ange_turls | Views [458] | Comments [6]

 Hallo At the same time as being a real eye-opener, Amsterdam is a beautiful city. We arrived on Monday afternoon and had our first introduction to stairs in Amsterdam. Rach had told me about their experiences, but nothing can prepare you for how steep ... Read more >

Gallery: Amsterdam

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Photo Gallery

Amsterdam

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Views [1186]

We spent only 2 nights in Amsterdam on the way from Berlin to London, which is a bit of a shame as it turned out to be one of our favourite cities in Europe!   The weather was great so we rode bikes around, stopping in parks and taking photos ... Read more >