Tex and I have arrived in Amsterdam. The flight was an easy 9 hours; a long distance trip on a plane is peanuts compared to the overland travel of Latin America. The cross Atlantic planes are more spacious and include minor additional amenities, the best of which is a screen displaying your current position and time remaining until landing. A note to my law school friends - I read all about posthumous conception on the flight. Yes, I am working on my brief while here.
We hit ground at 6am Amsterdam time (12am U.S.). Tired yet adrenaline filled we caught a train from the airport into Amsterdam Central. We dodged the near silent fast-moving trains and bike riding dutch, barely making it across the street in our first attempt. The city was just waking up and coming to life - it was almost as if everyone was coming out to welcome us to Europe.
Unfortunately, we did not have much luck initially. My (useless) world blackberry does not get service here, I hadn't received an email regarding our sleeping accommodations, and we had trouble working the ATMS to even get Euros. After some lugging of our luggage up and down the cobbled streets I decided we should just enter the first available hostel.
After some quick touring of the area I caught up on some much needed sleep. With the cool dutch air flowing through my open window on the fourth floor I had a restful respite.
We kept it simple the first night (or at least I did). We walked the streets acquainting ourselves with the infamous end of Amsterdam. We walked by coffee shops, the red light district, and up and down the length of the canals. As I become more familiar with these spots I will write more.
1 comment:
Roel,
I am glad you are exploring the world and it's people. Enjoy, have fun and take care of yourself. Tex and Max have become brothers to you. Again thanks to Uncle Roger for always being there.
love,
dad
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