Holland!
Well, after many uncomfortable hours on a plane, Im finally here. I got in at 11 AM the 28th.
Met mum at the airport and went to her house to drop everything off, then went for a walk around Hilversum, a nice little town, cobblestone roads everywhere and old dutch buildings. We went for a sausage from Hema (best form of meat ever!) with mustard, then a coffee. After that we went to Utrecht for a walk around, got lost, and after finally finding our way back to the central city area, had some REALLY nice beer and biterbolen (typo?)... a type of processed meat, and then bits of cheese and other things. Finger foods really. We got back on the train to Hilversum, and ended up talking for so long we missed our stop and went into amsterdam on accident. Surprised at how much dutch I remember, and how easy some words are to figure out. That and everyone knows english. Went back home to mett Luc for dinner, really nice pasta, and sat back to type up this email.
One of mums work friends has offered to take me out with friends for drinks to see the dutch nightlife. Might just take him up on that offer. then in friday Ill be staying in a hostel in Utrecht... Im having a great time already, and its been so awesome seeing mum again, we have been talking almost non stop since I got in. its nice and cozy warm here, and at ten to 10 the sun is only just starting to set. Got a nice view of a huge black church steeple to some saint or another.
Take care all!
UPDATE:
Luc has a pool table at home. we played pool last night and drank beer from his keg-tap thingy
WOO!
Met mum at the airport and went to her house to drop everything off, then went for a walk around Hilversum, a nice little town, cobblestone roads everywhere and old dutch buildings. We went for a sausage from Hema (best form of meat ever!) with mustard, then a coffee. After that we went to Utrecht for a walk around, got lost, and after finally finding our way back to the central city area, had some REALLY nice beer and biterbolen (typo?)... a type of processed meat, and then bits of cheese and other things. Finger foods really. We got back on the train to Hilversum, and ended up talking for so long we missed our stop and went into amsterdam on accident. Surprised at how much dutch I remember, and how easy some words are to figure out. That and everyone knows english. Went back home to mett Luc for dinner, really nice pasta, and sat back to type up this email.
One of mums work friends has offered to take me out with friends for drinks to see the dutch nightlife. Might just take him up on that offer. then in friday Ill be staying in a hostel in Utrecht... Im having a great time already, and its been so awesome seeing mum again, we have been talking almost non stop since I got in. its nice and cozy warm here, and at ten to 10 the sun is only just starting to set. Got a nice view of a huge black church steeple to some saint or another.
Take care all!
UPDATE:
Luc has a pool table at home. we played pool last night and drank beer from his keg-tap thingy
WOO!