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[eendje77]

On Sunday, Erik and I walked 14 kilometres from Oud Ootmaarsum in the Netherlands, through Vasse and Mander, across the German border, through Getelo and into Uelsen. Towards the end I was reasonably tired and had a huge load of endorphins so I started laughing goofily at not much at all. I can now say that I've entered Germany by plane, by train,

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[medias_res]

The Netherlands has the BEST place names I've ever heard. Oud Ootmaarsum?!?

Hahhahahah, oh, the South. There are no other states that end in -as, but we do have quite a bit of that stuff in California, too, ya know. Y'all are welcome to come visit anytime now, ya hear?

[eendje77]

Oo - was that an invitation to come and SHOP with you in Cali?

*starts looking at flights*

[medias_res]

Oh yes! As long as you promise to teach me how to pronounce some of your awesome place names. ;)

You should know, though, that I don't live in the part of California famous for shopping...

[eendje77]

Pronunciation of Dutch names is pretty easy once you know a few of the trickier vowel combos :) Oud Ootmaarsem is pronounced like "ow-d" then "oh-maar-sem". Pretty simple, really.

So - which part of California IS famous for shopping, which bit are you in and how far is the shopping away?

[medias_res]

Eheeheehee, it's even better than I thought!

I would say the Los Angeles part of California is the most famous for the shopping (Rodeo Drive and all that), and I'm about eight hours from there. I guess San Francisco is probably somewhat shopping-famous, though, and I'm only an hour from there! (I live just north of the middle bit, where the bay is.)