My new hotel room is an extremely nice change from the squeaky bunk bed that I spent the previous week on. Usually the hotel charges 200 euro a night for that room, but with the deal that I found online and with Jessie covering some extra cost, I am only paying 35.
I decided to leave for Bruges on Thursday morning. There isn't a whole lot more I want to do here, but I am really starting to get into the groove of things. Amsterdam is really an amazingly beautiful city. Some of the dutch rules are a little funky though. Last night I was hanging out in a coffeeshop, and I went to grab a snack and came back. The bartender got majorly pissed at me, and it weirded me out because they are cool with people smoking marijuana and doing mushrooms in there, but eating falafel is totally crossing the line.
I think that today I am going to spend the afternoon in Vondelpark reading. I plan on reading a lot on this trip, so if anyone has any good book recommendations, please let me know!
I also want to sample as much beer and food as possible before I move on, maybe I'll try to meet some more locals too. I still can't believe how many attractive people there are in this town! I mean, I've really been trying to keep a mental tally, and I swear there are more attractive women in this town than unattractive. Everyone is in such good shape from riding their bikes everywhere, it's such a change coming from an overweight country like America.
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* Overweight country like America :)
Hmmmmm :) Obesity happens :) -everywhere, apparently, and some of the fattest people live in the poorest countries. (http://tinyurl.com/a8h6p)
* Attractive people in Amsterdam
--Lots of joggers and bicyclists strut their stuff in Portland’s Waterfront park, too (...Portland, Oregon -- America's most bicycle-friendly city: http://tinyurl.com/hn6l4)
Have fun in Bruges
[[Btw: I lost ten pounds 'remodeling the back yard' :) and, it ain’t over yet]]
:)
John's right, there are a lot of bikers in Portland. The problem is, most of them carry around saddle bags when riding those bikes, and I don't mean the leather kind you see on Harley Davidson's ;). That must be due to the 9 months of non-riding weather. Although, isn't the weather in Holland similar to Portland?
Maybe it's all the "narcotic designer weight loss drugs" that the everyone is allowed to use there. I hear meth is similar to Weight Watchers.
I like your pun "aNether Day".
Bruges looks like it will be wonderful. I'm jealous.
Did you confirm that bikes are available for free for anyone to ride anywhere they want in Amsterdam? I remember something like that when I was there in the 70s. I think downtown Portland has tried doing that too.
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