When I took my new job at Nike, it was mentioned in passing that there might be some travel. This is not a bad thing. So while the last few months have mostly been a cycle of running from one meeting to another, putting out fires and trying to wrap my head around sixty different […]
Tag: Amsterdam
Amster-done. Now: what’s next?
Wow, my planned time on this trip is getting short. I have plans through August, but September will see me at the end. What’s next? First: a few parting thoughts on Amsterdam: The city is fabulous. Easily one of my favorite European cities. Take time to walk around it. All of it. The central rings […]
Okay, Netherlands: now you are just showing off.
Today is my last full day in Amsterdam. Two weeks ago the doctor said that after two more weeks of wearing a boot, I can try using shoes. He was very light on details (I think socialized medicine is kind of a crap shoot on whether you get a doctor willing to go in deep […]
Defining Amsterdam
A few more odds and ends from my Amsterdam wanderings and musings. First off, they might be pretty darn serious about their flowers, as mentioned previously, as well as their ice cream, but they are also equally serious about cheese. And I can’t fault them for this. And speaking of grocery stores, it turns out […]
Amsterdam wanderings
Okay kids, we’ve got a lot to go over, and all of it in pictures. Comfy? Good, we’ll dive right in. In my last post I kind of laid into the Dutch language a bit. I feel I should expound upon that some. For instance, many of words are super easy and logical. For example, […]
Amsterdam is ontzagwekkende
After taking it easy in London, hobbling around as best I could, my foot is potentially well enough to embark on travel again (although still strapped into a moonboot). Holland is a quick flight and is reportedly very easy to get around in, so it makes for a good test bed before I try to venture […]
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