The weather is getting colder and it’s pretty depressing. Holland is flat, flat, flat. It’s kind of trashy looking too, at least parts of it. After coming from the stunning Highlands, this land is utterly uninspiring. I miss Scotland. But since I can’t go back, I’m going forward. Tomorrow morning I say goodbye to The [...]
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Adios Holland
Posted in Belgium, The Netherlands on October 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
In Nederland, we drinken appelsap and eaten broodje & kip
Posted in The Netherlands, tagged backpacking, den haag, europe, mauritshuis, netherlands, rotterdam on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
See, I’m learning Dutch already. Actually, Dutch sounds like some garbled version of English. Today I heard a conversation on the train that sounded like, “Is thy pantaloons most partying?” “Indeed. Verily we have stags in the garden again. Success.” “Shut it and thy underbraken is most clinging.” It’s a kind of crazy thing to [...]
Can We Inoculate Our Children Against the Looming Dark?
Posted in The Netherlands, tagged amsterdam, backpacking, delft, europe, hostel on October 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This is only one of the many messages spraypainted on walls, campers, vehicles, trains and in fact every graffiti-able surface. That’s one thing I’ve noticed about the Netherlands, and not just Amsterdam: they graffiti absolutely everything. Not bad graffiti either, but some really fantastic arty stuff. Still not sure how into it I am. This [...]
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