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    • Day 54

      Marathon nach Hause

      June 29, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

      Ich bin gestern bei (leider) bestem Wetter zum Hafen.
      Ungeduscht und mit nicht komplett geladenen Akkus. Die Herberge hatte Rohrbruch und sicherheitshalber auch den Strom abgeschaltet...
      Dafür gab's am Strand noch Vitamine für den eigenen Akku.
      Das Boot war wieder bis auf den letzten Platz belegt, ebenso der Bus.
      Zu meiner Überraschung ging's diesmal nicht mit dem Holzboot weiter, sondern mit einem Schlachtschiff aus Stahl. Will sagen, die Rostlaube ist zum ausschlachten reif, hat aber als Fähre noch gut seinen Dienst geleistet.
      Natürlich hat das Fährschiff nicht am bekannten Stadthafen angelegt, war UBER aber egal.
      Inzwischen ist der Flug von SÃO PAULO nach RIO eingecheckt, von SALVADOR nach SÃO PAULO gibt es evtl. ein Platz am Flughafenschalter.
      Es wird eine unruhige
      Hotelnacht am Flughafen, trotz warmer Dusche, vielen Steckdosen und bequemem Bett.
      Heute früh dann zum Flughafen, ÜBER macht's für umgerechnet 2 €.
      Ich darf am Automaten einchecken, die ersten zwei Flüge sind gesichert.
      Jetzt warte ich auf meinen Flug nach Amsterdam um 21:55 Uhr. Der Weiterflug nach Hannover wurde mehrfach storniert, bzw. umgebucht. Zuletzt auf einen ganzen Tag später!!
      Hier in RIO prankt eine Großanzeige "Norwegian" über alles, ob die Brasilianer in den kühlen Norden zu locken sind?
      Ich habe da meine Zweifel.
      Inzwischen habe ich ein Bahnticket erworben, und werde mich für über 5 h in AMSTERDAM, IC 241, der DB anvertrauen.
      Da kann denn auch kein Gepäck abhanden kommen, so hoffe ich doch.
      Also bis morgen fahrplanmäßig 22:25 Uhr in Hannover!
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    • Day 5

      Polarlicht - 1. kleiner Versuch

      October 30, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

      Gestern Abend wurden wir aus dem Expertenvortrag in die Kälte gelockt! Wenig fürs Auge! Nur Gudrun‘s Elektronik konnte dem Himmel etwas abgewinnen! Heute geht es über den Polarkreis und vorher cruisen wir um Torghatten und den Vikingen Islands. Mittags dann noch die 7 Schwestern.Read more

    • Day 5

      Amsterdam

      October 5, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

      Don’t get me wrong, I understand there are delays in travel. I also understand weather plays a huge part when you are on a ship…what I don’t like is when people don’t pay attention and follow the rules. If they did we wouldn’t have a line spanning three full decks.

      Anyway, Amsterdam is gorgeous. We were a bit stressed as the reservation we had was for 12 but since we were late getting docked and everyone and their mother wanted off at the same time, we failed to get there on time. But the people with Somma Tours were more than understanding. They scheduled us for an even better canal tour in an open boat with only 12 people. We offered to pay the difference but they said don’t worry about it since we were polite.

      So we had a GREAT tour! We learned a lot…the patron Saint is Santa Claus and he looks after everyone in the Netherlands especially “hookers and the thieves.” Also many Houseboats don’t use curtains since they have “nothing to hide.” And taxes used to be based on the number of steps in front of your home and how many windows you have.

      After the canal tour we walked to the Kattenkabinet. It hosted a lot of artwork of cats and had real cats wandering around. Very small but fun. We walked all the way back to the ship and rested a bit. I got mom some ice for her ankle. Dinner was at the pub on the ship. We watched M3gan and Jurassic Park in the room to stay awake until 10.
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    • Day 3

      3. den: Amsterdam

      August 10, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

      Po skvelych ranajkach (prazenica) sme viac-menej podla planu vystartovali do Amsterdamu. Krasne dialnice sme brazdili povolenou stovkou (vysoke pokuty uz pri prekroceni o 5km/h), nakoniec sme sa vsak do ciela dovliekli. Ako prve sme ochutnali najlepsie amsterdamske hranolky v Mannekenpis (omacky kari, majoneza a cesnakova) a boli vynikajuce. Nasledoval presun k hlavnemu bodu programu - mojmu narodeninovemu darceku. Popri pamiatkach, polkruhovych kanaloch v krasnej architekture sme na moje prekvapenie dorazili do cajovne Moychay, kde som urcite chcel ist 😀 a tak sa darcek fantasticky trafil (a pozname s pani M z caj festov aj majitela Sergeya, ktory tam vsak teraz nebol - ja mam dokonca aj jeho knihu, samozrejme podpisanu). Uzili sme si gong fu cha cajovy ritual s tohtorocnym Longjing a specialitkou, vyzretym sheng puerhom z 1997 - lahodka, ktoru sme si aj kupili domov. Caj sme zajedli zakuskami: mandlovou coko tycinkou, karamelovou rolkou a este nejsky keksik. Dalsiu prechadzku po meste sme prelozili waflou a churros. Zastavili sme sa pri muzeu Anny Frankovej. No a pomaly bol cas presunut sa nazad k autu. Cestou este ochutnavka a nakup syrov, pani M ulovila kyticku drevenych tulipanov a ja (kedze sme nestihli ziadny coffee shop) aspon 3 speci lizatka. Nasledovala cesta domov, a kedze bolo uz po siedmej vecer, zvysil sa aj rychlostny limit na dialnici na 120 (na dvoch kratsich usekoch dokonca 130!). Cestou sme sa stavili na veceru v meste Amersfoort (odkial pochadza Dennis) v podniku de Kabouterhut, kde podavaju palacinky na milion roznych sposobov. Pani M si dala Taliansku (cibula, paradajka, paprika, syr, oliva, bylinky) a Francuzsku (syr brie, orechy, med) kombinaciu na jednej palacinke, junior BBQ (kura, kukurica, cibula, paprika, syr, BBQ omacka) a Soldaat (slanina, sunka, salama, mlete maso, paprika, syr), Reb Advocaat (vajecny liker a broskynova slahacka) a Bokkesprong (kozi syr, slanina, piniove oriesky, rukola, med). No a ja s Dennisom sme dali rebra 😅. Pochutili sme si, zaliali limonadou a pivkom (ja nealko). Doma sme este v trojici ja, junior a Dennis dali zopar kol hry Love Letter , ja som to konecne zapil aj pifkom a sli sme spat.Read more

    • Day 12

      Amsterdam

      July 5, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F

      (Kate)

      We had a great time exploring in Amsterdam today. Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and lots of people watching. So many bicycles!! Yet another place where we could’ve spent many days seeing all there is to see; we’ll have to come back. Another excellent Italian dinner and a drink with one of Neal’s drum corps buddies wrapped up the day nicely.

      1. Along one of the canals
      2. The Royal Palace
      3. Ad/artwork in random street
      4. Magna Plaza, which is a shopping mall now!
      5. Another canal
      6. From a really moving temporary display at the Van Gogh Museum that shows paintings from his last couple of months. This one is called Twilight.
      7., 8., and 9 From the Rijksmuseum. One of those museums you really need a few days to see. We did our best.
      10. One last canal pic
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    • Day 1–4

      Amsterdam

      December 9, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Nous voilà bien arrivées à Amsterdam 😊
      Après 1 bus et 5 trains 🎉
      L'auberge de jeunesse est super bien située (même pas 5 minutes de la gare
      Accueil sympa et bonne ambiance ce soir c'est karaoké 😉
      Maintenant il est temps de se reposer bonne nuit à tous
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    • Day 86

      Amsterdam, Netherlands (Day 1 & 2)

      October 30, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F

      What we did
      - It’s really hard for us to type this through our tear soaked phone screens. Sitting here at the Amsterdam airport on a gloomy morning waiting to go back to the real world, we keep talking about how crazy it is that we were able to do so much over the last three months. Absolutely incredible trip with a lifetime of memories together, and with so many of our favorite people. We’ll cut the cheesy sad talk at that, but wow was going on this adventure the best decision ever. 16 countries across 87 days in the EU!
      - Our journey from Bruges to Amsterdam was our most troublesome.. we had such luck throughout the three months with no delays and no lost items ...well save for the last train. Our 6:45am - 10:30am train ended up being 6:45am - 1:30pm after repeated delays trying to cross the border into the Netherlands. Still not really sure what happened, but we had trains get turned around before finally getting transferred to one that made it. Along the way we unfortunately donated some airpods to the train seat cushion.
      - Once in town we checked in and walked through the canals. Amsterdam is awesome! Guess we’ve said that for most every destination. We stopped at an unreal brunch place along the canal (2:30pm brunch, yup). Amsterdam is known for their all day brunches, so we figured we had to make the most of it!
      - After brunch we walked around for a while and attempted to do the Anne Frank house, but again it had been booked up months earlier. Instead, we decided to book a last minute canal ride! It ended up starting to pour, but fortunately the boat was covered. It was a great hour tour up and down the canals with wine, Heineken, and some local cheese!
      - After the boat we grabbed ramen for dinner and then walked the red light district.. what a wild place. 10 minutes of avoiding eye contact with the window women was sufficient for us!
      - We then headed over to hang at a tourist hotspot, Barney's Uptown Coffeehouse, for a while. Great time hanging! We love Amsterdam so far.
      - Slept in and Trent went for an enjoyable jog along the canals while Steph got ready. Headed out for another round of brunch! This one even better than the last, even with the hour plus wait! We ordered a Bloody Mary and mimosa to celebrate the trip. We called Helen/Brian to talk through the next few days of bittersweet plans for returning home…
      - It started raining so we headed over to do the Heineken factory for a tour and tasting! Extremely commercial, but it was a good time and nice to have some beers. Heineken here tastes way better than the skunked imports we have in the states.
      - It was absolutely pouring when we got out so we stopped by Apple for a pre-flight airpods re-up and then grabbed one last cone of curry ketchup and mayo street fries!
      - Went back to Barney's Uptown Coffeehouse! Great time hanging again. When we were about to leave a super friendly Aussie couple sat down and started talking with us. We had entertaining but disjointed conversations as the accents and environment led us to probably only understand 75% of what each other was saying. We then successfully talked our way out of going out to dinner with them and said our goodbyes.
      - With it starting to get late, we grabbed a quick dinner at the cafe down the street from our hotel. There were a couple of extremely drunk dutchman attempting to box/fight in the restaurant which made for great entertainment.
      - Off to packing and some Netflix and bed for our morning wake up to fly home.
      - Grabbed one last breakfast at the hotel and headed to the airport.
      - As said in the opening paragraph, absolutely the trip of a lifetime with memories we’ll cherish forever. Thanks for tuning in folks! Penguins squad signing off.

      What we ate:
      - Greenwoods for delicious brunch when we got in! This was the first brunch place in Amsterdam and practice makes perfect. Great assortment of eggs, pancakes potatoes and meats with Pumpkin Spice Latte and smoothies to top it off.
      - 1st Dinner at Ramen - Ya…. The ramen in Berlin was incredible and all others have been baaaaad. Some weird broth and noodles, but hey it filled the stomachs.
      - 2nd brunch at Bakers and Roasters. Another big hit! Amsterdam is known for brunch and sheesh it was good. Trent got a breakfast burrito and Steph got blueberry pancakes with a side of eggs.
      - Snack of fries with curry ketchup and mayo at Vlaams Fritehaus.
      - Dinner at IL Panorama. Burger for Trent and Spaghetti Bolognese for Steph.

      Fun facts:
      - The Dutch East India trading company made this country unimaginably wealthy for its size. Each house along the canal had a top floor that was just entirely full of spices pillaged from colonies. At the time, a shot glass full of pepper cost around $1000 in today's money.
      - The 1st gay men legally married in Amsterdam did so right by the hotel we stayed at, but did it on April 1st “fools day” as a cover for anyone who may have a problem with it.
      - All the houses in Amsterdam are leaning in some way as they are built on sand and wood beams that causes them to settle weird. Some of the most angled houses even sell for a premium due to the novelty. The entire region is 4 meters under sea level so they are very invested in fighting climate change.
      - Each of the canal houses has a hook on top of the structure that was used to haul spices and goods into the merchant houses back in the day. They are still used today to help locals move furniture into the houses because the staircases are too narrow. This sometimes has disastrous results depending on your roping/lifting capabilities…
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    • Day 6

      Berlijn 2

      October 31, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

      Sinds gisteravond voorzien van een 24-uurs ov-kaart, reisden we eerst naar de tentoonstelling Alltag in der DDR, een indrukwekkend beeld van waar ontaarde idealen toe kunnen leiden. Het wantrouwen, de onvrijheid, de slechte producten, schaarste en slechte organisatie. En soms ook tragikomisch zoals de kampeer Trabant.
      Daarna op 203 mtr hoogte het uitzicht uit de TVtoren (DDR 1965) bewonderd.
      Bezoeken aan plekken die we kenden van vroeger als de Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtnis kerk, Potsdamer Platz, Checkpoint Charlie vulden de dag.
      Een stad vol van herdenkingsmonumenten aan oorlogen, vervolgingen, terreur aanslagen en moorden. Als je zo ziet wat mensen elkaar aan kunnen doen komt de onconditionele steun aan Israël die je hier en daar ziet wel erg eenzijdig over .
      Op het eind van de middag begon het weer wat te miezeren. Wat gegeten en naar het hotel om ons klaar te maken om morgenvroeg weer op reis te gaan.
      (Rode pijl wijst naar de Friedrich Strasse waar ons hotel ongeveer ligt)
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    • Day 2

      Grachtenfahrt

      May 18, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Amsterdams schönste Gracht legt sich wie ein breites Band um das historische Zentrum. Gemeinsam mit den beiden anderen Hauptgrachten, der Herengracht und der Keizersgracht, bildet sie den Amsterdamer Grachtengürtel, der 2010 zum Unesco-Weltkulturerbe erklärt wurde. Wir haben den Abend genutzt und eine Grachtenfahrt gemacht, bei dieser erfährt man mehr über die Grachten und die Stadt Amsterdam.Read more

    • Day 15

      Ámsterdam

      October 1, 2019 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Lo que más nos llamó la atención fue la gran cantidad de bicicletas estacionadas fuera del terminal. Un letrero decía "máximo 14 días". Supongo que no hay una forma de controlar ese mar de bicicletas, así que debe ser una cosa de confianza, porque habían varias desinfladas o con pinta de abandono.

      En fin, en Santiago alguien levanta un muro y te lo llenan de grafitis. En Ámsterdam te lo tapan de bicicletas, y varias apoyadas entre si. Toda la ciudad se mueve pedaleando en bicicletas de distintos modelos y tamaños. Desde los niños más pequeños hasta ancianos. Para todos la cleta es un complemento de si mismos.

      Tomamos un desayuno muy rico en Tom's bread & more: sandwich de omelete, con queso y tocino. Además de un café bien intenso.

      Recorrimos lo suficiente para ver la iglesia nueva (que ya era vieja), la vieja, el palacio real y algunos barrios bohemios. También las famosas vitrinas de prostitutas, y muchos locales de cuyas entradas salía un fuerte olor a marihuana.

      La ciudad tiene muchos museos, incluyendo temáticas tan variadas como el tulipán, quesos, Anna Frank, tortura medieval y la prostitución.

      Ya nos habíamos alejado bastante, así que atravesamos dos parques y densas lluvias para volver al terminal.
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