Kirsten is currently walking in the gruelling vierdaagse (four-dayer) 160km walk around the 2000 year old Roman city of Nijmegen. At this point, after a day and a half, she is still going strong and even enjoying herself. You can track their progress: KirstenMarjoleinMichel I will be putting some photos up when I return to… Continue reading vierdaagse
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Things I like about Holland
Whenever I write anything that could be interpreted as negative about life here in Holland it provokes a swift and powerful response. I thought I might take the time to list some of the things that I like. Food kroketten (and bitterballen) tasty fried snackfood that fills the role of an Aussie meat pie. erwtensoep… Continue reading Things I like about Holland
de langste dag van het jaar
Today, June 21st, was the longest day of the year. Here in Amsterdam it did not get fully dark until after 11pm. Coming from Sydney I am not used to such things and it is taking a bit of getting used to. The long days are not good for sleeping, how can I go to… Continue reading de langste dag van het jaar
Anakin’s father
Kip and I were watching Revenge of the Sith the other night and she came to a startling conclusion. It is her suspicion that Palpatine is Anakin’s father. 1) Anakin was “spawned by the midichlorians”. 2) Palpatine can use the Dark Side to influence the midichlorians to “create life”. 3) Profit [Update] I have corrected… Continue reading Anakin’s father
Seasonal Variation
Here in Amsterdam, it is Summer. In Sydney it is Winter. In Amsterdam the temperature is 11
Six days in London: Day 1
The first thing that I noticed, on descent into London, was a rich brown haze as far as the eye could see. The second thing that I noticed was that the queue for passport control was over 45 minutes long. 45 minutes later I learned why as I was grilled for 3 minutes by the… Continue reading Six days in London: Day 1
Roy Rodgers and our first guests
Henk and Bea arrived on the Friday night before Koninginnedag to bring over our suitcases and bikes, so that we were almost moved in. We cooked them a tasty curry in return. Michel called us and invited us out for a quiet drink, so Henk and Bea were pleased to join us. We caught the… Continue reading Roy Rodgers and our first guests
Dutch customer service?
The Dutch customer service philosophy is simple and elegant: “that is not possible”. I take back everything I ever said about Telstra, compared to anything Dutch they are Gods of efficient and friendly service. This rant was sparked by our need to get ADSL. Currently we are stuck on dialup and both of us need… Continue reading Dutch customer service?