Last night we had a traditional St Nicholas wine and cookie baking party. It sounds kind of weird but it was a lot of fun and in a room full of designers, my patriotic Amsterdam cookie was judged the best. Photos here.
Tag: travel
thuis!
I have been living in my new home on Keizersgracht for 3 nights now and every day I am getting more happy with the place. My three flatmates are all friendly professionals and we get along well. In the photo on the right you can see that my house (the one on the right) has… Continue reading thuis!
OMG!1111!!! BEST NEWS EVAR!!!!
I now live on Keizersgracht, southeast of Leidsestraat. I am extremely happy and excited. It is considered impossible to get an apartment on a canal, I have been repeatedly advised to not even try. I have achieved the impossible. This is beyond awesome! I have to give full credit to Breigh, who found the ad… Continue reading OMG!1111!!! BEST NEWS EVAR!!!!
no such thing as coincidence
Last night, as every night here, I decided to go out. I walked up to Leidseplein and had a nourishing dinner of a brootje kroket from FEBO and caught the #5 tram into de Dam. I walked through Warmoestraat and got some 5th Gear for later and then went over to Nieuwmarkt, which has changed… Continue reading no such thing as coincidence
Bulldog
I forgot to say – on Friday night I went into the Bulldog, on the grounds that I can’t mock a place without having been there. Now I can. I went to the “nightclub” Bulldog on Leidseplein, not any of the coffeeshops. It was a total sausage fest, the ten or so women in the… Continue reading Bulldog
abode
I went to have a look at a room yesterday in De Baarsjes, not an encouraging experience. Despite the 2
Amsterdam
I arrived at Schipol airport yesterday afternoon, and conveniently there was an immigration office before passport control. I cam to them and explained the situation. The lady said “don’t worry, you are Australian” and I was stamped and let in. The weather was pretty horrible, quite dark at 3pm, raining and cold. Due to these… Continue reading Amsterdam
Leaving London
Tomorrow morning I am flying to Amsterdam and hopefully I will be let into the country with a minimum of imprisonment. Breigh tells me that the Netherlands is even colder than here in London, so I am a bit scared, not to mention sartorially under-prepared. So tomorrow is the big step out of the comfort… Continue reading Leaving London