May 21, 2008
Amsterdam: Day Five (Bloemenmarkt & Pancakes)
On the fifth day of my week-long Amsterdam vacation, I went to FOAM, bloemenmarkt, and Pancake Bakery...
May 21, 2008
Amsterdam: Day Four (Touring Museumplein & Getting High)
True Story: I have had more Heinekens than I've had Cokes this week (that says A LOT coming from me). Another True Story: If I wanted to start a different type of coke habit there are a couple of guys outside my hostel that would be...
May 21, 2008
Amsterdam: Day Three, Part Two (A Drink at a Bar)
"Find a man who thinks your silence is beautiful." The old Dutchman at the bar said that to me. I wasn't talking much and to be truthful it was because I could hardly understand what he was saying and to be more truthful it was because...
May 20, 2008
Amsterdam: Day Three (Renting a Bicycle)
They say it's just like riding a bike when something supposedly comes back to you naturally. But what they don't say is that riding a bike for the first time in god knows how long is hard and scary and sometimes just makes things worse....
May 20, 2008
Amsterdam: Day Two (Vondelpark, Rembrandt & the Red Light District)
On my second day in Amsterdam, I went to Vondelpark, Rembrandt House, and the Red Light District. I think for today's entry it is best for me to first write what I actually wrote and then write what I probably meant to say...
May 19, 2008
Amsterdam: Day One (Arriving and Visiting Anne Frank House)
Over the next week (hopefully all by Friday when I leave for Memorial Day weekend) I will be posting a day-by-day recap of my week-long vacation in Amsterdam. Most of the journal entries will be taken straight from the paper journal I kept, maybe with...
May 14, 2008
Back to Reality
I don't think I have ever even left Illinois before completely on my own. So why I decided to pick up and travel to Amsterdam all by my lonesome is pretty much beyond me. After day two I knew what I was going to write here:...
May 6, 2008
Click your wooden shoes three times…
In the land of tulips, wooden shoes, windmills, sex museums, and coffeeshops!!! So...
May 5, 2008
What’s in Val’s camera bag?
Scroll over the items to see what's in my camera bag as I pack up for my trip to Amsterdam! ...
July 25, 2006
Europics
Woohoo! Europe pics (Europics) are finally up! So yeah, there are a lot of them but you should check them out because they are awesome and I spent an arm and a leg getting them developed. Yay! CLICK FOR PICTURES OF MY EUROPEAN ADVENTURES! ...