Hello dedicated readers and people who have nothing better to do. Last week I was fortunate to have my parents and brother fly out here to see what it's all about. We had a blast. We were able to hit up all of the local hotspots: Anne Frank, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, the markets, the Jewish Historical Museum, the Red Light District, the pubs, the coffeeshops and we even had enough time to go on an excursion outside the city of Amsterdam to various fishing towns, a cheese farm and some place with lots of windmills. We also had an excellent diet as we ate from all of the major food groups: Dutch, Italian, Argentinian, Chinese, and of course, the bakeries. This is making me hungry.
It's Saturday afternoon and I have a lot going on. John and Dave arrive in Amsterdam today. I'm going to meet them at their hotel shortly. My friend Bryan from Marist is currently visiting, he's actually asleep on the couch right now. As expected October flew by. It's just one thing after the other. My parents were here from last Wednesday-Sunday, Bryan arrived Tuesday and is here until Monday, John and Dave arrive today for a few days and then Thursday I'm off to Prague. Life's tough huh?
All in all, everything is just going by so fast. I'm trying my best to keep up and take in everything. Tonight there is a big event in Amsterdam called Museumnacht. It is difficult to describe so I'll just quote the handbook: "On Saturday the 1st of November 2008 Amsterdam will celebrate Museum Night. For the ninth year in a row 41 museums and institutions will open their doors and organize special events. The programme includes DJ's, bands, dance performances, film, food & drinks amongst the permanent and temporary exhibitions of the museums themselves." I'm not sure exactly what to expect but it sounds pretty cool so I'll let you know how it goes. I have updated the pictures on my other website so go check them out at http://community.webshots.com/user/bkalina.
That's all for now, thanks for reading.
