http://www.e-marginalia.com/taxonomy/term/15039/0 en http://www.e-marginalia.com/node/257 <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <p><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6037/1875/320/PIC04986.jpg" border="0" width="320" height="240" align="left" />And so we returned to Belgie only to be back out on the road within 24 hours ... The 150km drive to Amsterdam turned into a 200km trip due to a closed piece of highway and a road lacking signage. We travelled about 60km without any kind of reassuring &#39;Amsterdam&#39; indicators ... ahhh like Belgium, it seems the Netherlands runs light when it comes to marking the way. We arrived at the hotel and caught the train into the city. With memories of Heidelberg still in my mind, first glance Amsterdam didn&#39;t impress. It has something of the crazy chaos of Istanbul but lacks Turkish friendliness. We made one or two mistakes, jumping on the first canal boat ride we saw ... shop round on these because some are like buses and not pretty to ride on. On a happier note, we had 3 kiwis from Auckland sitting behind us and we chatted about &#39;home&#39; between views from the boat.</p><br class="clear" /><!-- google_ad_section_end --> <p><a href="http://www.e-marginalia.com/node/257">read more</a></p> http://www.e-marginalia.com/node/257#comment Alternative Travel Attractions & Amusements Photographs Amsterdam Mon, 10 Jul 2006 21:20:00 -0400 Diane Mackey 257 at http://www.e-marginalia.com