Most disconcerting thing, at least initially: the smell of marijuana wafting around the streets from the “coffee shops”. You get used to it quite quickly though. Most dangerous thing: the trams on the “wrong” side of the road. I keep looking left for oncoming traffic, when I should be looking right. We have had a couple [...]
We are now in Amsterdam after a looong day on the train yesterday. Our hotel is luxurious, with a soft, super comfy king sized bed – and a large bath. I had hagelslag (chocolate sprinkles) on a sesame bagel for breakfast, and took great pleasure in buying stamps at the post office, conducting the entire transaction [...]
REM. Oh. My. God. I am a confirmed fanboi. Definitely. The venue, the Theatre de Verdure, was great. Open air and yet cosy. Michael Stipe looked well (not as skinny as he was last time), as did Peter Buck (not as chubby as he was last time), and Mike Mills (looked the same). Play List (from [...]