On Friday, Peter and I drove to Utrecht in the Netherlands to visit some friends. I finally got to have some Burger King, because I’ve been craving American fast food (however, I refused to eat the international brands in the States because they weren’t as good as overseas) and they don’t really have much like that in Antwerp. Ew, I know. We went to a few bars, and walked around the city at night. Utrecht is a really beautiful city. It has canals in the city centre like Amsterdam, but there are houses and restaurants at the level of the canal, as well as the road level.
We finished the night off by staying at a crappy Ibis hotel, which had the hardest bed I have ever slept on. There was no boxspring to the bed, and the top (thin) mattress was on top of a slap of particleboard which was on top of a wooden box/bed/thing that was built into the floor. The walls were paperthin and I could hear the woman in the room next to us talking and peeing. Ahh well, it wasn’t as bad as the hotel I stayed at in London.
The next morning we drove to Amsterdam. It’s only about 30 minutes to Utrecht so we figured we’d go there for the day. Funnily enough, Amsterdam isn’t that much different to Utrecht, just bigger, and with BILLIONS of tourists (moi included). Amsterdam is also a very pretty city, but it was cold compared to what I’m used to at this time of the year (100ºF!). Peter and I ate “pancakes” (but they are thin like crêpes), walked around the canals, decided to go to the Ann Frank house but then changed our minds when we got there, looked in stores, ate icecream, and eventually drove back to Antwerp that evening. I’ll tell you one thing – if you are parking in Amsterdam, don’t bother parking at the central station. You only save €2 and then have to walk ages to get into the main part of town. It still cost €21 to park for half a day!
Here are my photos from the Netherlands. I still have more photos from Belgium that I haven’t uploaded.
Tomorrow (or Wednesday, depending on how things go) I will be leaving Antwerp for Vienna, and the rest of the “big trip”. Exciting!
If you haven’t already, you should watch “Supersize Me”. It may very well cure you of your cravings for fast food.
Have fun in Vienna!
Dudes, what in the HECK is that naked doll in the window with the scarf and cap? Please put it into some sort of context so we’s can understand why on earth it exists!
The stomach shrinking scene was pretty gross, but NOT as gross as the first time he got supersized. Yeaach! I actually spoke on the phone yesterday with the guys in that movie from wisconsin that supply that school for bad kids. They just happened to be on my list for a business seminar. I don’t know whether or not you’re in the states, but that film really made me notice all the fucking FAT PEOPLE waddling around. It’s pathetic.
Hey there, I found you through EricaLynn’s website. I’m from the Netherlands (The Hague). I hope you’ve a nice trip through Europe
Hi there animoller,
Hope you liked the Netherlands. I can tell you, Amsterdam is not the same as Utrecht, you’ve only seen touristic stuff.
Cheers to you and P.
Jan Jaap