This past weekend, I took the ponte and headed up to Amsterdam for two major events: the Keukenhof and Queen's Day.
The Keukenhof is this park with, what must be acres, of flowers that are all in bloom... right now! It was a stormy day, but the rain miraculously stopped while we were walking around looking at the flowers. There were more varieties of tulips than I ever imagined even existed! It was really beautiful! We then headed into Amsterdam to experience Queen's Day on the canals. My dutch buddy, Freddy, secured my place on a party barge and we sailed around the canals while wearing orange and dancing to music from our own DJ. Such a great afternoon...and yes, I think orange suits me :-)
And this trip finished my blitz April -- Thailand, Sweden, London, and Amsterdam -- four amazing places in 5 weeks. Man, no wonder I am tired. I am now going to spend some time enjoying Rome and remembering why I love this city. I am on the edge of buying a motorino and rented one yesterday to test my skills in the Rome traffic, and I think it went alright -- I survived and so did the bike.
So...stay tuned ;-)
The Keukenhof is this park with, what must be acres, of flowers that are all in bloom... right now! It was a stormy day, but the rain miraculously stopped while we were walking around looking at the flowers. There were more varieties of tulips than I ever imagined even existed! It was really beautiful! We then headed into Amsterdam to experience Queen's Day on the canals. My dutch buddy, Freddy, secured my place on a party barge and we sailed around the canals while wearing orange and dancing to music from our own DJ. Such a great afternoon...and yes, I think orange suits me :-)
And this trip finished my blitz April -- Thailand, Sweden, London, and Amsterdam -- four amazing places in 5 weeks. Man, no wonder I am tired. I am now going to spend some time enjoying Rome and remembering why I love this city. I am on the edge of buying a motorino and rented one yesterday to test my skills in the Rome traffic, and I think it went alright -- I survived and so did the bike.
So...stay tuned ;-)
