haarlem
Holland Bike Ride
The weather has been so good here that Jammie and I decided to take a bike ride around the area. Christine showed a few of her favorite routes, one takes you out to the dunes and the beach another heads north and then loops around through the green spaces so common in this country. No matter how densely populated the cities are the land use planing in The Netherlands has been focused on preservation of green spaces. Little farms and common areas dominate the country side.
Around Haarlem
On Saturday we went down to the big market in Haarlem. Along the way we picked up some frites complete with mayonnaise, mmmm, delicious. Pushing on we went to the liquor store. This place is awesome! So much liquor at reasonable prices. And the beer selection! One of the helpful employees showed us which of the local brews were most like IPAs. He helped us pick out four or five different brews to sample, we will definitely be back to this place several times!
Landing Below Sealevel
After flying all night we landed in Amsterdam at around 10 AM. We thought that Su would be there before us and would meet us in baggage claim, no Su. After heading to the information office and paging her on the overhead intercom we thought to check the arrival board. To our surprise we discovered her flight was landing at that moment. Not only that, but I spotted Christine, Frank and baby Lucas waiting for us at the door. Jammie and I snuck up behind them and struck glam poses to see how long they would stand there without noticing us.
