Amsterdam – Monday and Tuesday
I don’t remember any of this. I think it had canals
Seriously though, the ‘dam is as pretty as ever. We had a picnic in the Vondelpark, which has recently legalised outdoor sex in a fairly liberal move, even by dutch standards. I’ve spent a bit of time in Holland, and I think the idea of the Dutch as a liberal alternative bunch is wide of the mark. What they are is tolerant, in that they will put up with a lot but not necessarily like it. While the tourists smoke it up in cafes, the Dutch are at home or in cosy pubs drinking beer in moderation. I knew a nice couple from England that bought a house in a northern Dutch town and found all their neighbours very cold, disapproving of anything they did that was outside the normal, such as playing music in their home or dressing differently.
I spent a bit of time squeezed underneath the van, trying to get off a particularly stubborn nut to change the transmission oil, but lacking the right tools I had to admit defeat.
Some kids graffiting on a bridge V
In the Vondelpark V
