{"id":4,"date":"2008-06-13T12:56:14","date_gmt":"2008-06-13T11:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.overthemundo.com\/blog\/?p=4"},"modified":"2008-09-30T14:30:34","modified_gmt":"2008-09-30T13:30:34","slug":"smoke-gets-in-your-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.overthemundo.com\/blog\/?p=4","title":{"rendered":"Smoke gets in your eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Amsterdam \u2013 Monday and Tuesday<\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t remember any of this. I think it had canals<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Seriously though, the \u2018dam 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\u2019ve 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.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

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Some kids graffiting on a bridge V<\/p>\n

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In the Vondelpark V<\/p>\n

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