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On Woensdag (Wednesday), we left Amsterdam for Reno. Well, we attempted to leave Amsterdam for Reno. The daily Usairways flight from AMS to PHL was full and rather than roll the dice on one flight we figured a safer bet would be to roll the dice on two relatively full flights out of Frankfurt. And [...]

So after a few weeks I think we’ve finally figured out how to use the appliances on the houseboat. We downloaded a few manuals, asked around a bit but ultimately it was trial and error that came through. The clothes do finally come out smelling clean but still incredibly wet and while we still haven’t [...]

We leave and the airline announces furloughs and Anheuser Busch is to sell? WTF? #
off to pedal to the Rijksmuseum and see some Dutch art. #
if you’ve ever seen dog doodie knee high and stuck to a wall before & wondered how? I know, i saw it. he backed up & made it happen. #

We spent the day peddling around Amsterdam… the first sunny day since we’ve been here. The houseboat comes with two bikes and we set out this morning to first see the De Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam and then ride around town some. The Botanical Garden was suprisingly close to our neighborhood by bike… but after a [...]

Who knows… it’s noon and I hear someone yelling from outside our boat. It’s in Dutch of German or something I can’t place because I’m asleep. I say, “what… huh? ok.” And then she says in clear English, “Over here!” while waving from the window. This is the last clear English she will speak.
“oh… yes…” [...]

@r71 also on the deck - of our place! you gotta get here! gonna love it!!! #
@r71 We asked how to say “hello” in Dutch. “hallo” he laughed! #

 
I bought what I thought was milk… took a big old swig to learn that it was not milk at all. It was buttermilk or something akin to it! I spat it into the IKEA sink. Susan had a great time figuring out the washing machine as it’s all in Dutch. The icons don’t give [...]

The whole houseboat is IKEA! We’re in a neighborhood a bit outside of Central Amsterdam. Although it’s only a 30 min walk or an easy tram or bus ride into the center of it all, we are far enough away to feel more local. Buying a cup of coffee yesterday down the road, a man [...]