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 [...]
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This windmill is down the road from the houseboat. It’s spins in the evening and is on the tourmap for travelers. There is a bar below the windmill and next to it is a eetcafe that we stop by most everynight for a drink before heading home. With our bikes locked up [...]
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 [...]
Maybe it’s because I understand about one word in one hundred here (often it’s not the sexual reference I think), but there is much less talk about protecting the environment and much more action here in Holland. Each day I see something else that seems so simple but in the US it would be revolutionary. [...]
raining outside in amsterdam - but we have wine and music and food on the houseboat #
@roebuj luckily it only moves when boats go by… #
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 [...]
just checked into our houseboat in amsterdam! the shower has strobelights and a radio! and there are ducks outside. #
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