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They have blues in Holland?

They have blues in Holland?

Sortof - we have the delta, but not the poverty.

No I think it was cool man. I was playing with you. I am not heartless at all.

I have been to Holland many times. I think I probably ended up in techno environments because those were the only highly visible clubs, other than coffee houses (they smell funny).

I am sorry if I came across odd. I merely typed what came to my mind "They have blues in Holland?" as a surprised reaction as in 15 or so trips to Holland (granted, Amsterdam, Rotterdam...) I never once heard of blues clubs.

I used to be a sell-side research analyst. We had clients with ABN, RD's retirement fund - 3 or 4 accounts. Not as busy as say London, Geneva or Milan but important enough to stop every other trip. I figure I did about 30-40 trips like that over a 10 year period, so Holland would be about 15 or more. Never there longer than overnight. Always stayed at the Intercontinental in Amsterdam even if I had biz in Rotterdam or somewhere else. Great train service.

Your coffee shops are way different than Starbucks. No lattes, but great juke boxes. But it always smelled like something was burning.

While my trips were never more than one night, I made an effort to try as many Ristoffle (dont know if I spelled that correctly or not). Tried to hit some clubs to see what nightlife was like.

One thing that stood out as unusual was how diametrically opposed the average businessman was in Amsterdam versus the coffee shops, red light district... image the city is known for.

NEVER once used the services of the RLD. I worked with another guy who never missed it. Prices were low enough there that ANYONE could afford it. To me, there are some things that need high entry barriers.

Rice Table - translated into whatever language you want. They are all hard for me.

I have to give it to the Dutch, the Rice Table there is better than it is in SE Asia.

By the way, for anyone else going to Amsterdam, get someone to tell you where the best Rijsttafel is. It is an experience.

OK Fog I am clueless about the mountain climbing joke, but I am laughing anyway. LOL.

The only cakes I saw in Holland Coffee Shops were Hash Browns.

Roflcopter , I'd heard it was a pretty flat country .. then I was flying to Shipol.. and was like WOW it really is flat..hehe

I guess it's different from the normal, same when I went to Canada and everywhere "local" was 30+ minute drive.

ORIGINAL: space_cowboy

I used to be a sell-side research analyst. We had clients with ABN, RD's retirement fund - 3 or 4 accounts. Not as busy as say London, Geneva or Milan but important enough to stop every other trip. I figure I did about 30-40 trips like that over a 10 year period, so Holland would be about 15 or more. Never there longer than overnight. Always stayed at the Intercontinental in Amsterdam even if I had biz in Rotterdam or somewhere else. Great train service.

Your coffee shops are way different than Starbucks. No lattes, but great juke boxes. But it always smelled like something was burning.

While my trips were never more than one night, I made an effort to try as many Ristoffle (dont know if I spelled that correctly or not). Tried to hit some clubs to see what nightlife was like.

One thing that stood out as unusual was how diametrically opposed the average businessman was in Amsterdam versus the coffee shops, red light district... image the city is known for.

NEVER once used the services of the RLD. I worked with another guy who never missed it. Prices were low enough there that ANYONE could afford it. To me, there are some things that need high entry barriers.

So you were that guy I saw there, I thought you looked familiar , you went to more places in Europe then I did.

There is always something burning in the coffee shops and it's not very good for your brain I think. And it's business as is the red light district, you would be surprised how mutch money is going on there.


Regards,
Alex

Well Alex you kept that secret hehe I only saw right near the landing the land at lower altitude

I went to Amsterdam , Utrecht and stayed with a friend in Leiden.. I should go back to visit my friends, I've not been there since 95.

300 metre? that's just a hill surely

One of the times I went to Amsterdam, as I was coming out of a coffee shop feeling somewhat stranger than normal, I thought I saw Moses. And seven dwarves. And a baby's arm holding an apple. But I blinked and they were all gone. I can only conclude that Amsterdam is haunted.

Alex, I have been to europe tons and tons of times on business. I know it is 30 or more, but how much more? I went 6-7 times a year for several years. But the biz trips are not the same as really seeing the country.

I have gone a handful of times on vacation too. I am one of those nerds who prefers renting a villa or an apartment and living in the countryside for a few weeks - Spain, Italy, France...
Have rented in St Germain in Paris and hung there for a couple weeks too. It is such a different way of seeing the country.

ORIGINAL: space_cowboy

One of the times I went to Amsterdam, as I was coming out of a coffee shop feeling somewhat stranger than normal, I thought I saw Moses. And seven dwarves. And a baby's arm holding an apple. But I blinked and they were all gone. I can only conclude that Amsterdam is haunted.

Alex, I have been to europe tons and tons of times on business. I know it is 30 or more, but how much more? I went 6-7 times a year for several years. But the biz trips are not the same as really seeing the country.

I have gone a handful of times on vacation too. I am one of those nerds who prefers renting a villa or an apartment and living in the countryside for a few weeks - Spain, Italy, France...
Have rented in St Germain in Paris and hung there for a couple weeks too. It is such a different way of seeing the country.

Yes I know what you mean, biz during the day and some drinks and fun in the evening. And go home as soon as possilble.

If you're on vacation there's no rush and you can look here and there and take all the time that you want.
You can even spent a day doing absolutely nothing, just "exist" , I like that sometimes


Regards,
Alex

Havent you gotten notice about your free V700 thing after you pass 100?

Well since you didn't respond, they are sending it to Bapu.