Archive for the 'Netherlands' Category

Jun 11 2008

All of which is legal in Amsterdam, for now.

Published by WeiHu under Netherlands

Amsterdam is known for many freedoms that are illegal elsewhere. However after visiting the town and taking a tour it seems like that a lot of these freedoms are slowly being taken away one by one. The red light district especially has had heavy rallying for it to be shutdown. As a result the Red […]

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Jun 10 2008

I Am Amsterdam

Published by WeiHu under Netherlands

Mark and I arrived in Amsterdam around 7pm and the streets are decorated in bright orange. The Netherlands has a match against Italy in the Euro 2008 tonight; national pride is high. Pubs are crowded full of patrons wearing orange and shouting at the big screen playing the game. Even sex shops have their tvs […]

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Jun 10 2008

Dell Fixed!

Published by WeiHu under Netherlands

Our train ride to Amsterdam was long and had several stops. As our ride came close to the city I saw lots of skyscrapers with interesting architecture. And to my surprise I also a large building with the DELL logo on the top. I immediately saw this as an opportunity to get my laptop fixed. […]

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