Ah, decent munchies
Comfy lounge chairs facing exterior windows
Bar counters with power outlets, inc. US/Canada outlets
Rest area with beds showers available too)
Drink options inc. Schnapps
Domestic lounge at AMS Schiphol
First to FRA and then YYZ…
Not as nice as the one in the intl terminal 2 months ago… still enjoyable despite the lack of exterior windows and Bailey’s.
Hanging in Haarlem
With Bert, a cool traveler I met in Tokyo a few weeks ago
I’ve never been to Haarlem before but would recommend it. Only 18 minutes by frequent commuter train (€3.90 each way, just like the airport, with free Wi-Fi to boot). Note at Amsterdam Centraal it leaves from platform 1 which is not well signed – you have to go towards the west end of platform 2a to find it.
Lots of budding musicians there, easier vibe, less expensive/touristy but not a late night party town (for those that care)
Night in Amsterdam
In Dam Plein (main square), this wasn’t here 2 months ago. Reverse bungee too
You could see some of it all the down Damrak (the main road from the train station)
Night train to Amsterdam
Waiting in Hamburg Hbf (central train station) at midnight…
30min free Wi-Fi (in theory, it didn’t work and it would have required giving up my mobile#) but I have to pay €1 for the toilet. Really? Am I paying for cleanliness or for the automated gate they installed?
Can’t say I slept that well as the (top) couchette’s cushion was a little thin and 2 inches too short. But way more comfortable than a plane seat! You do get a pillow, sheet and blanket.
Although there were 6 couchettes but only 4 people (I paid €10 extra for a max 4 cabin)
The middle couchette flips down during the day, becoming the backrest for the seats.
1st class sleeper for2 people, which also has its own washbasin.
Lübeck old town – a Unesco site
Poor photo of the main gate to the cute old town, which is also ringed by water.
Didn’t know about the Unesco designation!
I’ve been here before, so I only did a quick drive through…
Trader Joe’s goods in Germany but not Canada?
That’s so unfair
I can’t imagine this one being an overly proud export
One narrow washroom
In my cousin’s apartment. Yes you see that right. Bathroom is almost 4 feet wide and your knees would hit the wall.
Apparently there were shared washrooms in the hall when the building was built, and the private bathroom squeezed in during a renovation.
The Englification of German continues
Or is that Anglicization?
A few more examples I’ve seen or heard lately:
Park and ride (P+R on signs)
Stop and go (UN traffic report)
Nonstop you (the latestLufthansa airline tag line, which, ironically, was decidedly not nonstop for me in either direction)
Name this fruit
Hint: not a pear, though it looks like one, and is rock hard.
My aunt made tasty jelly out of them