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Friday, January 28, 2005
  From Amsterdam airport
Long layover at Amsterdam on the way to Delhi from Boston. Blogging from Schiphol airport.

Some things stood out immediatly :

Things are super expensive as surprise surprise 1 Euro (no Kroner, Euro everywhere) is about 1.45 US dollars. I can rapidly see my Euro back pack dreams going up in smoke.

Adult material is prominently displayed and sold everywhere.

As I type this I also notice that there is a "Euro" sign on the "5" digit on the keyboard.

Airport is nicely functional, not as glitzy as some American or South East Asian airports.

People are very friendly and everyone speaks/understands English with an almost desi type of accent.





 
Comments:
Haah! Going back to India.It really sounds nice.Have a Good Trip! (escaping the cold weather is a good enough reason to go home)

>see my Euro back pack dreams going up in smoke.

Not encouraging.This implies I have to do my EuroTrip quickly before the dollar hits 2 to 1 aginst Euro.(Given the current economic conditions thats not all that far)
 
Women are also displayed in Amsterdam along with other 'adult material'. In little glass rooms, in red light districts. Have fun in Delhi!
 
Wonder if the women would match the pleasures of the legal marijuana/pot bars?

I made the mistake two years ago of not getting the 'Schengen Visa' and was pretty much stuck at the airport between the Rijk's Gallery exhibit, chocolates, postcards and perfume shops at Schipol while the real pleasures of the city lay beyond my reach.

Of course nothing like going home.
 
Gotta love Amsterdam and their complete lack of censorship laws.
I saw a clip of a TV show where an American guy said "I've always wanted to do this..." and dropped his pants and flashed the audience. The talk show host says "Well, you can do that, it's Amsterdam"
 
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