to all my loyal readers (i am talking to you, Jen, and maybe my mom. mom, do you still read this?) i apologize for my complete lack of updates over the last week and some days. since my post about London i have been in 4 different cities in 3 countries. in this order - 4 days in Amsterdam, 3 days in Paris, 2 days in Milan, 2 days in Florence. and that's where i am now - Florence - reclining on my bed in a downtown hostel, my new friend Fernando watching horrible Italian TV. sidenote: why does every single show on Italian or Spanish TV feature a really weird looking middle-aged man in a suit and at least two young female co-hosts with HUGE breasts? i mean, i'm not complaining, just wondering.
here we go...after London time was done and i had eaten more than my share of fish and chips i took the train to Amsterdam. there i stayed with my good pal Sam (that's short for Samantha not Samuel). crazy times were had. the thing i loved the most about Amsterdam was that over 1/2 of all traffic is on a bike. a lot of the streets were so peaceful and kept that way by the lack of roaring engines. the Dutch know a thing or two about pollution control. and chocolate. and as they say, when in Amsterdam make sure you eat a lot of chocolate and ride a bike. so i did.
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my buddy Sam and the rooftops of the city
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the graffiti hallway in the modern art museum
Notre Dame
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the Louvre at night. so great.
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the Tour de Eiffel at night. also great.
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who's that lady?
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Hannah trying to get me out of Paris with the
all-french speaking Eurorail Train staff.
by the way, this is taken from the balcony of the violinist's flat.
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the Duomo. probably the coolest building i have ever seen.
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mr. da vinci
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Florence at sunset.
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and that's that for now. at some point in the next 2 days i will deliver you Florence, Nice, and Barcelona. caio and all that!