Don't have these in America!
Friday, January 29, 2016
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Pea Soup
Leslie whipped up a batch of dutch pea soup last night. All I know is that it has a pork chop in there somewhere, so its going to be good. You can get pea soup so thick a spoon stands up in it.
Richard and Ginny may recall Andersen's Pea Soup Restaurant on our 1958 or 1960 trip to California. That's all us kids heard about for a couple of days as we entered the state. For some unknown reason it was a destination. We thought it was funny and/or stupid.
Richard and Ginny may recall Andersen's Pea Soup Restaurant on our 1958 or 1960 trip to California. That's all us kids heard about for a couple of days as we entered the state. For some unknown reason it was a destination. We thought it was funny and/or stupid.
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Beer No. 1
After a week-and-a-half of diligent research, this brewery pops to the top. Brewed locally in Amsterdam, its a proud alternative to all those damn Belgium beers. This is good stuff. I drank a Ciel Bleu Imperial Stout (10.2% alc) last nite and I swear I got a buzz, and there was no weed involved! You know how some stouts are weak and too fizzy, and kind of have a 'stout' flavor? Not this stuff!
All the other beers I have tried are good stuff! Its probably fortunate that no weed is involved........
http://www.brouwerijhetij.nl/?lang=en
transiting 1
Leslie is in her 2nd week of the Winter School at the Academy of Art and Architecture (AHK), an intense 'prequel' to the regular semester that starts February 1st. She has had class every night from 6:30pm to 11:30pm so it has been quite hectic and somewhat of a transportation challenge. Plus it is dark, windy, and probably raining.
However, Amsterdam has a pretty amazing transportation system consisting of 4 Metro lines, 20 some light-rail lines, and a bunch of bus routes. They all are well coordinated, timely, and intersect at points throughout central Amsterdam.
For example, we set out from our apartment at 6pm on the nightly run to the AHK. Walk 2 blocks down Buiten Oranjestraat and catch one of 3 buses to Central Station, which is the transportation hub of Amsterdam. At Central Station we scurry off the bus, avoid other buses, fellow travelers going in all directions, light-rail trams, cars, bikes, and descend into the Metro. Time: 6:15pm.
There are 3 Metro lines that run south-east out of Central Station [RED line on map]. You are very likely to get on one within 2-3 minutes. After another few minutes waiting for everybody to get on board, we are off. 4 minutes later we are at Waterlooplein station near the AHK studios. Time: 6:25pm. A 3 minute walk and we are at the AHK.
Transit and repeat!
However, Amsterdam has a pretty amazing transportation system consisting of 4 Metro lines, 20 some light-rail lines, and a bunch of bus routes. They all are well coordinated, timely, and intersect at points throughout central Amsterdam.
For example, we set out from our apartment at 6pm on the nightly run to the AHK. Walk 2 blocks down Buiten Oranjestraat and catch one of 3 buses to Central Station, which is the transportation hub of Amsterdam. At Central Station we scurry off the bus, avoid other buses, fellow travelers going in all directions, light-rail trams, cars, bikes, and descend into the Metro. Time: 6:15pm.
There are 3 Metro lines that run south-east out of Central Station [RED line on map]. You are very likely to get on one within 2-3 minutes. After another few minutes waiting for everybody to get on board, we are off. 4 minutes later we are at Waterlooplein station near the AHK studios. Time: 6:25pm. A 3 minute walk and we are at the AHK.
Transit and repeat!
Monday, January 25, 2016
Sunday, January 24, 2016
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