02 December, 2009

Greetings from Newfoundland! Or, ah, Nederlands!

Due to a "medical emergency" (neither of us was involved) our plane to Amsterdam was obligated to make a brief stop in the beautiful and thrilling town of Gander, Newfoundland. Gander is a sprawling metropolis, likely to be counted as the world's largest and most happenin' city within the next few years. We are thankful to have seen this cultural center on the rise, but were even more thankful when the plane was refueled and our journey continued.

Despite the delay, we arrived in Amsterdam just over an hour later than expected, and were soon fast asleep in at Renske's home in Rotterdam.

Since our arrival we have visited downtown Rotterdam, where Nicholas successfully ordered a bagel by speaking what might have sounded somewhat similar to the local language, and to Amsterdam, where he was nearly killed by an onslaught of reckless cyclists. What an exciting place!

2 comments:

  1. Now, when you say that neither of you was involved in the medical emergency I'm just going to assume that both of you caused it. Tsk, tsk.

    Also, please teach me how to order a bagel in Dutch.

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  2. No death! Rule #1!
    Also, the captcha for this comment was "tater." I lol'd

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