Vacation... Part 2 - Travel, Trip, Enjoy! :)
As I was telling you, at about 11:30AM, I managed to get back to Oradea together with Relu and Georgi. Even though they were tired like hell, they have offered to help me out with my preparation for the departure... So, right after I got home, I dropped my bag, took my passport and headed together to get my traveling medical insurance, pay my cellphone bill, and solve some other stuff. As soon as we parked the car, I got this call saying that we might not go anymore, since we have some transportation issues. Then my world collapsed. I was thinking, "What the hell I was rushing like crazy for?". Damn I got pissed. What could I do? I just went home and got into bed.
A few hours later, I get another call saying we're definitely leaving at 8:00PM. My sun was shining again :) I got ready A.S.A.P. and headed to the departure spot. I've met the whole crew there and after waiting about 1 hour for the bus, we finally left for the border. It was a great feeling to know that I'm gonna see the Netherlands and also, postpone my return to the office. :D
The trip was quite exhausting, but good overall. I also drove the bus for a few hundred kilometers, which was great as well. Anyway, about 24 hours later we were entering the magnificent territory of the Netherlands. As soon as we got the Amersfoort (the city we were supposed to stay in) we got lost, obviously. We stopped at an information point to look over a map or something. This is when my first cultural shock happened. :) Two cars stopped to help us out. Wow! You wouldn't see that in Romania, that's for sure. A young lady and a mid-50's man both offered to help us find what we were looking for. And that wasn't all. The man also took me inside his house, let me use the internet to search for the venue, and then drove us to the place we were supposed to stay at. Dude! That was too much! I just couldn't believe it.
We checked-in at this "King's Home" camping site. Great conditions and at a really low price. We set up our tents that night and all fell asleep. We were all dead tired so we slept like babies.
Next day we went to the Sporthal, where the competition was having place. Oh, I forgot to mention why we were there. There was taking place the International Mix & Breed Championship Agility and Paragility. I'm quite sure you don't know what this is all about. Well in a few words, it was the canine agility world championship. What is canine agility? Well that's a really cool sports where dogs are jumping over obstacles, going through tunnels and jumping through circles. Very interesting to watch and very fun to practice. I used to practice this as well a few years ago with my dogs.
So this was one of the fun parts and the main reason we went to Holland. Obviously not the only attraction, though. :) Besides this we got to visit around Amersfoort, enjoy the culture, do some shopping, spend loads of money on useless things and of course... visit AMSTERDAM. :) Well this was amazing!
We first went to Amsterdam on Friday (evening), the 1st of September, and actually it wasn't really the coolest experience... Sadly! I talked to this guy from Finland, Roberto, who was actually Dutch. He was kind enough to share all kind of aspects regarding safety and fun in Amsterdam. Well maybe too many, as we had a really hard time finding a good place to park our bus. He told us to park in a covered, secure parking place. Well we just couldn't find one that we'd fit in. So after we circled around about one hour, we decided to stop anywhere... and so we did: right in the middle of the Red Light District. :D:D:D Well that's a place one's got to see. I loved it so much, as I have always appreciated freedom and fun. What I love about that place is that the slogan sounds like "do whatever you wanna do... as long as you don't disturb me or the others". That's the second cultural shock I've had in this trip. I was just amazed how people would just mind their own stuff while you're having a wonderful fun. After walking around and watching, quite confused actually, the things happening around us, we have decided to go to a coffeeshop, but before that, stare at some red light windows :P Man, we were disappointed. Besides the fact that most of the window curtains were shut, the remaining girls where most of them ugly... And when I say ugly, I do mean it. Some of them looked like they exploded together with Chernobyl. Anyway, there were also some cute ones :) I was also disappointed to see how small RLD actually is. Only later I realized, after looking on a map, that it is much wider than the place we saw. Well that's for the next time I go there. Next stop, next cultural shock. Coffeeshops. Dude, this is like wow! Can you imagine a place where you just go inside, and ask for weed and hash? I totally amazed. Everytime I smoked this, everywhere else, we would always hide, or just step out of others attention. Here was different. You'd just go in, buy some gear and then go out, sit down, roll your joint and start flying. Most of us decided we should go for some, so I went in and bought 1 g of mary, asked the nice lady there to roll it, as I was a mess and then just went out, sit and started smoking. We were all high like shit. Damn that weed was good. :) I won't get into further details about this. I'll just say we laughed like crazy that night and that it has been waaaay better than any other time or place.
We decided to move our car that night because of some nasty looking guy, that we guess was following us at a certain moment. Well I really don't know for sure if that was true or not. I was really not able to think clearly (which is why I strongly suggest you be home when you trip). For sure is that moving was a really big mistake. We drove around A'dam for like 2 hours before we decided to actually go back to the camping site. Everyone was quite tired and not really happy with what we saw and did. We really wanted more. Sadly, in the end, Dani, the driver was the one blamed that we didn't find a proper parking place. Definitely it wasn't his fault. Sorry 'bout that.
Well more has happened the next day, when we went again to XXX city for another round of fun. This time we got there around 5PM and we also had a few hours of walking around and taking pictures. I discovered then that A'dam is also a very beautiful city. It's not only insanely fun. It has amazing buildings, large squares where you can see people hanging around, singing or just talking. You can see great churches and wonderful architecture. We really had fun while sightseeing. Obviously, the girls had also the pleasure of shopping. After walking around for several hours we decided that we want some space cakes... And we didn't settle for the usual, we wanted the renown brownies, so after we went from coffeeshop to cofeeshop for about half hour we headed back to the place we have been a night before, knowing for sure they have it. Oh, I forgot to mention that at a certain moment we really wanted to get pierced and/or tattooed, but we changed our minds as soon as we realized that the prices were at least 4 times the ones in Romania. So here will be good enough :P
We got the gear we need (brownies and some more weed) and left A'dam with deep sadness. I loved it there. I really loved that place. Seriously, I'm not thinking only about drugs, porn and wild places. I loved it as a city, for its cultural beauty and value. I would love to get to see it again and learn more about it.
As soon as we got back in the car, we ate our brownies and waited anxiously for it to kick in. Well it did for some of us... Me and Vicky got really pissed as we never felt anything out of that brownie. Damn cakes! Anyway, Crys and Claudia definitely had fun. For us the real fun started back at the camping site, where we lit up the joint. Well from that point there's too much I missed. :P There are pictures and movies, really worth watching, that definitely describe the fun we had. That was our last night in Holland. A memorable night!
Next day we went back to the Sporthal, were our team had the final rounds, so that at night we would leave for Romania. Oh, you might be wondering if we won any prizes... well not really, but it was ok, taking into consideration that agility in Romania is still a fresh sport and not many people know about it. All the participants from Romania managed to get good rounds even if they still have to work on timing. Definitely next year will be much better. :)
Around 7PM we got back to the camping site to gather our stuff, put them in the car and leave. We had a joint and left. We slept all night, to the disappointment of our driver who was really tired and had to go through most of Germany alone, with no one to talk to. Dani, we're sorry about that. But you do know that you have been a great driver and a wonderful companion, so I want to say thank you for everything. I, and I know for sure that we all, appreciate your help. :)
It has been an amazing vacation. I really missed traveling outside the country. I realized how much I missed that. It was just great and it will always be a beautiful memory for me. I want to say thanks to all of you that were there, for accepting me in your group and for the wonderful times we've had together. It was great to get to know you better and to have so much fun with you... Especially with Crys, Vicky and Claudia. Crys, I really want to thank you once again for the wonderful present. It has been the best ever. ;) I really hope someday I'll have something similar for you.
Now, in the end, an advice and a thought for you my dear readers... Advice: go to Holland and especially to A'dam. Thought: I hope you'll visit me there, as I definitely plan to get a traineeship in the Netherlands next year :):):).
A few hours later, I get another call saying we're definitely leaving at 8:00PM. My sun was shining again :) I got ready A.S.A.P. and headed to the departure spot. I've met the whole crew there and after waiting about 1 hour for the bus, we finally left for the border. It was a great feeling to know that I'm gonna see the Netherlands and also, postpone my return to the office. :D
The trip was quite exhausting, but good overall. I also drove the bus for a few hundred kilometers, which was great as well. Anyway, about 24 hours later we were entering the magnificent territory of the Netherlands. As soon as we got the Amersfoort (the city we were supposed to stay in) we got lost, obviously. We stopped at an information point to look over a map or something. This is when my first cultural shock happened. :) Two cars stopped to help us out. Wow! You wouldn't see that in Romania, that's for sure. A young lady and a mid-50's man both offered to help us find what we were looking for. And that wasn't all. The man also took me inside his house, let me use the internet to search for the venue, and then drove us to the place we were supposed to stay at. Dude! That was too much! I just couldn't believe it.
We checked-in at this "King's Home" camping site. Great conditions and at a really low price. We set up our tents that night and all fell asleep. We were all dead tired so we slept like babies.
Next day we went to the Sporthal, where the competition was having place. Oh, I forgot to mention why we were there. There was taking place the International Mix & Breed Championship Agility and Paragility. I'm quite sure you don't know what this is all about. Well in a few words, it was the canine agility world championship. What is canine agility? Well that's a really cool sports where dogs are jumping over obstacles, going through tunnels and jumping through circles. Very interesting to watch and very fun to practice. I used to practice this as well a few years ago with my dogs.
So this was one of the fun parts and the main reason we went to Holland. Obviously not the only attraction, though. :) Besides this we got to visit around Amersfoort, enjoy the culture, do some shopping, spend loads of money on useless things and of course... visit AMSTERDAM. :) Well this was amazing!
We first went to Amsterdam on Friday (evening), the 1st of September, and actually it wasn't really the coolest experience... Sadly! I talked to this guy from Finland, Roberto, who was actually Dutch. He was kind enough to share all kind of aspects regarding safety and fun in Amsterdam. Well maybe too many, as we had a really hard time finding a good place to park our bus. He told us to park in a covered, secure parking place. Well we just couldn't find one that we'd fit in. So after we circled around about one hour, we decided to stop anywhere... and so we did: right in the middle of the Red Light District. :D:D:D Well that's a place one's got to see. I loved it so much, as I have always appreciated freedom and fun. What I love about that place is that the slogan sounds like "do whatever you wanna do... as long as you don't disturb me or the others". That's the second cultural shock I've had in this trip. I was just amazed how people would just mind their own stuff while you're having a wonderful fun. After walking around and watching, quite confused actually, the things happening around us, we have decided to go to a coffeeshop, but before that, stare at some red light windows :P Man, we were disappointed. Besides the fact that most of the window curtains were shut, the remaining girls where most of them ugly... And when I say ugly, I do mean it. Some of them looked like they exploded together with Chernobyl. Anyway, there were also some cute ones :) I was also disappointed to see how small RLD actually is. Only later I realized, after looking on a map, that it is much wider than the place we saw. Well that's for the next time I go there. Next stop, next cultural shock. Coffeeshops. Dude, this is like wow! Can you imagine a place where you just go inside, and ask for weed and hash? I totally amazed. Everytime I smoked this, everywhere else, we would always hide, or just step out of others attention. Here was different. You'd just go in, buy some gear and then go out, sit down, roll your joint and start flying. Most of us decided we should go for some, so I went in and bought 1 g of mary, asked the nice lady there to roll it, as I was a mess and then just went out, sit and started smoking. We were all high like shit. Damn that weed was good. :) I won't get into further details about this. I'll just say we laughed like crazy that night and that it has been waaaay better than any other time or place.
We decided to move our car that night because of some nasty looking guy, that we guess was following us at a certain moment. Well I really don't know for sure if that was true or not. I was really not able to think clearly (which is why I strongly suggest you be home when you trip). For sure is that moving was a really big mistake. We drove around A'dam for like 2 hours before we decided to actually go back to the camping site. Everyone was quite tired and not really happy with what we saw and did. We really wanted more. Sadly, in the end, Dani, the driver was the one blamed that we didn't find a proper parking place. Definitely it wasn't his fault. Sorry 'bout that.
Well more has happened the next day, when we went again to XXX city for another round of fun. This time we got there around 5PM and we also had a few hours of walking around and taking pictures. I discovered then that A'dam is also a very beautiful city. It's not only insanely fun. It has amazing buildings, large squares where you can see people hanging around, singing or just talking. You can see great churches and wonderful architecture. We really had fun while sightseeing. Obviously, the girls had also the pleasure of shopping. After walking around for several hours we decided that we want some space cakes... And we didn't settle for the usual, we wanted the renown brownies, so after we went from coffeeshop to cofeeshop for about half hour we headed back to the place we have been a night before, knowing for sure they have it. Oh, I forgot to mention that at a certain moment we really wanted to get pierced and/or tattooed, but we changed our minds as soon as we realized that the prices were at least 4 times the ones in Romania. So here will be good enough :P
We got the gear we need (brownies and some more weed) and left A'dam with deep sadness. I loved it there. I really loved that place. Seriously, I'm not thinking only about drugs, porn and wild places. I loved it as a city, for its cultural beauty and value. I would love to get to see it again and learn more about it.
As soon as we got back in the car, we ate our brownies and waited anxiously for it to kick in. Well it did for some of us... Me and Vicky got really pissed as we never felt anything out of that brownie. Damn cakes! Anyway, Crys and Claudia definitely had fun. For us the real fun started back at the camping site, where we lit up the joint. Well from that point there's too much I missed. :P There are pictures and movies, really worth watching, that definitely describe the fun we had. That was our last night in Holland. A memorable night!
Next day we went back to the Sporthal, were our team had the final rounds, so that at night we would leave for Romania. Oh, you might be wondering if we won any prizes... well not really, but it was ok, taking into consideration that agility in Romania is still a fresh sport and not many people know about it. All the participants from Romania managed to get good rounds even if they still have to work on timing. Definitely next year will be much better. :)
Around 7PM we got back to the camping site to gather our stuff, put them in the car and leave. We had a joint and left. We slept all night, to the disappointment of our driver who was really tired and had to go through most of Germany alone, with no one to talk to. Dani, we're sorry about that. But you do know that you have been a great driver and a wonderful companion, so I want to say thank you for everything. I, and I know for sure that we all, appreciate your help. :)
It has been an amazing vacation. I really missed traveling outside the country. I realized how much I missed that. It was just great and it will always be a beautiful memory for me. I want to say thanks to all of you that were there, for accepting me in your group and for the wonderful times we've had together. It was great to get to know you better and to have so much fun with you... Especially with Crys, Vicky and Claudia. Crys, I really want to thank you once again for the wonderful present. It has been the best ever. ;) I really hope someday I'll have something similar for you.
Now, in the end, an advice and a thought for you my dear readers... Advice: go to Holland and especially to A'dam. Thought: I hope you'll visit me there, as I definitely plan to get a traineeship in the Netherlands next year :):):).
posted by Sebastian at 14:13
1 Comments:
deci... faza cu trabucul facut din "iarba" ai uitat sa-l mentionezi :P pupici
Post a Comment
<< Home