As soon as we stepped out of Rotterdam Centraal, I felt more at home since I had arrived in the Netherlands. Rotterdam, on first glance, looked a lot like Toronto–or at least worlds closer than Amsterdam or Utrecht. The city was almost completely destroyed by bombings in World War II and was rebuilt with a [...]
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Last night, I headed to Amsterdam on a whim. Emily, my friend from high school, is doing her masters in Amsterdam. She said a big party was going down and invited me to come along. This is what I found:
First off, the actual ride to Amsterdam took about 35 minutes. This is [...] I’m on my sixth glass of ginger tea, staring out a bay window with a brass Buddha sitting peacefully on the ledge. I didn’t think I’d this is what I’d be arriving to but I’m happy with the Dutch experience so far. In the three hours that I’ve been here, I’ve taken the train, eaten [...] I was always the sort of kid who had trouble sleeping before the first day of school. If I think too much before bed (usually out of excitement or worry) I fall prey to insomnia. And for a day that I’ve been anticipating for a few years, I slept surprisingly well last night–my cough was [...] Clafouti 915 Queen Street West/ 416-603-1935
Despite the years of moaning about wanting to live in Europe and the fact I’m leaving next week, sometimes I doubt that there can be a place in the world nicer than Toronto in the summer. I’ve suspected it since my days in [...] |
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