Last I left off I was in Heidelberg sitting in the bar attached to my Heidelberg home away from home with my laptop trying to figure out where exactly it was going the next day. Just as the battery was at 0% and I was going to go back to my room (that's where the charger was) the owner asked me to sit and have some wine with him. Of course, I couldn't pass that up...so I did....which led to other sorts of beverages, a surprising discussion on Miro and his connection a city in Germany, and an invitation to go with him to walk his dog (??) later on. I thought if I could figure out and book my plans for the next day that I could probably fit this walk in before I left. But then.... I ran into two Americans I had met the day before and we ended up talking for hours...... no plans were getting made....I was starting to get anxious as I knew that because it would be the weekend that finding a place to go would be more challenging. In the end.... I mean, very late, WE had decided I should just go to Amsterdam. So that's how I came to Amsterdam.

So this morning I slept in (was actually wanting to catch the early train lol) and caught a mid-morning train to Amsterdam via Frankfurt. Sounds easy enough....but no...once again, there was an accident and the train could not continue it's path and there would be a 90-120 min delay. Great. That's when I started talking to my train-mate beside me (we had one of those booths). What would be the chances that he too worked for an airline!? AND it turns out the airline that I've been blabbing on about since before this trip-- German Wings! Well that was it...after that we were good friends and talked the whole way through the delay and diversion. It turns out he was flying from Amsterdam to Madrid because he has tickets to the Champions League game this weekend. Needless to say, he was nervous about missing the flight. As we finally approached Amsterdam we both agreed that it was bittersweet because it was very nice company.

Now I am in Amsterdam and it is ........ well, there's a lot going on here. I don't think I really need to elaborate. I have a day trip tomorrow. It's a funny place to come if you're seeking a little bit of quiet, but here I am... !!! And it's all sunny and warm....it's actually warm!!! *sigh*

To be continued.. x

written by  Sarah Andrea on May 20, 2010 from Amsterdam, Netherlands
from the travel blog: Europe 2010
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Hey Sarah!

We're back...had a great time! Jays won one, lost one. Betty & Brian are here right now so I'll sign on again real soon, just didn't want you to think I forgot about you. Sounds like the trip is going smashingly well, haha! Where are you now? I have to reread your blogs that you sent since we were away, just haven't had a chance. Take care and talk to you soon. BTW...fab pics!

Love Mommsie

written by  anne4015@hotmail.com on May 23, 2010

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