Tourists

I wish all tourists that visit Amsterdam would read this:

Avoid walking along the bicycle lanes.
The lanes are usually clearly marked with a bike symbol on the way. These are express-roads through the city in which the bike rules. Avoid walking on, and standing in bike lanes looking at maps, chat around, etc. This drives locals mad. When you hear a bike bell, get quickly out of the way.

It does drive locals mad! I'm not sure if I'm a local, though. Still a Frisian girl!

I found this travel tip on www.amsterdam.info

Would you rather...

We were playing the 'would you rather-game' at the Canadian Thanksgiving party we had a week ago. And then I saw Matt writing about it on his blog.
So, would you rather:

-lose all your teeth, or lose all the hair on your body (my vanity makes it hard for me to choose)
-die by drowning, or being burned alive
-kill or be killed
-be ugly but loved by everyone, or gorgeous and hated by everyone
-swim with sharks, or eat raw jellyfish (sounds like a Fear Factor challenge)
-read my blog, or read other peoples blogs (this shouldn't even be a question)

And we had some other fun questions. Like what movie character would you most like to be.
I want to be Rose from Titanic. 'Cause I think she's cool and she's sooo beautiful.
Or what movie would you pick if you could only watch one movie for the rest of your life. I would watch Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King over and over. I think it's the best LOTR movie. Unless you count all three of them as one. Then I would watch them all!
I like questions like this. I think they can tell you something about someone's personality.

Anyway, I saw Jamie Oliver today! He was signing his books at the Bijenkorf. I only saw him sitting behind the window, but still! And a while ago I thought I saw the actor who used to play Bud Bundy in Married with Children, but I'm not sure. And I didn't wanna ask him 'cause I don't even know his real name. It's funny to see celebrities.

Amsterdam is really beautiful in the fall. The trees look so nice! Tomorrow I hava a day of and I'm either going to have a walk in the Amsterdamse Bos, or walk around the city and take some pictures, ooh..or go to Vondelpark! I have to force myself to get up at a reasonable hour then, otherwise I will just sleep in and waste my free time in my bed!

So, I hope that everyone who asked me to update my blog is satisfied.

Another tip!

Here's another tip to be thankful for: Read Dave's Blog!!!
It's soooooo funny! I had to laugh out loud!

In the year 2525...

Does anyone know that song? I'm not sure if that's the title, but I remember listening to it in the car with my parents , every summer when we went camping somewhere in Europe.
It's a year of 2's and 5's en 25's this year. It's 2005. In one month from today I'll turn 25.
My parents have been married for 25 years, and my grandparents for 50, and our Queen started her reigning 25 years ago.

So, I'll be 25. It sounds so mature. I've been feeling more like an adult lately. I started drinking coffee and I ate some mouldy cheese! (I bet I didn't seem that mature when I confessed that I love Barbie)
Next thing to do is to move out of my parents house for good! Scary...

Anyway, I saw some great movies lately: "Amadeus" and "Les Miserables". Very, very good! Go rent them and watch them! That was my tip for the day! You can thank me later :)

Confessions of a restless mind

Why is it that sometimes I feel the need to express some personal things on my blog? Maybe I hope that someone will reassure me and say "Nynke, you're not weird. I have the same thing!"
Anyhow, here are some confessions:

-I love Barbie! Seriously.
-I'm jealous of my friend who's pregnant
-I have a problem with addiction. I'm addicted to shopping, listening to music and to sugar!
-I seriously lack self discipline, in a big big way!
-I worry about the future...a lot!
-I want people to think of me as elegant and feminine

That's enough info for today. Hope you still like me!