Day 28: Touring Around Amsterdam
June 22nd, 2009 by Dylan
On April 26 2009, Nikolai Onken met me at Schiphol airport, and we had a good chance to drive around Amsterdam so I quickly got a nice feel of the city. Amsterdam is a great city with a number of interesting historical buildings, and many many canals and bridges.
As it just a few days before Queens Day, the city was quickly gearing up for festivities, with a fair setup in the park right outside my hotel.
We went to Nikolai and Vicki’s new place for a great dinner. Their building is brand new, so the elevator had a fair amount of tagging on temporary boards protecting the elevator from people moving in. We added our own Dojo tag:
After a great dinner, I found my way back to the hotel via the tram system. I am staying at the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, the conference hotel for the SpringOne conference where I am speaking about Dojo. The people in Amsterdam seem a bit more reserved and shy than in Australia and New Zealand, which surprised me a bit given that this is Amsterdam after all.