023 - tue 23/05/2006 - amsterdam

we left in the morning for amsterdam. the train trip was a long one, and it was 5pm when we arrived. we checked into our modest hotel room and went for a little walk around town. the grey clouds had followed us from berlin but they cleared in time for us to enjoy a sunny couple of beers at a pub which had spilled out onto a bridge crossing one of the city's many beautiful canals.

after a bit more of a walk we went out for dinner at a vegetarian place. we found it disconcerting that when we finished our meal at 10pm, it was still light outside. it looked more like 5pm. this was something that we never really got accustomed to, particularly in the western most parts of our trip.

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