22 June, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Today is the last full day of my trip. When I travel, I often feel as if I’ve entered another dimension of time. Honestly, I feel as if I’ve been gone for six months. Though I haven’t been looking forward to going home, I’m tired. Traveling in this way can be exhausting, with the long train rides, constant packing and unpacking, dealing with crowds, etc. Yesterday afternoon I had that feeling — that “It’s time to go home” feeling. So I’m relieved. I didn’t want to dread going home. That’s a terrible feeling.
I love Amsterdam — it’s a great city, probably my favorite stop on this trip (or maybe tied with Budapest). I’ve not been as motivated to do things while here because I’m dragging a bit (!). I’ve spent most of my time just wandering around. Yesterday afternoon, instead of going to a museum or taking a ride on a canal boat, I went to see the new Indiana Jones movie. I just craved some form of mindless entertainment and really, I just wanted to sit down for two hours in a comfortable chair. Beyond that, I wanted to hear some English. I was itching to go to a bookshop too. After a while, I start to miss English desperately.
I found the Indiana Jones movie to be quite entertaining, even more so with Dutch subtitles, but then again, I was desperate for entertainment. Make of that what you will. Going to the cinema with the locals was a fun experience. From hanging around in the Jordaan (where I’m staying), I was beginning to feel that all Dutch people are incredibly attractive and polished and tall and thin. But at the cinema, I got to meet lots of Dutch white trash. And seriously, I was relieved.
Okay, I’m off to enjoy the day. Tomorrow my Eurostar from Brussels leaves quite late, so I’m not sure if I’ll spend most of the day in Amsterdam or if I’ll leave Amsterdam early, put my luggage in storage at the Brussels station and see some of city. I’ll probably just stick around Amsterdam because I’m lazy, but we’ll see…
Anglofille said @ 11:41 am | travel |
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Silvana Says:
June 22nd, 2008 at 5:33 pmDutch white trash…hilarious! Have a safe trip home:)
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Silvana, I think you’re the only person who even reads this blog anymore!
