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| Amsterdam is probably best known for its canals (an amazing feat as the entire city is below sea level). | |
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| Okay, I guess the city is also well known as a place to shop, and shop for things you can't buy in most other cities. | |
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| You may find yourself in a foreign land. You can run, but you can't hide. | |
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| Holland may well be one of the flatest countries on the planet, but they've got several indoor climbing gyms. I made a point of stopping by Klimmuur Centraal, since it sounded pretty good on the Dutching Climbing Page. Outside, it was a beautiful day. | |
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| Nearby, under the train tracks, you can catch some interesting views away from all the gaudy tourism. | |
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| My hotel was only a block from the Leidseplein, a cool area with many cafés and gratuitous neon signs yet a decided lack of sleaze. From my window, you could see the back of Melkweg (Milky Way) - a dance club which occasionally hosts popular acts. One day, I was woken up from a mid-afternoon nap by a zillion screaming teen-age girls. Turns out, they were enthralled with 'N Sync, apparently the European reincarnation of New Kids on the Block. Be afraid, especially since they're now apparently readying their assault on the US. | |
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| While I was in town, I visited my friend Leendert, and gave my Java security talk at Vrije Universiteit (Free University). Leendert and Judith also cooked me a wonderful dinner. | |
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