Back after a long layoff – inspired by a trip that is starting in Rotterdam, NL.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m gonna try to do daily updates (even if they\u2019re just quickies) as I pass through parts of Holland and Belgium en route to Paris. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I flew the home team airline Thursday night. Newark to Amsterdam on a triple-7. I sat in the middle cabin, a middling experience that was comparatively (as it should be I guess) better than the back of the plane – and not as good as the front. I sat next to a guy who watched several Friends episodes on the in-flight entertainment system, laughing out loud throughout before he went into snooze mode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
About an hour before landing, I was served an eggcellent breakfast.\u00a0 The egg – served hot -somehow survived what must have been a long journey – plus bacon, potatoes, a cup of hollandaise sauce and a bowl of yogurt with berries, granola and honey.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The train station at Schiphol is just steps from baggage claim.\u00a0 It\u2019s a transit concept we could only dream of in the states.\u00a0 A blazing fast non-stop past flower hothouses and rural canal-dotted landscapes to Rotterdam\u2019s central station took a half-hour.\u00a0 The fare was 16.3 Euros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m staying at an Ibis property four tram stops away from the train station. The hotel allowed me to check in early for a 25 euro fee. I\u2019m here for days 2 and 3 of the three-day Left of the Dial Festival, featuring a bunch of Euro bands playing at clubs across the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beyond the two nights here in Rotterdam, the only thing I have settled is a trip to Breda to see the great Philly band Remember Sports on Sunday night. I\u2019m not yet sure where the rest of the voyage will take me. All I know for sure is that I\u2019ll be in Paris by the 27th to see Pavement. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Back after a long layoff – inspired by a trip that is starting in Rotterdam, NL.\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019m gonna try to do daily updates (even if they\u2019re just quickies) as I pass through parts of Holland and Belgium en route to … Continue reading