the amsterdam experience

whew, i made it over here in one piece. flight ok, we luckily were met up with at Schiphol Airport by a fellow engineer, who drove us "home", then took us out. Talk about culture shock! Sticker shock! Biker arrogance shock! We spent the evening in Haarlem, a local town- strangely quiet, because most shops are closed on Sundays, but the cafes were overflowing. We soon joined them. A pretty little town, full of friendly people.