I don’t know??? But by the time this Laptop starts up I can do two coats of nail polish. (opps hope no one from work is readying this)
Anyway as you have to do everything in life once and if it does n’t kill you it can only make you stronger, I am currently on the boat back to London.
I still really want to do Euro Star (the train between the UK and Europe) but I still can’t justify the cost when flying is soooo cheap. But instead of accommodation, hotel tax and Air fairs I have one all in one return ticket from Liverpool station to Amsterdam central.
Stress wise it wins hands down over Heathrow, if I think how stressed I was by the time we actually got to Portugal, e.g. London Tube from zone 1 to 5, Heathrow Customs, a lovely hot long line for 45 mins, Heathrow customs again, (YES again) get on the plane sit on the tarmac for1 hr and the rest. VS Zone 1 to Zone 1, a train ride, yes of course as this is London the train broke down but they made an express train stop at which ever train station in the middle of nowhere we where at and then drop as at the next stop down and then organised a special train just to take the people getting on the boat.
Seriously feeling Da ja vou, just like being on the cruise again (when 11 of us from the fire station when on a cruise of the pacific), except I have a Double Cabin all to myself. (Oooo they have just announced tonight’s movie in the Cinema is Shrike 3 – tempting but I need to do this)
Might also be loving the boat as I got the best nights sleep in I don’t know how long, I have been dying just to get back on the boat so I can sleep again, very sad I know. But its so dark – you can’t see your hands in front of your face, very cold, a fab heavy doner, and no number 88 to come home drunk at 5 am and push our buzzer. (Maybe Bubble needs to give them some kindergarten lessons on the difference between the numbers 84 and 88)
The Netherlands office looks over one of the 165 Canals in Amsterdam (165 that’s right, and 1280 or so bridges), I could so live here. I love learning how every country is so different, facing different challengers, also first hand experience of the internet, What percentage of the population are on broadband? Do they shop online?
The Guys at work also told me I just missed Amsterdam Pride – just Mardi Gras but on boats.
After work I thought OK here I come red light district, so I walked from my hotel up, on the way I thought how could you Richard, Amsterdam is so great! (why didn’t you tell me, I should of come here months and months ago) (Speaking of months and months I have been here 11months today – wow, time fly’s) the atmosphere, the bikes, the canals, the shops, the life style. (and no I am not talking about the drugs) – yes you can buy them everywhere and clearly I ran into /had walk into me some people who have taken way to much of something and are on their own plant but I felt really safe in Amsterdam.
The Red light district
Maybe I’m getting old but it just left me feeling sad. (Maybe I need to stop reading all these articles on women being brought into London to be Sex slaves)
