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So, today I got to try another type of traditional Dutch food: kibbeling. I quite enjoyed it. My aunt and I got a bag and nibbled it on the way home from the mall.

Other dutch food I've tried? Appelflappen, appeltaart, stroopwaffel, drop (licorice, with the salt)... and those cakey-cookie-flat things. And whipped cream. That seems to be a staple of the diet, as far as I can tell. Oh, and cheese of course!

Yes. My tummy isn't terribly happy about all the fatty things, but it's been okay.

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Forever Young - Rod Stewart

Yo.

All y'all need to pray for sun, so I can go to the beach tomorrow.

These are my photos from Holland so far. I will post the ones I took today to there... probably tomorrow.

We went to the Escher museum today. It was too cool. I got some prints and a puzzle for me mum.

I also did something stupid yet brave today. We'll see how it works out. But. It may mean I leave Woolsey.

Current Mood: discontent
Current Music: Fuzz - speena

Oh, I'm enjoying the random of Dutch music channels. ;)

Went to Leiden today. Have photos, may post later. Need to pull 'em off my camera.

Current Mood: calm
Current Music: Shopping - BareNaked Ladies

So. We went to Mons, Belgium today. Yup. Another country to add to my collection! We walked around and shopped a bunch. I took some photos, but not many, and will upload them eventually.

Of course I've got Belgian chocolate, but it's mostly for other peoples.

One of the things that really amused me about today is when we stopped for chips. We got a 2 euro box, expecting like... a McD's sized-ish box... and got like a fucking TRAY full. Ahaha! It was awesome.

My feet hurt a bit from walking all day, though.

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Mama's Alright - Chara

I suppose some of you may be wondering what, exactly nutmeg does in the Netherlands when she's not out and about. Well, one thing (which amuses me greatly) is watch the music channels on her aunt and uncle's telly with her cousin, $ka. We especially enjoy watching either the VH1 80s shows or the TV Oranje (local sort of... unknowns mostly) and making fun of the terrible music videos.

Today, we also went shopping downtown (Den Haag), and fed bread to ducks. Yup. It was quite awesome.

Current Mood: amused
Current Music: Shiroir Kakera - D[di;]

We went out to the beach near here this evening. It's so big! (Though, this may just be that I'm used to rivers and lakes, not oceans.) I am absolutely fascinated by the ocean right now, but I've been promised we'll get a few trips into the beach, so I'll get photos next time. (We weren't planning to go, it just sort of happened, so I didn't have my camera with me.)

Also? Gelato again. I'm enjoying this ice cream every day. Or "ijs". I think that's the dutch word. I'm sort of learning drips and drabs of the language, but I doubt it'll stay with me when I leave. (Much like my Hungarian.)

Ooh. And I got myself a Bowie CD (a best of that I don't have yet - amazing that any still exist, isn't it?) and a flash drive for my lappy. :) Happy.

Current Mood: content
Current Music: Black Tie White Noise - David Bowie

So my aunt and uncle are spoiling me silly. It's rather nice. And I love the clothing and stuff here. I may end up buying some, though I really shouldn't. Because it's adorable and awesome and yes.

It's funny, though. I'm totally feeling my suitcase right now. (It's a right heavy bastard.) My arm is so sore. And it gets worse, depending how I move it but especially if I move it back towards how I was holding my suitcase. I think it's rather funny.

I'm such a sleepy girl again, which is funny, since it's so early compared to when I normally sleep. Especially when you consider that it's an hour earlier in England. Ah well, my days are a bit fuller now. It's nice. I'm happy.

Also, this makes me very sad.

Current Mood: cheerful
Current Music: Suuhaa - Mean Machine

Am safely in the Netherlands.

Am spectacularly tired. (Will fix that soon.)

Have been given access to uncle's wireless network so yey we is be having interwebs.

Somewhat confused as to what time it is. *sets computer to Amsterdam*

Hate airports. Was silly and decided to get a taxi to Gatwick, which was actually total love for all the English country side I got to see. (And had an awesome, chatty, polish driver.)

My luggage is WAY too fucking heavy. Will be leaving some (many) things with my aunt and uncle for them to bring back to Canada when they move back in November.

Current Mood: sleepy

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