Assorted Pics from Clogland

My celebration corona! It was in honor of surviving my first surf in the North Sea. As sunny and warm as the day looked, the damn water was freezing!

This wig supplied us with a few laughs and an insight into what we would look like if we started smoking to much weed and lost our jobs!!

Where Dad and I work is an old burial ground from the 1500's. Supposedly, The spanish flu killed about a third of Amsterdam's population and they needed a mass burial sight! So 500 years later or so they dig it all up to build flats. Very respectful I think. There are bones and crap all over the place all smashed up and not cared about.

This is one Dad rescued. Yorrick is his name. (Hamlet) I was not overly pleased to be near him, but he is kinda cool!

Bloemen Feest, Haarlem

Last weekend was the Annual Haarlem flower festival. Basically it was a bunch of random floats covered in flowers. I saw a Halloween, Christmas and other assorted weirdness for this time of year. But the sun was out, they smelt good and I already knew the Dutch were slightly odd, so all wasn't lost. Turned out to be a good day out!!

Nicola and I on a giant pink flower croissant.

Some strange men on stilts that were not too camera shy!!

Random floats made up of thousands of flowers! Kinda pointless but they grow enough, so why not!!

As Dutch as U like!! A Bloemen Molen ( Flower Windmill )

This girl got into the festivities. Floral patterned undies!!

Perfect weather and a free festival meant that the crowds were out in force. Was awesome to walk around in the sun again. I even got a bit sunburnt!

A hideously dressed man drinking a biertje and smoking a smelly old cigar.

A man in his clogs taking a stroll, at the flower festival, by the coffeeshop. Couldn't get more Dutch.

This little band in camp tartan vests came complete with a trombone player with a moustache trimmed to fit around his instrument!!

I am sure the Dutch would be the only race on the earth to have a marching band on bikes!!

Pics Of My Neighbourhood

Some pics from my hood!!

Now that spring is here things are starting to grow again and not look so depressing.

One of many canals

My little room is above this butcher. It sometimes reeks of meat but is usually ok and a pretty cool place to live.

This is my street. It is in Heemstede, which is supposed to be one of the wealthiest spots in Holland. I fit right in. Haha!!!!!!

Rock Climbing

After a friday and a saturday night in Amsterdam I decided to go Indoor rock climing with Dad and Horse. Not the best idea but a heap of fun.

Evegeni (aka Horse) a mate from Bulgaria made Dad and I look lame. He climbs in Bulgaria for a hobby and makes it look easy.

Dad and I struggling our way up the wall. Not much style just sweating and swearing!!

Heights, heat and a weekend drinking Heinekin is a bad mix.

Night Out With Nicola

Went to Amsterdam with Nicola for a few beverages the other night. Started normal and kinda turned pretty random when a big group of people dressed as Zombies cruised passed while we had dinner. Only in Amsterdam.

Met Michael and Anya in the Aussie bar. They were 2 Polish people who were really, really, really happy and cheerful!! (I wonder why??) They invited us to a club with them and we scored VIP entry.

Our VIP bands!! Music was crap techno but was a pretty crazy club.

Not sure if this was a wig or the dudes hair but it sums up what the people in the club were like!!

England Trip

Jodi, Dad and I caught up in the South of England for a long weekend a few weeks ago. Had a ball. Was good to see the family again.

The flight over was canceled. We had to stay a night in a nice hotel in Amsterdam and fly out the next day.

Jodi and I a little tipsy messing about outside 'Naps' One of the many locals in Highcliffe. I am wearing a wetsuit hood

The Taylors at the Stones. Was pretty damn cold.

Doing my best Stonehenge pose

Salisbury Cathedral. A cool old massive church in Salisbury near Stonehenge.

Looking for Jebus outside the Church

A strange name for a campsite i think?????