Wow, I just want to apologize for the fact that we are a couple of blog bums. But what do you expect? We're two stoned bitches trying to get stuff done, not necessarily getting stuff done. However, in my defense I have been doing other fun stuff. I enjoyed a fantastic month in Europe where I visited The Netherlands, France, The Czech Republic and Spain. Needless to say, it was unbelievable.
I'd have to say that The Netherlands and Spain were my favorite spots. I visited Amsterdam and
a smaller town called Breda while I was there. Both cities were adorable with the cutest vertical architecture and canals. I arrived in Amsterdam in the morning where I spent the day until my late afternoon train ride to Breda. I met an English couple and hopped between coffeeshops with them. It was chilly outside so we just had lunch and enjoyed beverages at the various shops. We would each buy a gram and smoke the variety that we'd purchased. Walking around was lovely because the layout of the city is really easy to maneuver and everyone was friendly and helpful.The train ride was full of typical dutch things, tulips
and windmills. The train stations were
surrounded by massive bicycle parking lots and I wondered how you could possibly find your bike in all of them.In Breda, there was a jazz festival downtown composed of small stages nestled in the narrow
cobblestone streets. The sun set and everything glowed blue, which perfectly complimented the laid back and fun atmosphere of the festival. We danced and enjoyed beer, wine and vodka until we headed indoor to the bar and where we continued to dance to the DJ's who spun lots of fun vocal house and some familiar tunes too. We stopped at a coffeeshop where we picked up some joints to smoke at home later, mine was puur (without tobacco) and both of my friends had mixed spliffs. Before we got on the bike home (I pedaled, Sally rode on the back) we snacked on turkish pizza, a wrap of rotisserie meat (maybe lamb) with lettuce, tomatoes and a "spicy" sauce.One of my favorite aspects of this weekend was that I got to spend some time with
a friend I met in Thailand last summer, Sally, who hosted me at her apartment. We mostly just hung out and relaxed before we went to the festival each night. She made me a typical dutch breakfast of a baguette with various toppings like meat, cheese, and a raw meat spread with onions that was delicious. It was really nice to hear the language and her impressive knowledge of English. We talked music and cultural differences as well and marijuana culture in our two homes. It was really nice to talk to like minded people my age from a different part of the world. Sally's friend Malou was a traveler as well and we talked about the places we had visited and what school was like in both places. I was only in Breda from Friday night until Sunday morning but I have to say, when I got on the train I was sad to leave such a welcoming and beautiful place.
