Monday, October 10, 2005
Rotown, Now and Wow, Snowboarding and Good Weather Still
I had another eventful weekend. It began Friday afternoon after meeting up with Rink. We ate lunch at the beach. (This is what the area is called by water by the Erasmusburg.) It was a gorgeous day so we sat outside. I had a broodje with sun dried tomatoes and meat on rosemary bread. Het was heel goed. After we ate we walked around the city center, nieuwebinneweg, and the museumplein. He showed me this neat area behind one of the museums with some sculptures, green grass, and a water feature. It would be a fantastic place to read a book…something I contemplated on Saturday but I didn’t make it there.
After walking around for awhile, we visited Rotown and stayed outside to enjoy the weather until it got too chilly. I listened to Weezer’s blue album followed by the Postal Service upon the speakers. We watched as Rotown got a lot busier. I spoke with my roommates on the phone and Eline came to visit later in the evening for about an hour. It was nice.
After Rotown, we met up with some colleagues at work who were around the corner at Vibes. I spent the remainder of the evening here until I departed home around 4:30 in the morning. I didn’t stay until closing time this time. :)
Naturally, I slept in a little bit on Saturday but awoke around 11:30. I spent the afternoon in the city center with Marijke. I ate lunch before going out and about but Marijke hadn’t yet so we visited a place she used to work. I enjoyed some coffee. It’s refreshing to have real coffee every one and awhile. It was very, very good! I bought a stockpile of groceries in order to prepare some requested burritos Sunday evening. The weather was fantastic again on Saturday and I enjoyed walking around.
We watched the Dutch take on the Czech Republic during the evening. I became a bit nostalgic and spent halftime doing skills with my ball in the hallway. As I wrote on Saturday, we won. There were some scary moments but the game was entertaining. I want to be one of those crazy Dutch fans dressed in wacky orange clothing and bizarre hats. I lovingly say this about the Dutch. Marijke has learned I have a bit of bizarreness in me and would be one of the fans dressed like an oranje fool hooting and hollering. After the game, I was starting to feel a bit sleepy and was prepared to head to bed soon.
Incorrect. I was coaxed into going out with Marijke after she received a call from her friend who was going to Now and Wow, a super-cool disco in an old warehouse. It includes three rooms with two rooms playing different music. The room in the back played techno and the other room played hip hop. The room in the middle was a place to talk, relax, and take a break. I will re-visit this place at least once before heading back to the states. We stayed until about 5:15/5:30 in the morning. Needless to say, I slept in a bit again on Sunday.
I hit the shower around 11:30 am Sunday and knocked on Marijke’s door around 12:30 to wake her up. We had plans to head to the city center again. I had forgotten to purchase some necessary ingredients for the burritos: tomatoes and onions. I drank a cappuccino while perched upon the roof to watch the gathering crowd and the world championship snowboarding thingy-me-bobber.
We went to the center. The weather was again nice. It was a bit cloudier during the morning but the sun broke through in the afternoon. When we got back, we sat on the roof for a good two hours or more watching the snowboarding finals and the motorcycle ramp thingy-me-bobber. I can’t think of the correct name for it at the moment. A DJ was spinning music the entire time which was nice as well.
After the snowboarding extravaganza, I prepared burritos. Marijke liked them. I watched a Perfect Storm on TV and planned to go to sleep but a more intriguing film came on next, Class of 1999. So, I watched Class of 1999 and then went to sleep.
After walking around for awhile, we visited Rotown and stayed outside to enjoy the weather until it got too chilly. I listened to Weezer’s blue album followed by the Postal Service upon the speakers. We watched as Rotown got a lot busier. I spoke with my roommates on the phone and Eline came to visit later in the evening for about an hour. It was nice.
After Rotown, we met up with some colleagues at work who were around the corner at Vibes. I spent the remainder of the evening here until I departed home around 4:30 in the morning. I didn’t stay until closing time this time. :)
Naturally, I slept in a little bit on Saturday but awoke around 11:30. I spent the afternoon in the city center with Marijke. I ate lunch before going out and about but Marijke hadn’t yet so we visited a place she used to work. I enjoyed some coffee. It’s refreshing to have real coffee every one and awhile. It was very, very good! I bought a stockpile of groceries in order to prepare some requested burritos Sunday evening. The weather was fantastic again on Saturday and I enjoyed walking around.
We watched the Dutch take on the Czech Republic during the evening. I became a bit nostalgic and spent halftime doing skills with my ball in the hallway. As I wrote on Saturday, we won. There were some scary moments but the game was entertaining. I want to be one of those crazy Dutch fans dressed in wacky orange clothing and bizarre hats. I lovingly say this about the Dutch. Marijke has learned I have a bit of bizarreness in me and would be one of the fans dressed like an oranje fool hooting and hollering. After the game, I was starting to feel a bit sleepy and was prepared to head to bed soon.
Incorrect. I was coaxed into going out with Marijke after she received a call from her friend who was going to Now and Wow, a super-cool disco in an old warehouse. It includes three rooms with two rooms playing different music. The room in the back played techno and the other room played hip hop. The room in the middle was a place to talk, relax, and take a break. I will re-visit this place at least once before heading back to the states. We stayed until about 5:15/5:30 in the morning. Needless to say, I slept in a bit again on Sunday.
I hit the shower around 11:30 am Sunday and knocked on Marijke’s door around 12:30 to wake her up. We had plans to head to the city center again. I had forgotten to purchase some necessary ingredients for the burritos: tomatoes and onions. I drank a cappuccino while perched upon the roof to watch the gathering crowd and the world championship snowboarding thingy-me-bobber.
We went to the center. The weather was again nice. It was a bit cloudier during the morning but the sun broke through in the afternoon. When we got back, we sat on the roof for a good two hours or more watching the snowboarding finals and the motorcycle ramp thingy-me-bobber. I can’t think of the correct name for it at the moment. A DJ was spinning music the entire time which was nice as well.
After the snowboarding extravaganza, I prepared burritos. Marijke liked them. I watched a Perfect Storm on TV and planned to go to sleep but a more intriguing film came on next, Class of 1999. So, I watched Class of 1999 and then went to sleep.
