On Thursday evening, I had tickets to an advance screening of the movie at the AMC Times Square theater. I got there over an hour early since I imagined there would be a line. Boy, was I right. The theater (there was only one reserved for this purpose?!) hit capacity long before [...]
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The day I went to Kaukenhof was definitely an interesting one. Just figuring out how to get tickets was an adventure in itself. After going to the tourist information office near the Central Station to buy a combo ticket for transportation and entrance to the gardens, taking a [...]
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There is something that I could not figure out the entire time I was in Amsterdam. And that was this carnival in Dam Square (much like Union Square, but without a park). The first time I visited a couple of years ago, I only briefly went to this [...]
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This cat was the house pet of the first hostel I stayed at, The Flying Pig Uptown. I have to say that this is the largest cat I’ve ever seen, though you can’t really tell from the photo. I also have to say, though I’m probably going to [...]
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I had planned on writing some smart essay about fonts and typography, but I’ve decided that 1. I’m too lazy and 2. I’d rather rebel against anything of the sort; I’m out of college and didn’t graduate with an English major. AKA, you can’t make me (as I stick [...]
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This is the entrance gate to the biggest park in Amsterdam. The “Central Park of Amsterdam,” if you will. I was fortunate enough to be staying right door for half the time I was there. It’s a very pretty park and a lovely place to sit and [...]
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Last night I finally sat down to start seriously editing all of the photos from my travels abroad. My cousin and roommate, Sarah, came and peeked over my shoulder and exclaimed, “It looks like Lady and the Tramp!!” Now this girl knows her Disney movies. Out of [...]
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These old school beer signs are all over the place in Amsterdam. I mean everywhere lining every street. This is awesome because 1. I love beer and 2. that means that on any given block in Amsterdam I can see each location at a glance where I can [...]
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After switching to DreamHost this week, I realized I hadn’t properly backed up my blog and therefore have spent the past few days going back through every. single. post. and manually uploading and inserting the images back into each. Annoying? Yes. Will I always make sure to [...]
At any given moment while walking down the streets of Amsterdam, there are probably about 10 bicycles flying at you at an alarming rate. At first it’s a little startling to realize that you have to be hyper aware because it’s not only cars and trams going in every direction on streets that look [...]