Well, after another awesome breakfast and some downtime, I finally got the call to actually head out and enjoy the city. I did work a little bit today on a computer and hunted an individual to change out badges. It’s weird that I’m not sure how to keep track of stuff. Coordination with the main office and everything else just makes it seems as if you are working of that you have to stay on top of things. Peace of mind is a little hard especially when you don’t know where you are suppose to be or how you are suppose to get there. It’s all a great adventure though which I don’t mind at all.

I upped more pictures today. click here This album contains some places that we ate at, hung around and a person from the US that we met on the shuttle from the Sofitel to the Van Gough Museum. Kim walked around with us and she even had dinner with Tony and I at an Indian Restaurant called Bollywood. Definitely some good food. She later showed us a bar that we kicked it at for a while until we had to walk back to our pick up point. The cover band played songs from Nirvana and Coldplay to Keane. Good stufff. On the walk back, I wanted to take a picture of the “outhouse” that they had. You can see it better right here. It’s a four sided system for men and its placed just right outside. A little awkward you can say. And no, I was not actually taking a leak.

The night got a little better when we got back to the hotel in that I had the chance to meet a bunch more of the crew members and even drank a little bit more. Good stuff. Tomorrow, I’m suppose to rent a car (maybe a Mercedes A Class) and drive to Luxembourg. It should be quite a journey. In the meantime, make sure to always check out the Photo Gallery and my mobile blog.

She said no crying.

My first meal in Amsterdam. Beef something with chips.

No such thing as refills I guess.

Looks like this blog will begin a new with the change over from CDMA to International GSM. I’m not sure how often this will be updated, but don’t forgetto check it out every once in a while!

Whew…what a day. Pulling an all nighter on Wednesday was quite an adventure. Trying to stay up and not knowing when exactly my flight would depart was a little stressful. As always, I was having trouble packing only because I just didn’t know what to do. Adelle made a me a checklist and as I went through it, I thought that I had everything. I definitely just didn’t know what to bring. So, I ended up forgetting a couple of things here and there, but nothing too important. I mean, there’s only clothes anyways.

I went to the office one last time, then headed to Miami with Manoj and boarded the aircraft. Thanks Manoj for taking me and helping me out. Hope that your back is feeling better. All the luggage that I had was just too much for me. I had the help of Jimmy and everyone else. I was off to a good start. I got to work right away on some computers, distributing badges, and making sure that the crew had the right plates. Exciting stuff. I got to watch the takeoff and landing and observe throughout the entire flight. Everytime I get on board, it still gives me the chills thinking that one day I will be able to fly the whale. I can’t hardly wait to push those levers to take off power. During the flight, I didn’t get much sleep at all as I was still ansi and excited along the entire way. The sunrise was amazing.

Getting through customs was easy but the bags were just too much. The Sofitel is an amazing hotel. Beds are comfortable and soft, the internet is quick, the technology works and the food is amazing. I walked around downtown with the Captain and Load Master and even got a chance to stroll around the ‘museum.’ You’ll see the red light lamp post prior to entering the corridor in the photo gallery. Surreal sums it up just about right. I ate some ribs for a great price (12.50E) and the sites were nice. The coffee bars were interesting as well as the Cannibis museum.

Enjoy the pics and I’m off to Luxembourg tomorrow.

I’m going to updating my blog more often as well as the photo album. I’ll try as much as I can to keep it updated. The more comments you leave, the more I’ll write!

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