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Mad Weather!!!

elfinamsterdam — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:58:00 +0000

Huge Storm right over Amsterdam right now.
The sky is black as if it was 10pm, and the thunder and lightening (seconds apart) are lighting the sky!

Love continental summer storms!!

Glad I got to work on time, and that I brought my wetgear!

Hmmmm…

elfinamsterdam — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:04:00 +0000

So the summer continues!

Weather’s been great (mostly) looking out the window at the sun.

We had a strange few weeks, my colleague was in an accident two weeks ago, nearly lost here leg. A British bus driver pulled out and turned without looking for bike traffic and crossed a bike crossing mowing my colleague Cathrine down, she tried to jump out of the way but it was too late. If you can read dutch click here

Despite the accident I am still cycling, I now take a shorter and while a little scarier, an actually safer route to work. Oh and I found a way that the last (and most hated) dangerous crossing has been cut out of my trip. I don’t know yet whether I will continue cycling after Aug 17th…. we’ll see, I think its good for me but its not easy and I like my legs.

Going home on Friday after 7 weeks! My longest without seeing my mum in quite some time… looking forward to seeing whats been done with the house.

We had Pride here this weekend and Catriona’s 30th birthday, we had a great weekend despite being locked out of the house for a short while and having to pay 100euro to get a new lock fitted.

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The weather while being lovely is quite heavy, and I’m quite tired all the time. Its nice having Padraig here, I think he’s a little disappointed there’s not more people to go out with at night but its not really a student town (during the summer) so most of the people out are older and working mon-fri.

Still trying ot get into the work mode, not sure its happening …. I like it here just not sure of the job! Its ok, actually you know… the work is grand, the atmosphere here sucks tho. I miss AA but there you go!

Sun is shinin

elfinamsterdam — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:25:00 +0000

Prob not for long but the weather here is killer.
Cycled to work this morn in 18degrees at 8am. It was 28 by home time.
I wish i could get off the bike and take photos on the way home its really lovely cycle, well the bits where i don’t feel like the end of my life is nigh are.
But anyone who’s ever even seen Amsterdam commuter cycle traffic knows you only stop if you are in ownership of a severe death wish.
Anyway seven weeks of cycling 13kms per day should (in theory) be good for me. The fear alone might have weight loss results!

Cafe life.

elfinamsterdam — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:02:00 +0000

One of my new favourite places, on Leliegracht. Its just down from the house and is so lovely. People stop in for the terrasse on the side of the canal and on the street. Inside is cool too, and what i love is it caters to whatever you want. A beer? Light snack? Coffee and cake? Four course meal? Or just to be left alone to nurse a drink and read the paper. Bliss.