Pics from Holland

JO420

Been living in Holland for close to 2 weeks now,must say i really like it here,different pace of living and Amsterdam rocks, every weekend so far ive been there out and about doing one thing or another. Anyway here are a few pics ive taken in Holland,most have been in Amsterdam but a few are in Purmerend where i currently reside.

This is one of the main buildings near the Central Train Station.

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this is the Van Gogh museum, had a great time there.

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If i recall correctly this is al old church along the Singel Canal in Amsterdam

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This is a shot of the streets in the city

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This is the house i live in

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a picture of the canals on a busy weekend

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and finally another pic i took along the Singel near Leilistraacht

sal_manilla

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JO420

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hmm very odd,its showing up on my pc, if all else fails click on my signature which is a link to my blog,all the pics are there as well

MoP

Ah yes, they show up only if you go to the actual blog - evidently linking to the pics themselves doesn't work.

Pretty cool stuff, nice to see you're enjoying yourself in your new nation of residence

KDR_11k

It works if you click on the address listed in the error message, apparently a hotlink-blocker.

lkraan

Cool JO420.
Hope you like this country and your new job so far.

Nerd Groupie

Good pics, I've always wanted to visit there. How big is your place? I can't get an idea from that pic.

sal_manilla

KDR...I don't know why I didn't try that. Duheeeeee

Nice pics man, I'm jealous. May I come and visit?

JO420

Its a 4 bedroom house,big livingroom overlooking the street and i have 3 other roommates.

lKraan: loving it so far,people have been real nice and the job is rocking so far

NuclearTes

Welcome in the Netherlands, JO420! And nice pictures, I recognize a lot of those places, since I live near Amsterdam aswell. I enjoyed reading your blog too. I'm always very interested in the perspective foreigners have of my country.

If you want to buy games in the Netherlands - I can recommend the Gameshop in Den Haag - They have almost every game available in the Netherlands. Which company are you working for actually?

BTW: If you have any questions about the Dutch language, don't be afraid to ask them - I would be more than happy to answer them.

AstroZombie

Glad to hear you are liking the Netherlands and enjoying yourself

Justin Meisse

looks like a nice place
how's the cost of living over there?

JO420

The cost of living is higher than the states,but for me the tradeoff is in transportation, over here i do not need a car,nor do i need car insurance and gas so that offsets the cost of living.

Nucleartes: i work in streamline studios,thanx for the offer on language help ive picked up a few basic expressions words and as i incorporate what i know i try to pick up new words and expressions.

So far ive done quite well with english and spanish.

notman

The architecture there has to be quite an inspiration. The buildings in your pics are very cool. Too bad people don't take that much time in details anymore.

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yes indeed,quite alot of the archtiechture is beautiful,in the town i live in 12miles north of Amsterdam there is a very old gothic style church in the center of town which is stunning.