Up, up, and …Oh wait!

I know one French word. Merci. That’s it. That’s the extent of my French. I keep flying this goddamn French airline and when they ask what I want to eat, I say “Thank You.” Oh well …. This flight is a disaster. It was supposed to leave at 22:35, but was delayed until 300 because […]

Hygiene Smigiene

It’s time to go home. The ultimate proof is my deteriorating hygiene. It’s not my fault, really. My beard trimmer was discharged somewhere between DTW and CPH, so I haven’t been able to trim the beard (I have been shaving around the edges though). Then on the flight from CPH to AMS the electric toothbrush […]

Michelin Doesn’t Know Jack About Eating in Amsterdam

We got up today, found a cafe for breakfast and headed to the Van Gogh Museum. We arrived there 20 minutes before opening and still found ourselves waiting in a long line. The docents open the door and we all plodded forward to the ticket window, and then the most miraculous thing occurred. They split […]

Another Precarious Climb? Yes!

We had an inglorious start to our first day in Amsterdam, as we started out the morning foraging for food. This is my fault. The hotel was charging quite a bit for breakfast, so I decided it would be better to just stop at a cafe for a quick bite. This would have worked in […]

SAS is a Very American Airline

Note: I’m posting this late, due to exhaustion and wifi issues. Get over it. Last day of the conference today, and I had to leave a couple hours early to catch the flight to Amsterdam, so after breakfast I went to the conference and sat through a few sessions and then returned to the hotel […]

The Universal Language of Bacon

Okay. I admit it — I cheated… Last night’s update was actually not posted until this morning. I’m glad I got that off my chest and can now move on. Anyway I spent all day at the conference, and even went a little over as a result of a late meeting. During the free time […]