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The Mister has to go back to work…… I'm going to miss him….

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11379) • United Kingdom 25 Jan

So, with the type of work that The Mister does , he saves all his holidays for over Christmas and January . He has been off work since 14th December. I am off work so we have been able to spend loads of time together , and even...

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We need to leave clothes behind to buy souvenirs …..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11379) • United Kingdom 6 Jan

Yes, we think now that we need to remove some clothes from our suitcases in order to bring back souvenirs. We thought we maybe had enough space but ….well….maybe not. So in the morning we are going to open up the cases and see...

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Flight was cancelled ! I’m back at home…..

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11379) • United Kingdom 5 Jan

Well, we got up at stupid o’clock this morning ….travelled in the expensive taxi to the airport, went to check in ….was told the flight was cancelled… I don’t know why but The Mister and myself both thought the guy was...

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I’m going to Amsterdam

Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11379) • United Kingdom 4 Jan

So, it’s my birthday on 15th of January …..this year I will be 60….. So, I am getting a special Birthday treat ….The Mister is taking me to Amsterdam for a week. We are leaving tomorrow morning. We are packed and have a taxi...

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Tulip festival

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 5 Jul

Looking at the photo you will know what I missed while on that Europe tour We were late by 15 days in Amsterdam and missed what would have been a great memory We reached there on May 15 of a year and by then all fields are...

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Canal boat rides

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 20 Jul 23

Both in Venice and Amsterdam the tourists could take boat rides in canals that gave them an opportunity to see around the city and at the same time enjoy the rides. The sad part is the canal water is dirty as the sewage is...

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Tulips are poisonous

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 5 May 23

Not fair that such beautiful flowers like tulips are poisonous when consumed. Every part of tulips including leaves and bulbs are not edible. As a rule no one eats flowers but what about kids and animals. I think animals have a...

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Red Tulips

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 11 Apr 23

Amsterdam is famous for growing tulips. They have farms and one has to know when they are in season and be there to experience it. We missed the season by 15 days and were quite disappointed. Tulips are grown there either mixed...

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reverse!

Vree0937 @Vree0937 (3878) • Indonesia 28 Oct 21

Hi mylotters, have you ever notice that if you take selfie, then the wording on your behind will be on reverse sequence. I have many selfie photo with my family and all those words are reverse! Sometimes ifs quite funny as I need...

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Yet another travel disappointment

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 3 Jun 21

Our Europe package covered Netherlands and I was hoping to walk in the Tulip Fields in Amsterdam. But to our bad luck we missed the season by just 15 days. They are now grown in Srinagar, Kashmir, India under simulated...

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For all cheese lovers

LowRiderX @LowRiderX (22901) • Serbia 18 Feb 19

While I was in Holland, I visited the 'Amsterdam Cheese Museum' In museum you can relive the history of cheese making and experience the unique flavor of the best cheese of Holland,to learn more about Dutch cheese,to...

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Anne Frank's Room

John Murphree @JWMILLER (3275) • Westmoreland, Tennessee 24 Jan 19

In this room Anne Frank and her family and other people lived for over two years before being captured by Nazis and taken to prison. She and her father died there. Her father discovered her diary and had it published. It is one...

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Kings Day in Amsterdam

Thelma @thelme55 (79324) • Germany 30 Apr 18

Hello fellow Mylotters! Sorry that I was not here for a few days. I have arrived last night from my short vacation in the Netherlands. I had a lot of fun bonding days with my relatives. My sis and I had planned to go to The Hague...

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I would not mind re visiting Amsterdam

Always smiling @allknowing (153530) • India 29 Mar 18

None of the countries that I have visited would I want to visit again but I only hope I get an opportunity to visit Amsterdam again. If you think a ride on the canal is what I would do again then you are wrong The canal water is...

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AMSTERDAM

Danielle M @Eliziaknows (217) • London, England 12 May 17

Has anyone been to Amsterdam? What is it like? Is it worth it? Is 3 nights long enough or should I book for a longer period of time.... helppppp

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A funny thing happened on the way to Portland on Saturday

James Higgins @JamesHxstatic (29410) • Eugene, Oregon 9 May 17

It is only a two hour drive on the interstate from my home to Portland. I usually stop at a rest area about 80 miles up the road. As I was coming back to my car, a man stepped out of a vehicle and said, "Well, Jim...

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Now that I'm Over 50s...Visit Amsterdam

PsalmOneCares @everwonderwhy (7355) 3 Aug 16

I have many reasons to do what I've always dreamed of. One, to visit Amsterdam, Neitherlands, to see Anne Frank's House. But then again, I'm not sure if it's safe there, being near Germany under Angela Merkel's open-border...

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Is money worth more than friends?

Inlemay @Inlemay (17712) • South Africa 9 Mar 16

"There are two ways a man can be rich in this world, he can have a lot of money, or he can have a lot of friends. But he cannot have both." ~ Freddy Heineken My chosen quote for the day is revealed in the best possible way from...

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Preview and prediction Manchester city vs Ajax

adhyz82 @adhyz82 (36248) • Indonesia 6 Nov 12

it`s the last chance for Mancini and his squad i think if they still want have chance for playing in champions league this season, they only have one optional, winning in this games. Win in this games have 2 meaning for them 1....

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Amsterdam

Porcospino @Porcospino (31365) • Denmark 10 Sep 12

My husband and I are going to spend two days in Amsterdam in November. We are from Denmark, but it is cheaper for us to fly from Amsterdam to Bangkok. Originally we were just going to spend half a day in Amsterdam, but our flight...

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