OK, finally a bit more of my daily life here in Hollland, my trip to work and office...

Me at my office cafeteria

My daily trip into work is a little like playing "planes, trains and automobiles". It takes a variety of public transport to get me to my down-town amsteram office.

My bike trip to the train station

First off, I bike the 15 minutes to the train station for my exercise. I get to bike through the historic part of my home town (heemskerk) and some pretty meadowland.

Amsterdam Central Station

From there, I take the train which takes aboutr 1/2 hour, to get into Amsterdam Central station. Here, myself and thousans of other daily commuters pour onto the streets to get to work. Since downtown Amsterdam is very crowded, with limeted parking and many narrow 1-way streets, most people take public transport in.

Amsterdam rush hour metro

I take 10 minute tram ride to my office. The tras are very nice, and come complete with TV's to watch on your journey into work. I take the underground "metro" back from work, and you dont know crowded until you have been on a Dutch metro at rush hour!!

My office on Herengracht

My office is located chic Herengracht, or "lords canal", where the merchant lords of the 17th century kept they're mansions and ran they're trade empires. A house along this canal would run you a few million euros!

My office back yard fountain

My office is in a 300 year Dutch merchant's house, with a huge yard complete with fountain. The cafeteria dining room looks out over the yard. I work around the corner from the historic Rembrandt Square, and of course as it is Amsterdam, a "coffee shop" as well.

A coffee shop (had to have one!)