Chicken in Amsterdam...

Amsterdam, Holland

December 24, 2007
N52°22.800
E004°53.320

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night…

As we approach midnight here in Amsterdam on Christmas Eve, our bellies full from a traditional meal of chicken, stuffing, mashed potatoes and green beans. The meal turned out okay even with the limited tools in the house, especially the lack of an oven and a descent knife.

After dinner we got into the Christmas spirit by watching Christmas episodes of “South Park,” including a few special Mr. Hankey Christmas episodes. We sat around our tinsel tree decorated with beer coasters—very classy. It does the trick for Amsterdam though.

Our family is in our thoughts even though we are thousands of miles away from them. This is the first Christmas I’ve ever been away from my family and I know I’m very lucky to have Shelby and Dustin here with us. It helps to ward-off the bouts of home sickness we’re feeling; especially after being gone for so long.

We’ll have a nice Christmas brunch tomorrow morning before heading out to explore the city. We expect most businesses to be closed over the next few days, so we’ll take long walks through the parks, along the canals and pass through the Dam at least five or six times… all in an attempt to soak-up as much of Amsterdam as possible.