Update: Nathan

So, London ended on a great note. Amsterdam started on an iffy one. Currently, we're in Amsterdam, staying on a Hotelboat. The couple that owns it is very nice, they say sometimes they take the boat and cruise with it, but we were lucky enough to catch it in port and, I must say, it's a unique experience.

Back to traveling though first. We ended our stay in London by visiting the club Fabric with Daniel and Tony from Switzerland. I've never encountered something with this great music or this much popularity across the pond, but I would suspect it rivals the superclubs of New York or Los Angeles. Long night, and unfortunately we had to start the day early. My phone didn't wake me up in the morning, so we scrambled to pack and check out and catch our 6:57 Eurostar to Brussels and our connection to Amsterdam. We did miss the train, but on the upside, the Eurostar people gave us a new ticket on the next one out. En route before the Chunnel, there was an overhead problem, so we sat for awhile until it was rememdied. We arrived in Brussels an hour late. All in all, I love the Eurostar, must have been a bad day for them. Should have grabbed a pic though...

In Brussels we validated our railpasses and discovered how easy it was to use them: just get on a train and flash it instead of having a ticket. Surprisingly easy! The train departed 5 minutes after our validation, so more scrambling, but we made it.

Amsterdam: I would move here just to ride bikes. It is a biking paradise, with paths all over the city and drivers that are more understanding to our quirky ways. We rented bikes and have covered most of the area between the station and the first major ring canal (look at a map and it makes a little more sense). We've visited the Anne Frank Museum, the Van Gogh Museum, Vondelpark, and as I type, I'm in the amazing Amsterdam Library. It's several stories tall, all white on the inside. Lots of windows and other bright lights. I've never been, but I would guess it beats the hell out of San Antonio's Red Enchilada.

We met up with Johannes Schoondergang, my USA Trains representative, and he was very nicely bought us a nice dinner. He really didn't have to, but I'd like to thank him here for that, as well as the many thanks in person.

For the occasion, I'll post this, but there are explicit lyrics. The link is to the Youtube video ''I'm on a Boat'' featured on SNL. http://tinyurl.com/pqvk3f

So, tonight, going out, but more chill than Fabric. Tomorrow, Berlin. Stay posted...