I arrived in Amsterdam two nights ago for the final, non-corporate funded leg of the trip. I'm staying with good friends Rutger & Marielle (and orney cat Dickie) in their beautifully remodelled townhouse about 15 minutes south of the central station by tram.

I met Rutger & Marielle on the way from Bangkok to Northern Cambodia. We started talking and joking around at the first rest stop and haven't really stopped much since. Rutger is the one responsible (although Marielle might have had a hand in this) for the sign in .

I'll be here til Sunday. I seem to be able to pick up an unsecured wireless internet signal so I should be able to update some of my travels since I left Barcelona, especially now that the World Cup is taking a breather and I don't feel compelled to watch 3 hours of football every day.

But for the now the sun is shining, the skies are blue and it's no time to waste sitting around the house when Amsterdam is out there waiting to be explored.