Greetings from Amsterdam An Adventure tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-04-16:/blog/?domain=pfwvu 2007-05-22T22:12:45Z pfwvu img/travel-blog-feed.png Athens, Greece April 7th-10th, 2007 tag:travellerspoint.com,2007-05-22:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=18&entryid=62277 2007-05-22T22:12:45Z 2007-05-22T22:12:45Z For the Easter break we went to Athens, Greece arriving late on the evening of the 6th. First off on the morning of the 7th we set off for the Acropolis. We spent a good amount of time there before walking through the markets. Zac and I had this picture taken at the Acropolis as well. On Easter Sunday we relaxed near our hotel on the beach. This picture was taken near our hotel in ... For the Easter break we went to Athens, Greece arriving late on the evening of the 6th. First off on the morning of the 7th we set off for the Acropolis.
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We spent a good amount of time there before walking through the markets. Zac and I had this picture taken at the Acropolis as well.
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On Easter Sunday we relaxed near our hotel on the beach. This picture was taken near our hotel in Vouliagmeni.
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On the 9th we went back into Athens to do more shopping and see the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown. Zac's picture is next to one of the Ezvones that guard the Greek Presidential Palace. Also a pic at the Stadium for the 1896 Olympics.
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We finished the trip off on the 10th on the beuatiful island of Hydra.
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It was a great trip with lots of history, relaxation and great food.

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]]> Paris January 26-27, 2007 tag:travellerspoint.com,2007-05-22:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=17&entryid=62273 2007-05-22T21:27:33Z 2007-05-22T21:27:33Z The weekend of January 26-27 we went to Paris for a little sightseeing. We saw the many sights and had a good time. Here are Martha and Zac outside the Louvre. We also walked the Champs Elysee, went to the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triumph. Next is a shot of us outside of Notre Dame. As you can see from the itinerary it was one of those see all of Paris in 48 hours trips. We took the ... The weekend of January 26-27 we went to Paris for a little sightseeing. We saw the many sights and had a good time. Here are Martha and Zac outside the Louvre.

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We also walked the Champs Elysee, went to the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triumph. Next is a shot of us outside of Notre Dame.

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As you can see from the itinerary it was one of those see all of Paris in 48 hours trips. We took the train down from Amsterdam, a very comfortable 4 hour ride to the center of Paris and the ride home provided a much needed rest.

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]]> Dubai November 27, 2006 tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-12-16:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=16&entryid=34992 2006-12-16T11:29:07Z 2006-12-16T11:22:16Z Had a business trip to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates leaving the day after Thanksgiving. Here is a picture from my hotel looking out at the Persian Gulf and the famous Burj Al Arab hotel. Here is a picture of the hotel I stayed in the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. It is shaped like a rolling wave. Her is another pic of the Burj Al Arab I took with the sun going down. [img=http://www.travellerspoint.com ... Had a business trip to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates leaving the day after Thanksgiving. Here is a picture from my hotel looking out at the Persian Gulf and the famous Burj Al Arab hotel.
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Here is a picture of the hotel I stayed in the Jumeirah Beach Hotel. It is shaped like a rolling wave.

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Her is another pic of the Burj Al Arab I took with the sun going down.

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]]> Amsterdam Sinterklaas December 5, 2006 tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-12-16:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=15&entryid=34990 2006-12-16T11:09:32Z 2006-12-16T11:07:14Z December 5th is the day Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet come from Spain to bring gifts to the children of Holland. Zac must have had a good year as we were having dinner, there was a knock on our door and we went out and gifts had been left by Zwarte Piet for Zac and the other kids. Zwarte Piet meanwhile was no where to be found, luckily we caught up with Piet earlier in the week and was able to ... December 5th is the day Sinterklaas and Zwarte Piet come from Spain to bring gifts to the children of Holland.

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Zac must have had a good year as we were having dinner, there was a knock on our door and we went out and gifts had been left by Zwarte Piet for Zac and the other kids. Zwarte Piet meanwhile was no where to be found, luckily we caught up with Piet earlier in the week and was able to get a few pictures.

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]]> Brugge, Belgium September 29 - October 1 2006 tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-12-02:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=14&entryid=33274 2006-12-02T16:31:05Z 2006-12-02T16:31:05Z We all went to Brugge, Belgium for the weekend. Old, beautiful city of 22,000 people with 29 Churches. All are unique and one has a Michelangelo sculpture. The picture below of Zac is outside the Church of the Holy Blood. We had dinner in the Brugge town square on the Friday night. On Saturday morning we took a ride on a canal boat Brugge is sometime called the Venice of the North. [img=http:/ ... We all went to Brugge, Belgium for the weekend. Old, beautiful city of 22,000 people with 29 Churches. All are unique and one has a Michelangelo sculpture. The picture below of Zac is outside the Church of the Holy Blood.

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We had dinner in the Brugge town square on the Friday night.

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On Saturday morning we took a ride on a canal boat Brugge is sometime called the Venice of the North.

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Before going off to buy some of the great Belgian Chocalate we settled in for a nice lunch.

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All in all a great weekend!!!

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]]> Paul's Birthday September 15, 2006 tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-12-02:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=13&entryid=33272 2006-12-02T16:08:52Z 2006-12-02T16:08:52Z Martha had a surprise party at our house with our new friends here in Holland and my co-workers. My colleagues bought me a shirt not so sure why they picked that number??? We had good food and cake. All had a great time!!! ... Martha had a surprise party at our house with our new friends here in Holland and my co-workers. My colleagues bought me a shirt not so sure why they picked that number???

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We had good food and cake. All had a great time!!!

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]]> London August 25-27 2006 tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-12-02:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=11&entryid=33269 2006-12-02T15:58:22Z 2006-12-02T15:56:17Z Went to London for the weekend. Friday night we walked along the River Thames and took this nice picture of Martha and Zac with Big Ben in the background. On Saturday we toured the Tower of London and saw the Crown Jewels. Here's a few pics from inside The Tower walls. Later in the day Zac and I went to a soccer match ... Went to London for the weekend.

Friday night we walked along the River Thames and took this nice picture of Martha and Zac with Big Ben in the background.

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On Saturday we toured the Tower of London and saw the Crown Jewels. Here's a few pics from inside The Tower walls.

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Later in the day Zac and I went to a soccer match (Fulham v Sheffield United) and Martha toured Buckingham Palace.

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]]> Zac First Day of School tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-12-02:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=9&entryid=33265 2006-12-02T15:41:16Z 2006-12-02T15:39:49Z August 17th was Zac's First Day of School at the International School of Amsterdam. Everyone was up bright and early to see Zac off to his new school. Zac outside of ISA. ... EuropeSept 004.jpgAugust 17th was Zac's First Day of School at the International School of Amsterdam. Everyone was up bright and early to see Zac off to his new school.

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Zac outside of ISA.

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]]> Catching Up tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-07-23:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=8&entryid=17820 2006-07-23T19:46:32Z 2006-07-23T19:41:45Z It's been a long time since we have blogged, but it is time for an update. Martha and Zac have been here for a month now. The first pictures are from a trip to Frankfurt, Germany. I had a buiness trip and we all went. Pictures outside the Romer which is in the main square in Frankfurt. Also, shots of us on the Main River at World Cup 2006 Fanfest in Frankfurt. ... It's been a long time since we have blogged, but it is time for an update. Martha and Zac have been here for a month now.

The first pictures are from a trip to Frankfurt, Germany. I had a buiness trip and we all went. Pictures outside the Romer which is in the main square in Frankfurt.

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Also, shots of us on the Main River at World Cup 2006 Fanfest in Frankfurt. Great crowds for the Australia-Italy game that day.
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We also spent a day at the beach in Zandvoort, Holland great weather but the Atlantic was still very cold.

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]]> Queens Day 2006 tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-04-29:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=7&entryid=10307 2006-07-23T19:59:36Z 2006-04-29T10:17:42Z Queens Day what a party!!!! Today the Netherlands celebrates Queen Beatrix and take to the streets. I woke up this morning to boats on the canal with people partying, loud music and all wearing orange. Here is a pic more later!! The view is from my living room window. Here are a couple more pics from Queen's Day taken from the roof top of my bosses house. He had us over for a gathering at his house that ... Queens Day what a party!!!! Today the Netherlands celebrates Queen Beatrix and take to the streets. I woke up this morning to boats on the canal with people partying, loud music and all wearing orange.

Here is a pic more later!! The view is from my living room window.

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Here are a couple more pics from Queen's Day taken from the roof top of my bosses house. He had us over for a gathering at his house that was built around the year 1650.

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]]> Easter Monday tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-04-17:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=5&entryid=9453 2006-04-17T20:37:12Z 2006-04-17T20:34:45Z Today we went and took a look at Zac's future school the International School of Amsterdam. Just the outside, however, as today was a holiday here and schools and most businesses were closed. We found time to tour the Anne Frank House this evening, a must visit for any of you that make it over. Zac and Martha are back to Pittsburgh tomorrow and I am off to Frankfurt, Germany for a photoshoot with some athletes. I will try to keep ... Today we went and took a look at Zac's future school the International School of Amsterdam. Just the outside, however, as today was a holiday here and schools and most businesses were closed.

We found time to tour the Anne Frank House this evening, a must visit for any of you that make it over.

Zac and Martha are back to Pittsburgh tomorrow and I am off to Frankfurt, Germany for a photoshoot with some athletes.

I will try to keep this regularly updated for your amusement.

Thanks for checking in!! The pic below is from the canal outside our apartment as we walked to catch the tram to Zac's school.Amsterdam Easter 011.jpg

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]]> Happy Easter!!! tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-04-16:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=4&entryid=9372 2006-04-16T20:54:54Z 2006-04-16T20:44:45Z The Easter bunny made his way to Amsterdam and we took a very nice walk this afternoon, here is a nice pic on a canal in the Joordan section of Amsterdam. the sun was out notice Zac's face!!! Zac also played a pick-up basketball game with 3 Dutch boys, it was very interesting as Zac does not speak any Dutch, and the boys were very limited with their English. They had fun and were playing on cobblestone outside the ... The Easter bunny made his way to Amsterdam and we took a very nice walk this afternoon, here is a nice pic on a canal in the Joordan section of Amsterdam. the sun was out notice Zac's face!!!

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Zac also played a pick-up basketball game with 3 Dutch boys, it was very interesting as Zac does not speak any Dutch, and the boys were very limited with their English. They had fun and were playing on cobblestone outside the Noordekerk a church built in 1620. Yes, you read correctly 1620!!!!

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So you will not think it was all sports we have visited the Rijksmuseum, where we became acquainted with Dutch Naval History and the great Rembrandt, no pictures though because our cameras had flash and there is no flash photography allowed in the museums.

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]]> NFL Europe Game tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-04-16:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=3&entryid=9367 2006-04-16T20:35:05Z 2006-04-16T20:30:48Z Surprise, Surprise we went to a football game!!! We attended the NFL Europe game between the Rhein Fire and Amsterdam Admirals at the Amsterdam Arena, also home to the Famous Dutch soccer team, Ajax. After the game we went to a nice Spanish restaurant off the Leidseplein. Mode of transportation was train. 2 trainspotters are pictured below. ... Amsterdam Easter 012.jpg

Surprise, Surprise we went to a football game!!! We attended the NFL Europe game between the Rhein Fire and Amsterdam Admirals at the Amsterdam Arena, also home to the Famous Dutch soccer team, Ajax. After the game we went to a nice Spanish restaurant off the Leidseplein.

Mode of transportation was train. 2 trainspotters are pictured below.

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]]> Martha and Zac Arrive tag:travellerspoint.com,2006-04-16:/blog/?domain=pfwvu&thisblog_entryid=1&entryid=9362 2006-04-16T20:24:45Z 2006-04-16T20:13:37Z Martha and Zac arrived at Schiphol Airport on time at 7:45AM. The picture above is outside our apartment we are on the 2nd floor, the corner windows are where we live. After waking them up at noon we visited the Albert Cuypstraat Market and visited the Flower Market along the Singel and finished off with a nice meal at the local Italian restaurant just a 3 minute walk from our apartment the restaurant Calzone. We also stopped by ... Amsterdam Easter 010.jpgMartha and Zac arrived at Schiphol Airport on time at 7:45AM. The picture above is outside our apartment we are on the 2nd floor, the corner windows are where we live. After waking them up at noon we visited the Albert Cuypstraat Market and visited the Flower Market along the Singel and finished off with a nice meal at the local Italian restaurant just a 3 minute walk from our apartment the restaurant Calzone.

We also stopped by the UA offices at the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium. The picture below is Zac standing by the entrance to the venue for the 1928 Summer Games.

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