Flying over the Dutch coast on a early morning flight from Geneva to Amsterdam. *

The sun reflecting from teh Sloten (drainage canals) in farm fields early in the morning. *

My uncle Rob showed me his work at Brocacef in Utrecht. He is a system admin and works with about 3 terabytes of data.

Some girls at a local club in Utrecht. It was right on the canal and they played on kickass music. I took a mercedes taxi on the way home that night.

The palace in Amsterdam's main square. My dad and I did a day trip and he showed me where he hung out when he started dating my mom.

My dad in front of the palace

Me sporting my snowboard.com shirt. Lots of people in Utrecht are snowboarders and many go to the french alps a few times a year.

Pigeons everywhere

This is a famous meeting spot for backpackers in Amsterdam's main square.

One of the narrow roads in the shopping district of Amsterdam.

a church... duh

the streets in amsterdam are reall busy and you can get runover by bikes, mopeds, cars, people and trams

canal tour-boats, I did these as a kid

I caught an iguana... they are friendly in Amsterdam

My dad did too

This is a large park in the middle of amsterdam... it is full of people all year round and my mom walked through it everyday while she worked in Amsterdam.

Some guy juggling... a lot of backpackers sleep here. *

sunbathers and dopesmokers everywhere ;)

this is where my mom lived when she lived in Amsterdam... my dad met her on Ibitha and followed her back to Holland. He wasn't allowed to stay with her.

Her appartment was on the top floor and housing in the Netherlands was really hard to find. Usually you get it through an agency and you never see your actual landlord.

Me in front of her pad

My dad reminiscing

This is the Black and White cafe... it's in the same square as the Bulldog hostel and the area is really nice to chill and have a beer.

One of the larger ring canals in Amsterdam

another shot of the same

dido

some canal houses *

This is where my mom grew up in Utrecht, I visited here many times as a child and played on the streets with the local kids even though I spoke no english. *

A church near my Oma's old house. The neighborhood is mostly filled with immigrants now and is undergoing a lot of change.

This may be the house where my mom was born. *

A video of me relaxing on a canal in Utrecht the day before I was to return to Seattle.

Here's the canal I sat by thinking of all the things I saw on my trip and all the great people I'd met.

I really like Utrecht, it's my favority city in the Netherlands and I'd like to buy a house here sometime so that my family can come visit anytime they want. *

Charlie, at Indra's birthday party the night before I left. We sat around drinking and they were nice enough to speak english with me most of the time. I met some cool people here. Charlie likes snowboarding and wants to learn to wakeboard, maybe he'll come visit with Indra!

My Oma and my dad the morning of my departure.

My Oma and I