Dublin and a local number...

So we finally spent a weekend in the new apartment. We hadn't had a full weekend in the place yet. Was nice to get some little stuff done like getting a broom.

Our ground shipment, which is most of our stuff, is sitting with customs in the Dutch Harbor. This is frustrating as we have been drinking out of plastic cups and eating with plastic silverware. Anyone that has been to our house since our marriage knows that I miss our silverware.

In other news, we have registered a Skype number. This means we have a number that is actually registered in Oregon so it isn't long distance for anyone to call. The catch is it dials our computer so it will be hit or miss if you are able to reach us. However, it does have voicemail so leave a message and we can call you back for next to nothing.

Anyone interested in downloading Skype should check out www.skype.com. It's a free program and if you have this on your machine then it is free for us to talk as well. You just have to get one of those headsets with the microphones which looks stupid.

If anyone wants to try calling your best bet is to try around 11am or noon PST. The number is 503/616-3083.

Aside from that things are good. The weather keeps getting nicer and we've been told that the sun will actually be up until 11pm at some points in the summer. It's already light until about 8pm now.

Here are some shots from Ireland...

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Back in Amsterdam...

...briefly.

Kindra and I are back. She was able to fly to Berlin Friday so we could spend the weekend together.

The trip overall was great. Some points of note...

LONDON
Very cold but sunny. I got my haircut in London by a guy from Kenya. It was the most professional haircut I have ever received followed by the strangest headrub I've ever had...I liked it.

PARIS
Our days were shorter in Paris so we had time to do a bit more. We went to the Eiffel Tower, got some great food and watched the Barcelona vs. Chelsey game one of the nights.

ROME
One of the guys I was traveling with liked to point out that almost everything is older than America. Everything from the Trevi Fountain on down to the light poles.

BERLIN
Was freezing and snowy and great. As a city Berlin is really interesting. Even though the wall came down in '89 both halves of the city have incredibly different feels. Apparently this is because the West tried to modernize everything to show how prosperous democracy was. The irony is the East, by not doing this, is now cooler cause it's retro.

We are leaving Friday to go to Dublin to see Ben and Kelly for the weekend. St. Patrick's day in Dublin should be interesting.

Here are some shots from the trip and the new apartment. Enjoy...

We'll post some more photos soon but in the interim here are some shots from the last month or so...

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Photos, Contact Info, etc...

Internet access has been hit or miss but I was finally able to post some photos. They are from a couple weeks prior to our move and go through a week or so after. The shots of our apartment are actually outdated as we moved into our new place last Wednesday. It's great to finally be where we will be living for the next couple years instead of a temporary place.

Our new Address
Ceintuurbaan 251-1
1074 CZ Amsterdam
Nederlands

Our new Landline
+31 20 421 4790

Kindra's new Cell Number
+31 (6) 4622 8034 (+31 is international access code to Netherlands)
From a landline in the states you would dial (011) 31 6 4622 8034

Kindra's job is going well and she is crazy good at riding her bike around Amsterdam. She recently informed me she is going to be a BMX biker. I'm currently on a week long TV shoot that is taking me through London, Paris (here now), Rome and Berlin. Interesting way to see Europe.

We'll post some more photos soon but in the interim here are some shots from the last month or so...

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