Old Fashioned Cheese Market: Alkmaar, Netherlands- Friday May 8, 2009 I had planned on traveling to Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmo, Sweden this weekend, but seeing that Nick arrives Tuesday and I have a paper and a ton of reading due while he is here, I decided to take the weekend off from big trips and take a day trip up to Alkmaar. Now you probably are wondering "what the heck is in Alkmaar, Holland?" Well, being a true Schieferstein child, I wanted t...

London Bridge is Falling Down: London and England - Tues. April 28- Sat. May 2, 2009 So I am not sure if it is laziness (probable), but it seems harder and harder to keep up on my blog lately. But, Dad, I promise I will try to keep up because someday I will like to look back on my semester abroad and read my thoughts. My roommate Ali and I ventured to the wonderful city of London during our Queen's Day break (yes, one of our many long breaks). We were fortunat...

I Amsterdam and The Hague- April 24 - 26, 2009 I was super excited to find out that my sorority sisters Allison and Kellie would be the first (and probably only) visitors to my lovely country and they were coming on the weekend that I had planned on going to Amsterdam. Perfect! Sadly, Allison was only staying a total of 30 hours in the north, but Kellie was going back to Maastricht with me to spend the afternoon and night. I was really excited to show off my awe...

The Amstel Gold Race: Little 5 in Maastricht!: April 19, 2009 This morning, I got up bright and early for you Nick. Well, yes and no. The Amstel Gold Cycling race, which is apparently one of the biggest pro cycling events in Europe (it's part of the European Cup or whatever), was this morning right in Maastricht. The race is through and around the state of Limburg and the hilly areas, but it begins in Maastricht. I was curious and needed my Little 500 fix, so I...

Day Trip to the Tulips and Delft: April 18, 2009 Michelle, Ali and I decided not to stay in a hostel this weekend and do our tulip experience in one day. And that was a great idea! Although extremely tired by the end of the day, I was so glad to be back in Maastricht for the night. We left super early and took the train up to Leiden to go to the Keukenhof. The Keukenhof is a massive landscaped tulip garden up in South Holland. It is not the fields and fields of...