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amsterdamnotes

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:23:19 +0000

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	+	See also [[travel:praguenotes]]
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	+	=== Amsterdam - "The most laid back city in Europe?" ===
	+
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	+	Hotel Quentin - hip & funky
	+	* http://www.eurocheapo.com/amsterdam/listings/selection/quentin.asp
	+	* Turns out this place is neither hip nor funky...
	+	* ...good location near Leidesplein Square
	+	* ...staff not super friendly, had a confusing, annoying hassle with paying, 3 people were murdered there a few months ago
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	+	Bars/Restaurants
	+	* Supper Club
	+	*a wonderful experience; 5 course fixed gourmet dinner (veggie too!) in a setting that's a cross between a club (disco), art installation, restaurant, and theater. Highly recommended if you ever have the opportunity.
	+	*60 fixed dinner price, drinks extra
	+	* http://www.supperclub.nl
	+	* http://www.worldsbestbars.com/city/Amsterdam/[[supperclub]].asp
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	+	Other
	+	*Mobilia Woonstudio - design shop
	+	*http://www.mobiliawoonstudio.nl
	+
	+	*De Zotte Proeflokaal
	+	*a wonderful little neighborhood pub with an amazing selection of Belgian beers, complete with a section just for Trappist brews.
	+
	+	*eating lunch (fresh bread, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, fresh pesto...) at a cafe alongside one of the labyrinth like canals, sipping a beer watching the world go by.
	+
	+	*NEMO museum
	+	*yes, just like the (two) tour books I have says, it's a kid's museum...
	+
	+	*canal cruising
	+	The favorite pastime of the city appears to be cruising around the many canals at a low rate of speed while drinking. During certain times of year, the other favorite pastime of the male city dwellers is to pee on said boats from the many bridges over* the canals. The commercial tour boats in the city operate 364 days a year; the single day a year they don't run, Queens Day, is the one infamous for boat peeings on.
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	+	----
	+	Reference
	+	*http://www.lonelyplanet.com/subwwway/links.cfm?categoryID=1#227
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	+	Places that sounded good but will have to wait for next time.
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	+	Hotels
	+	* Hotel Prinsenhof - very spacious rooms
	+	* http://www.eurocheapo.com/amsterdam/listings/selection/prinsenhof.asp
	+	* Hotel Nadia
	+	* http://www.eurocheapo.com/amsterdam/listings/selection/nadia.asp
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	+	Cafes
	+	<>>code>
	+	Cafe de Jaren
	+	Nieuwe Doelenstraat 20-22
	+	1012 CP Amsterdam
	+	Tel (020) 62 55 771
	+	Fax (020) 62 40 801
	+	4 / 9 / 16 / 24 / 25 (stop: Muntplein)
	+	A 'grand cafe', beautifully located on the river Amstel, also has a
	+	restaurant upstairs.
	+	http://www.cafe-de-jaren.nl/
	+	<>>/code>
	+
	+	attachment:Amsterdam-map.jpg
	+

britishslang

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:23:20 +0000

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	+	see also:
	+	* http://www.effingpot.com/slang.html
	+
	+	rogering:: to copulate
	+	----
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	+

englishslang

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:23:21 +0000

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	+	see also:
	+	*Aussie Pub Slang - Spack:[[aussiepubslang]]
	+	*Kiwi Slang - Spack:[[kiwislang]]
	+	*[[travel:scandinavianslang]]
	+	*[[britishslang]]
	+	*[[germanslang]]
	+
	+	======= general expressions =======
	+	amateur:: used to indicated lack of skill or experience to a derogative degree <he can't even drink two beers without getting sick - fucking amateur!>
	+	asstastic:: morph of ass and fantastic; similar meaning to the previous entry
	+	assload:: very large quantity <John brought an ~ of cheese from Holland>
	+	bite me::
	+	craptacular or craptastic:: morph of spectacular and crap to indicated something failing on a grand scale
	+	eat me::
	+	fuck off::
	+	fucking-a:: term of surprise, amazement, disgust, or general alarm
	+	fucked or fuckt:: someone or some situation with no hope or clean resolution of the problem
	+	get bent::
	+	lush:: someone who regularly endulges in alcohol; e.g. an alcoholic
	+	piss off::
	+	screwed:: in an undesirable situation; <we're stranded on a deserted island, we don't have any food, and our the batteries in our radio are almost dead; yeah, we're ~>
	+	skanky:: somebody of low repute, stature, or cleanliness; e.g. skanky pimp
	+
	+	======= shit =======
	+	crock of shit:: something false or deceptive; <campaign promises are usually a ~>
	+	deep shit:: in big trouble (see next entry) <we're 50 miles outside of town and we're out of food, water, toilet paper and matches; yeah, I'd say we're in ~>
	+	up shit creek:: in a bad situation (see previous entry)
	+	eat shit:: - lose a game by a large margin 2. to get a very raw deal; to absorb or withstand many insults or physical abuse <he fell off his bike and ate shit> 3. to humble oneself
	+	shit happens:: expresses the sentiment "the best laid plans often go awry"
	+	shit hits the fan:: a violent or unpleasant situation, often in reference to reprimands coming down from authority figures <the shit hit the fan when John found out that somebody had drunk all his liquor.>
	+	stay out of my shit:: admonition to mind your own business or stop meddling
	+	shit or get off the pot:: quit wasting time or stalling <I wish he would ~ and ask that girl out so we can get out of this shitty bar>
	+	piece of shit:: cheaply constructed article <that French car was a real ~>
	+	shitload:: large quantity <there was a ~ of bugs on our windshield after driving through that swamp>
	+
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	+

germanslang

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:23:22 +0000

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	+	====== German Insults ======
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	+
	+	============ Mild ============
	+
	+	affe:: monkey
	+	arsch:: ass
	+	arschloch:: asshole
	+	depp:: jerk
	+	hanswurst:: kind of jerk
	+	hosenpiesler:: a guy who pees into his pants; weakling
	+	idiot:: idiot
	+	kasperl:: clown or moron
	+	penner:: homeless person
	+	pissi:: weakling
	+	sau:: pig
	+	trottel:: another kind of jerk
	+	volldepp:: worse than Depp
	+	vollidiot:: worse than Idiot
	+	waglhund:: (UliÂ´s grandfatherÂ´s favorite!) A dog who is pulling a little wagon.
	+	witzfigur:: cartoon-character
	+
	+	============ Harsh ============
	+
	+	arschficker:: assfucker
	+	dorfmatraze:: (UliÂ´s favorite!) A slut
	+	drecksau:: worse than Sau; dirty or ugly pig
	+	ficker:: male version of Dorfmatraze; fucker
	+	nutte:: prostitute
	+	schlampe:: slut
	+	schluckspecht:: (IÂ´d call Barney Gumble (The Simpsons) a Schluckspecht) lush; alcoholic
	+	stopfbiene:: like Dorfmatraze
	+	wichser:: (one of the most popular insults in Germany) a man who is masturbating
	+
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	+	----
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	+

internationaltranslation

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:23:23 +0000

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	+	* Intertran - translate between multiple languages
	+	* http://intertran1.tranexp.com/Translate/result.shtml
	+	----
	+
	+

notes

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:23:24 +0000

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	+	Travel site aggregation
	+	* http://kayak.com
	+

praguenotes

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:23:25 +0000

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	+	See also [[amsterdamnotes]]
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	+	Pension Brezina
	+	* a decent place although it wasn't anything special
	+	* 2200 Kc for a double room
	+	* on a busy street but we were facing the courtyard which was quiet
	+
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	+	Food
	+	* Radost FX
	+	* best vegetarian restaurant I've been to (anywhere)
	+	* great atmosphere, huge menu, prices about 140-180Kc with generous portions
	+	* we ate at the section in the back behind the curtain; didn't get a chance to check out the night club downstairs
	+	* right near IP Pavlova subway stop
	+
	+	Clubs
	+	*Roxi - Dlouha st.
	+	*former theater; most "clublike" of the list
	+	*Chatau - Mala Stuparski
	+	*kinda crappy, actual club part is pretty small
	+	*Celnice - Republic Square
	+	*modern, slick, stylish
	+	*http://www.celnice.com
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	+	----
	+	Hotels
	+	* http://www.travelcook.com/
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	+

scandinavianslang

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:23:26 +0000

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	+	See also:
	+	*[[englishslang]]
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	+	======= Danish =======
	+
	+	skÃ¥l:: cheers; used for a toast
	+	lort:: shit
	+	sov godt:: good night
	+	Vil du kneppe med mej?:: Do you wanna fuck with me?
	+	Ã¸l:: beer
	+
	+	======= Swedish =======
	+	knÃ¼lla:: fuck
	+	skÃ¥l:: cheers; used for a toast
	+
	+	======= Finnish =======
	+	kippis:: cheers
	+
	+
	+
	+	======= Norwegian =======
	+
	+
	+	\\
	+	----
	+
	+

seattlenotes

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:23:27 +0000

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	+	======= Eat =======
	+	*Bagel Oasis
	+

sweden

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 02:30:38 +0000

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	+	====== Places to visit =======
	+	* Draken cinema - Stockholm?
	+
	+	======= Links =======
	+	* http://www.destination-stockholm.com
	+	* https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/sweden-visa/
	+	* http://www.orebro.se
	+
	+	======= Language =======
	+	audio CD called "In-Flight Swedish" put out by the Living Language division of Random House
	+	----
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swedennotes

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:23:28 +0000

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	+	Summer places
	+	* http://www.thelocal.se/summer/
	+	* top beaches - http://www.thelocal.se/11718/20080512/summer
	+

vancouvernotes

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:23:29 +0000

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	+	UBC double studio suite @ Walter Gage
	+	* http://www.ubcconferences.com/accommodation/gage_towers
	+	* $109/night + $5/night parking
	+	* Private studio suite with a double bed in the bed/sitting area and private bath with shower. Suites have t.v., telephone, and fully-equipped kitchenettes.
	+
	+	Kingston Hotel
	+	* $75 - $155/double w/bath
	+
	+	Listel Hotel
	+	* modern
	+	* $200+/night
	+	* http://thelistelhotel.com
	+
	+
	+	-------------------------
	+	Washington State Ferries
	+	*Anacortes Fri - 8/8 (8:45/11:05/3:10/5:05) > Friday Harbor (9:45/12:10/4:15/6:30)
	+	Friday Harbor - Mon 8/11 (10:25//'/1:00) > Anacortes ('//11:30*/2:05)
	+
	+	http://www.sanjuankayak.com/index.html
	+	*Below is what you submitted to sanjuankayak@rockisland.com on Friday, July 25, 2008 at 11:53:19
	+
	+	todo:
	+	*print hotel reservations
	+	*
	+