Last week I visited the Dom Tower, Domplein (Dom square) and Domkerk (Dom Church), which are all remnants of the same 12th century Gothic cathedral, dedicated to St. Martin, the patron saint of Utrecht. In Europe, beautiful Gothic cathedrals are almost a dime a dozen, but this one actually has a pretty interesting history. Construction […]
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Recap of Awesome
August 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Netherlands, Photos, Travel
This week is “Uit” (Out) week, which is basically an introduction week for new students. Pomona readers, it’s sort of parallel to OA. They actually have 3 separate introductions for new students. This week, Uit, is like an introduction to the city of Utrecht. There’s lots of parties and street fairs (one was blasting old-school […]
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Rain, rain go away
August 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Netherlands, Photos, Travel
Blah, it’s cold and rainy right now and looks as if it will remain that way for some time at least. I didn’t feel like riding my bike 6 km (from the place where I was staying to the city center) in the rain with a huge backpack on, so I took the bus into […]
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Flat tire and the Van Gogh museum
August 20th, 2008 · No Comments · Bikes, Netherlands, Photos, Travel
Well, I’m discovering that just like beater cars, old junker bikes have lots of things randomly go wrong with them. I was biking into town yesterday when I heard a distinctive pop-hiss as my rear tire went flat, so I walked it to the closest bike shop I knew. They sold me a new inner […]
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I’m off to Spain
August 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Bikes, Netherlands, Photos, Travel
Tomorrow morning I’m flying to Valencia for La Tomatina,the world’s biggest food fight. This isn’t really related to my project, but it’s something I’ve always wanted to do, and I figured this would likely be my best chance for long time. The festival is on Wednesday, but the cheapest Ryanair flight was tomorrow, so I’m […]
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