{"id":6175,"date":"2013-05-14T18:22:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-14T22:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/?p=6175"},"modified":"2013-05-14T18:22:45","modified_gmt":"2013-05-14T22:22:45","slug":"tuesday-night-the-end-of-the-runway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2013\/05\/14\/tuesday-night-the-end-of-the-runway\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday night – the end of the runway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greetings from the end of The runway. I'm here at a Really nondescript airport hotel somewhere near Amsterdam. Let me stress near because it's not really near at all\u2026 It's like a $50 cab ride to Amsterdam. The only restaurant within walking distance is a McDonald's. I kid you not. Staff is indifferent, the wireless sucks, there's no food anywhere and the rooms are uncomfortable\u2026 But it's my home. And I kinda like it<\/p>\n

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I said that it was the only hotel room available because its a europa cup football game here every single hotel room in the city appears to be full. At least the ones that charge for a full night<\/p>\n

A Lousy hotel was actually a good thing today because I got a lot of work done. I didn't talk to anyone, I only had a few calls and I just worked. I didn't eat either and since I arrived at 8 AM I had not had a bite. Since So around 8 PM I decided it was time to go out foraging.<\/p>\n

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I took the hotel shuttle back to the airport and took a train into town. Not as bad as it sounds. I walked around Amsterdam kind of lost. It was a beautiful night, raining a little, sort of cold. But it looked so Amsterdam \u2013ish. full of tall beautiful people everywhere speaking a language that i suspect they even don't understand<\/p>\n

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. There were canals … there were restaurants. There were head shops\u2026 And sex shops\u2026 And lots of Turkish places. I opted only for the Turkish place. No make that two Turkish places. I had a falafel at one place at the beginning of my walk and some sort of other great vegetarian wrap at another Turkish place at the end of my walk.<\/p>\n

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I barely made my train home and got to the hotel just before 11. Noticing it was still a little light outside. How cool is that?<\/p>\n

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Now Time to sleep .. more tomorrow
\nNight all,night Sam<\/p>\n

\u2013me
\n\u2013<\/p>\n

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