Your Attention Please!

One fine morning, the fire alarm goes off at office and the instructions start to come in Dutch. I panickingly wait the english translation to follow. The voice asks me to rush to the nearest exit indicated without using the lifts. And the reaction I see to this on the few faces that are present there is an amused smile. The voice keeps repeating the same thing and what the hell no one seems to budge!. At last one of my supervisors comes and tells me that it was told in the beginning of the message not to take the fire alarm sounds seriously. Pity that this particular message was only in
Dutch!

TRAVEL DATE 1

Madurodam is known as the miniature holland. Worth seeing atleast once. You can plan the tour to cover few other places along with visiting Madurodam.

How to get there ?

• From Eindhoven Station, take a train to get down at Den Haag Centraal.
• Catch a tram (Number 9) in the direction of Scheveningen Noorderstard.
• Get down at Madurodam stop.
  

Places to Visit close by: Scheveningen Beach, Sea Life Sheveningen, Light House and a Museum
Places at Den Haag if you have time: Panaroma Mesdag, A Communication Museum, World Peace Palace

Scheveningen Beach
Amazing experience!

How to get there ?
Take the same tram (Number 9) in the direction of Scheveningen Noorderstard from Madurodam and get down at the last stop.

Take a walk on the Scheveningen Pier. The Sea-Life Scheveningen is close also by. They have an extensive variety of Sea-Life forms especially one the from Amazon is very impressive.


Scheveningen Museum
Missed this place for want of time :D

Panaroma Mesdag
An enriching place for art-lovers. Its gets more significance when you come to this art-gallery after visiting the scheveningen beach. It gives you a feel of the old Scheningen coast.
They have also tried to capture the modern Schevingen and a hands-on trial over one Microsoft software for sticting digital Pics to get a panaromic view.

There is also a Communication Museum close by. Reached that place only 10 mins before closing time.

How to get there ?
Take a tram (Number 1) from the Den Haag Central and get down at the stop Peace Palace.
Panaroma Mesdag is in 10 mins walk from the Tram stop

Peace Palace
I have only been at the gates of this palace. It took my breath away just standing outside :D.


How to get there ?
Take a tram (Number 1) from the Den Haag Central and get down at the stop Peace Palace.
You can see the Palace near the Tram stop and also a World flame glowing just outside the palace.

The Cook is Born

For the 23 years of her life..
She feels hungry.
She goes to kitchen.
She fills her plate.
She eats.
She enjoys her idle time. (books/comp with snacks all the time)
She feels hungry.
And the cycle goes on.

One month later...
She feels hungry.
She checks if she had stored anything in the fridge. no
She checks if anything is there in the cub-board. no
She cuts vegetables and her finger sometimes.
She cooks rice.
She fries chicken.
She prepares breakfast, lunch and dinner.
She eats.
She cleans her plate.
She washes the bowls.
She DOESNT want to feel hungry.
But like it or not, The Cook is Born in Nederland

Breakfast at Brussels

place: Arbit shop at Brussels Airport
time: around 9 am
situation: I am totally hungry

Me (after searching all types of sandwiches and causiously picking one that does not get my stomach upset for my next flight): Hi, I would like to have Salami-Salami
Waitress (with a 100 watt smile): Sure.. 3 Euros
Me: Err.. is this vegetarian ?
Waitress: eh.. What ?
Me (here goes my lingo): Vegetarian you know.
Waitress: ohh.. No.. it has THIS! (pointing to some thing inside the packet without telling what THIS means)
Me (getting hungrier every minute): Can you get me anything thats vegetarian in here.. er.. please ?
Waitress (her face brightens as if she has solved some mystery): You mean cheese ?.. this one.. 3 euros. Anything else ?
Me (duh!): No, thanks

There goes my breakfast outside India :D, whatever it was!