In case you haven't noticed, I can't seem to get spell check to work on this computer so I apologize for any spelling errors, which I know are lurking around but I can't quite find them.
I had a nice day in Amsterdam today with my cousin. We walked around, saw the floating flower market, did a little shopping, had lunch with my old friend from University and managed to avoid the rain until we arrived back home. It was a warm and sunny day and a beautiful day to be a tourist. Over dinner, my cousin informed my aunt and uncle that I needed to buy a train ticket back to Brussels and perhaps we should go tonight since the station will most likely be closed in the morning. So off I went with my uncle to buy myself a ticket. We arrived at the station only to realize that they don't sell international tickets there and they don't accept credit cards. Some confusion ensued as my uncle speaks very little English and my Dutch is not much better. Next we tried the ticket machine, it wouldn't accept my credit cards or debit card or cash. We drove to another train station that had a different machine. My uncle was able to purchase me a ticket for tomorrow morning that will get me to another city in Holland and from there I will try to buy a ticket to Brussels. When we returned home I had the thought that perhaps the train station tomorrow will also not accept my credit cards (strangely I had no problem using my credit card in Brussels) so I asked my uncle to take me to the bank to get out Euros just in case. So now I have enough Euros in my wallet to get me safely to Brussels, now I just hope that the station will be open and a real live person will be there to let me buy a ticket the rest of the way. Here's hoping....
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