Bye for now Amsterdam

I leave for back home tomorrow morning. I had just got over my jet lag and felt great for the first time all week. One side of me wishes that I had another week or even two.

The week long trip was short but it might’ve been my favorite one to Amsterdam. Not being able to come for 1.5 years made me appreciate my time here much more and I did my best to not take it for granted.

I had an amazing dinner at an omakase sushi restaurant called Ken Sushi on Thursday and I confirmed that not all sushi in the Netherlands sucks. On Friday, I got to hang out with the team at a happy hour and went to dinner with some on the team. It felt good to break bread with my Amsterdam colleagues again.

Today, my friend Cliff and I took the 20 minute train ride to Utrecht. I realized I had been really missing out on some of the smaller cities in Holland. It’s an amazing small walking city with a big canal. It feels much more medieval and there are plenty of restaurants and bars on the canals.

While paddle boarding the canals today, we ended up stopping at a small wine shop that is under construction. The owner and his girlfriend invited us to come up and we ended up spending most the evening with them.

I miss traveling and meeting new people. I can’t wait to be back in Holland again. For now, it’s back to San Francisco for some R&R before I hit wedding season part II.