09:30 - lay in bed and pretend to sleep
09:45 - listen to new neighbors yappy dogs
10:00 - stumble into the kitchen to heat water
10:15 - tea and toast with blueberry jam
11:00 - debate whether or not to take a shower
11:15 - more tea
12:00 - finally give in to shower
13:00 - hit the streets of maastricht
13:30 - buy fresh apples and raspberries and strawberries from the market
14:00 - stop for fries (ketchup for me and mayonnaise [the Dutch way] for fran)
14:30 - window shop and walk past really old (like 500 yrs) buildings
16:00 - grab a seat on the terrace of a cafe and enjoy a 'koffie' or cola
17:00 - walk through the park and feed the ducks and goats and deer
17:30 - stop by the waffle stand and enjoy a nice warm waffle (better than anything you can imagine!)
18:00 - cross the bridge back over the river (by now all the stores have closed)
18:10 - see group of 20 young, attractive European men walking on the opposite side of the street
18:11 - turn to your friend and smile
18:12 - (without the exchanging of words) turn around and start walking the opposite way towards men
18:13 - catch up with attractive European men
18:14 - continue following European men
18:20 - giggle
18:21 - sigh
18:22 - turn around again and start walking
18:30 - enter apartment
19:30 - spy on passerby's and Quattro Mori customers
20:00 - make dinner (usually pasta...)
21:00 - skype with family
22:00 - make reservations at hostel in Rome
22:00 - book plane tickets to Ireland
22:30 - hit the streets again to closest kebab stand
22:45 - order kebab and get asked where you are from
22:55 - almost get run over by a scooter or bike or car
23:00 - book hostel in Venice
23:30 - see what's showing on MTV (or Animal Planet and Discovery channel...the only English channels)
24:00 - spy on the Dutch people more
24:30 - bed
(view from kitchen table)
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