I am currently safe and sound in Amsterdam, blogging away at the 3 sisters cafe on Leidseplein, using leeched wireless internet access. My stay in Amsterdam has been quite hectic so far. I landed at Schipol around 7am and immediately dropped off my luggage at the Koopermolen hotel near Centraal Station. I then got some passport pictures taken for my upcoming visas, and purchased a Sim card for cheap international calls. I can be reached at +31 06 47 25 83 65 until Thursday morning. On Friday, I booked a doctors appointment to get a chest x-ray for TB and a HIV test for my Singaporean visa. I visited a brand new, super high-tech hospital which had the atmosphere of a museum.
I got the x-ray done and am proud to report that I am TB-free. I then uselessly crossed town to give a blood sample for HIV, and will get the results early next week. I am not nervous about it, however… The weather is beautiful, the beer is cold and the weekend is here! (On the picture, melted goat cheese salad with grapes and nuts with Hoegaarden, with view on Leidseplein)
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