This was a rough month and I'm drained just remembering it.
It started with some fun in Amsterdam. That was certainly cool.
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| Anne Frank House |
You MUST tour the Anne Frank house. It's such an important story. Go early, though, as the lines become ginormous as the day goes on.
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| Amsterdam Canal |
Also, do a boat tour. The city is beautiful and they do a good job of giving you a history lesson while you're lounging about. You can bring adult beverages on board, too!
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| Van Gogh Museum |
And, do some of the museums. I had a fantastic three hours at the Van Gogh Museum. But tickets online and reserve your time because the line gets long for that, too. I had an especially proud moment because I navigated a few buses on my own to get there!
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| None of the switches, knobs or wheels did a darn thing. |
Skip the Heineken Experience. They don't actually make beer there anymore and it was just a huge commercial for the brand.Yes, you got some "free" beer at the end but it was Heineken.
After the weekend in Amsterdam, it was back to Hamburg for the go-live of our project. I've tried to black out the ensuing 23 days of soul sucking, physical and mental crushing experiences and focus on the one tiny moment of happiness:
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| We completed every page of software validation in this binder. |
Man, that was a tough project. I was never so happy to get home.
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