tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post113473459710937518..comments2023-11-05T09:52:04.030+00:00Comments on My other Shoes are Manolos: Of clogs and cannabisThe ramblings of a shoe fiendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02193183543700543479noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1135313318670721002005-12-23T04:48:00.000+00:002005-12-23T04:48:00.000+00:00Brings back such strong memories of the June of 20...Brings back such strong memories of the June of 2002 when I landed up in <A HREF="http://traveltalesfromindia.blogspot.com/2005/09/one-tale-from-abroad-most-unusual-walk.html" REL="nofollow">Amsterdam</A> and at all wrong places :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1135176410515160112005-12-21T14:46:00.000+00:002005-12-21T14:46:00.000+00:00shoefiend, came across your site through desipundi...shoefiend, came across your site through desipundit. and to borrow from the good old mcdonalds campaign, i am loving it. started reading thru your archives. can identify with some of the stuff...mumbai, jostling with gujju aunties at talwalkars, matunga maamis...afishcalledgoondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08622090289066775872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1135083686571684602005-12-20T13:01:00.000+00:002005-12-20T13:01:00.000+00:00:D Thanks for stopping by everyone! Last year's of...:D Thanks for stopping by everyone! Last year's office Christmas party was in Paris (I wasn't working here then), so I guess this year had to be somewhere just as exciting. 5 hours is hardly anything, but I enjoyed every moment. I left promising to return.The ramblings of a shoe fiendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02193183543700543479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1135064478891135742005-12-20T07:41:00.000+00:002005-12-20T07:41:00.000+00:00>>Reiks (sp correct?) Rijksmuseum :)Interesting wr...>>Reiks (sp correct?) <BR/><BR/>Rijksmuseum :)<BR/><BR/>Interesting write up, I never looked at Amsterdam that way, I've been there quite a few times (my father lived there for the better part of his life, and nowadays I live and study a small 15 minutes train ride away from A'dam) but I've always been there for 'doing things', going to the Bijenkorf, going to family, shopping... et cetera.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I should wander around there for a day, tourist for a day, sounds like a plan :PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1135058740875018822005-12-20T06:05:00.000+00:002005-12-20T06:05:00.000+00:00yes probably the only city in the world where one ...yes probably the only city in the world where one wouldnt be overawed by enormity..little bylanes..canalside walkways.. and all those cyclists give u a feeling that it is possible to live in that semi urban wayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01293370071459548153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1135018267708122012005-12-19T18:51:00.000+00:002005-12-19T18:51:00.000+00:00Hey nice entry...I have been to Amsterdam a lot of...Hey nice entry...I have been to Amsterdam a lot of time. It is a beautiful city..Enjoy...Sudshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12249287471368833406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1135012811912957912005-12-19T17:20:00.000+00:002005-12-19T17:20:00.000+00:00Your business is saying "Look East"http://ia.redif...Your business is saying "Look East"<BR/><BR/>http://ia.rediff.com/money/2005/dec/19bspec.htm?q=tp&file=.htm<BR/><BR/>:-)Krishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14039017773493094559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1135010675455969242005-12-19T16:44:00.000+00:002005-12-19T16:44:00.000+00:00Great.....always dream of the place...maybe one da...Great.....always dream of the place...maybe one day i will go there.....hope not with my kids tho....Naveen Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00611027024509881501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134999443959294052005-12-19T13:37:00.000+00:002005-12-19T13:37:00.000+00:00>>Amsterdam is lovely in a quiet but quirky way.>>...>>Amsterdam is lovely in a quiet but quirky way.<BR/>>>It doesn’t impose itself on you.<BR/><BR/>Having lived in Amsterdam for the last one year, I have to say, you nailed it! It is an amazing city, a place that grows on you, charming you with its non-imposing style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134998975323483552005-12-19T13:29:00.000+00:002005-12-19T13:29:00.000+00:00What kind of Christmas shindig ?I've only seen Ams...What kind of Christmas shindig ?<BR/><BR/>I've only seen Amsterdam from up above ... all colorful fields with windmills, and snow-white yachts in crystal blue waters...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134995533970650272005-12-19T12:32:00.000+00:002005-12-19T12:32:00.000+00:00Great writing Shoefie.Great writing Shoefie.WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12277823372788218526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134986002146306872005-12-19T09:53:00.000+00:002005-12-19T09:53:00.000+00:00Shoefiend, sorry for the off topic comment, but I ...Shoefiend, sorry for the off topic comment, but I need your favor. Please update my blog link:<BR/><BR/>http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfromindia/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134973369139376542005-12-19T06:22:00.000+00:002005-12-19T06:22:00.000+00:00What I normally do while visiting a new place is p...What I normally do while visiting a new place is plan (with the help of guidebooks and friends who live in that place) half my trip and the other half, we just walk around discovering the place. I think its always good to find out the best eating places/shopping from the locals there...Zette Remihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08032281359508823551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134925285087210962005-12-18T17:01:00.000+00:002005-12-18T17:01:00.000+00:00"You know what they call a chicken tikka with, er,..."You know what they call a chicken tikka with, er, sauce on top in Tooting?"<BR/>"They don't call it a chicken tikka with sauce on top?"<BR/>"No man, they got the metric system man, they don't know what the fuck a chicken tikka is"<BR/>"So what do they call it?"<BR/>"Chicken tikka...MASALA"<BR/><BR/> - The Amsterdam Scene, The Gangs of Tooting Bec.<BR/><BR/>Your title promised some spliffs and shoes. Yet the cityscape ended with a disappointing lack of THC-intake and absolutely no Manolo clogs. For shame!<BR/><BR/>Then again, I don't read posts containing the phrase "lesbian body frisk" anywhere near as often as I should.Rohinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06750260502455627449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134914385536049222005-12-18T13:59:00.000+00:002005-12-18T13:59:00.000+00:00:) nice post:) nice postSanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542542549895543741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134901139281582052005-12-18T10:18:00.000+00:002005-12-18T10:18:00.000+00:00"Or should one merely walk about – armed without m..."Or should one merely walk about – armed without maps or guidebooks but some good old fashioned wanderlust instead?"<BR/><BR/>Agree with you totally. I find that walking through the streets and marketplaces is the best way to discover the 'soul' of a new city. Monuments and museums just don't do it.<BR/><BR/>And your take on Amsterdam does sound lovely :)Anjalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115585945304068011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134840461957316342005-12-17T17:27:00.000+00:002005-12-17T17:27:00.000+00:00Can I add a Schipol vignette here? After passing o...Can I add a Schipol vignette here? After passing out on a plane to Am'dam I find a wheelchair waiting for me at Schipol. I refuse but figure out that the floor is walking with me. So I take the chair. Am wheeled in to a basement sick bay. After what's seems like hours gone, a stern-looking lady comes and says 'Hi, I am Doctor Posthumous!'DhiRAj SinGhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04910208317882413396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134828773875723432005-12-17T14:12:00.000+00:002005-12-17T14:12:00.000+00:00awesome discription of the day. Man, I can't belie...awesome discription of the day. Man, I can't believe your agency. Here they won't even take us to dine in downtown Chicago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134825918325563662005-12-17T13:25:00.000+00:002005-12-17T13:25:00.000+00:00Lovely. What was it Browning said? "I was never ou...Lovely. What was it Browning said? "I was never out of England -- it's as if I saw it all"Falstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791162324919462038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134816707934313282005-12-17T10:51:00.000+00:002005-12-17T10:51:00.000+00:00Wow, contrary to popular belief, women can write :...Wow, contrary to popular belief, women can write :-)Subramaniam Avinashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854755090851944419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134791693769172822005-12-17T03:54:00.000+00:002005-12-17T03:54:00.000+00:00Lovely...I can understand why you're a copywriter....Lovely...I can understand why you're a copywriter...apuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07806361192017548240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134761210735224062005-12-16T19:26:00.000+00:002005-12-16T19:26:00.000+00:00A beautiful poetic prose (??) of a serene European...A beautiful poetic prose (??) of a serene European landscape<BR/>The picture you drew was quite refreshing and reminiscing <BR/><BR/>I am a regular visitor of your blog and hope to see many more such postsAparna Menonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712599145756547446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10014156.post-1134751329934002962005-12-16T16:42:00.000+00:002005-12-16T16:42:00.000+00:00"Amsterdam is lovely in a quiet but quirky way......."Amsterdam is lovely in a quiet but quirky way.... It makes you feel welcome, at ease and at home."<BR/><BR/>Agree with you. It is a lovely city. If you haven't been there before, worth another trip in spring-time.Sujatha Bagalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140274113596874518noreply@blogger.com