As much as I have heard about the overwhelming amount of bikes in the Netherlands, nothing can describe it until you are here. I rode into downtown Utrecht yesterday, and today I went for a couple cruises around campus. It seems as though every street has a bike lane, and the lanes are always filled with traffic. I had to resist to urge to be a complete prototypical tourist and constantly ring the bell. (i did ring it a couple times) Flick guided me through all the bike traffic into downtown Utrecht where we took a tour of the largest tower in the Netherlands which is located right in the center of Utrecht. We had a tour guide who took us up too the top, and it was a pretty difficult climb. The view from the top was phenomenal. You could see all of Utrecht. I took pictures at the top and will put them up once Luke shows me how to put pictures on the computer.
Last night I watched the Dutch soccer game against Cameroon with a group of Luke's friends. While watching you can hear vuvuzelas going off in the streets, and after the Dutch scored each of their goals you can hear the entire city celebrating. I saw a couple of people who have taken the beer hat
and turned it into the vuvuzela hat. 
One great piece of engineering to another.
Luke took me to a bar that is his favorite here in Utrecht. It an unreal amount of beers on tap, and available in bottles. We just stopped in for one beer, but I am sure we will be back. The bar reminded me of Guu's in Stevens Point, but without the amazing jukebox. We have come up with some tenative plans for this week including a trip to Amsterdam, a trip to the Hague, and a trip to another small town in the Netherlands. Also we will for sure be watching the US game against Ghana tomorrow, and hopefully be celebrating another victory!
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