I am shocked; terribly shocked! I know, I was not expected to be so, but this factor just seemed to slip off my mind. Living in a tropical country like India, one merely gets the feeling of the days getting longer in the summers and shorter in the winters. However yesterday I incidentally had a look on the sunrise and sunset times in Netherlands and I was astonished. “How on earth can sun set at 10:00 PM at a place?” was the reaction. I am still unable to digest the fact that this can happen. Now you may call me stupid as I knew (since ages) that the poles have 6 months each of day and night; and this ‘change’ should not happen suddenly; but ya…my brain didn’t take that into account somehow. (By the way, now I can appreciate why Norway is called ‘the land of midnight sun’ 🙂 )
Anyways, I am off to Netherlands in a couple of days for a summer internship (for two months). So, most probably, next post will be from the land of men who conquered the sea. The budget is extremely tight but let us see what is in store there… Lots of work I guess…
Any suggestions for a first time abroad visitor?
Random Thoughts 
May 18, 2013 at 11:58 am
Here in California, the sun sets at 10- PM in summer.
May 18, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Only now do I realise…
🙂
May 18, 2013 at 12:26 pm
You must be totally excited. I wish you a wonderful trip. It will be so different from where you are and I hope you enjoy it. Take it all in with eyes wide open. Looking forward to your next post!
May 18, 2013 at 12:41 pm
By the way, going through Germany. A bit worried about a 45 minutes transfer via Munich…
Any suggestions or comments?
May 18, 2013 at 12:45 pm
45 mins is very brief.Just enought time to make it from one plane to the other. Pity! Munich is a wonderful city!
May 18, 2013 at 12:49 pm
Can I make it up (a bit) at Frankfurt on the return trip? I have 90 minutes of layover there?
May 18, 2013 at 12:55 pm
90 mins sounds more, but it still isn’t much. These airports are so large and out of town. I hope you fly during daytime then you can see the land scape and the country side from the air. It will be totally different than India.
May 18, 2013 at 1:02 pm
Thanks for the guidance and luck. I hope to learn a lot through the trip.
May 19, 2013 at 1:51 pm
there is no doubt about it. When you travel you learn heaps. It will be all different but this is the exciting part. 🙂
May 18, 2013 at 2:39 pm
Go to Maastricht and if you’re looking for a party go to Stratums Eind in Eindhoven.
When I went to Brazil for the first time I was shocked to find out that the sun DOESN’T set at 11pm in summer!
May 19, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Thanks for the guidance.
May 19, 2013 at 1:21 pm
Also check http://www.holland.com which despite the website’s name is the official site for tourism in the Netherlands!
May 18, 2013 at 3:03 pm
wow! enjoy your trip! and keep posting!
May 19, 2013 at 1:06 pm
Will try to do so!
June 13, 2013 at 6:44 pm
love your photo. Good luck with your trip!
June 16, 2013 at 5:19 am
. I can relate. Have followers in SA, AU and NZ and forget the seasons are opposite down under.