Beach volleyball without the sunburn

Last week's new 'Amsterdam Experience' was a visit to 'The Sand', a beach volleyball centre nowhere near a beach. In fact it was inside a warehouse in the middle of an ugly industrial estate, stuck out near to not-so-glamorous Sloterdijk station in the North of Amsterdam. The Dutch are very good at dumping some sand and a few potted palm trees where it suits them and creating their own seaside experience. In fact, they'd done a great job in creating a bit of an ambience, and although it wasn't quite Bondai beach, it was great to feel the sand between my toes and to make a brave (but not entirely successful) attempt at scoring some points in a mini-tournament played with my workmates.


I created my own mini Bondai beach on my bathroom floor on my return. You'd be amazed how much sand fell out of my surf shorts when I took them off for a shower. Oh, the glamorous life of us volleyball pro's....