A friend from Paris is coming to town, apparently for a rowing competition somewhere south of Amsterdam.

I've met a few people in this city that are part of the different rowing clubs. These clubs remind me of college fraternities, complete with hazing and infamous parties. The one I know best is called Nereus. There is also the more student friendly one known as Skøll.

According to my sources, there are also some low key community rowing clubs that leave out the stupid rituals and all the top-secret details. Many have nice terrace café's on the water, but it can rather tricky to find them.

Still... if you should be so lucky, head over to where the rowing clubs are, in the spring time, you might catch a beautiful competition.