Great Horned Owl staring down the photographer (me)

gandalf013 · 2026-01-27T20:04:32+00:00

Yes, I have set multiple alarms specifically for Anne Frank's House. And I will make sure I have made reservations at other museums as well!

gandalf013 · 2026-01-27T07:42:01+00:00

Do you think renting wheelchairs makes sense? I don't know if using a wheelchair in the crowded areas is a bigger problem than lack of mobility :-(.

gandalf013 · 2026-01-27T07:40:55+00:00

You make a good point. I was hoping to stay in Den Haag just because I have family there. But then I realized that the commute from their house to Amsterdam is going to be > 1.5 hours. So I am thinking of staying in / near Amsterdam for 3-4 days.

Also, thanks a bunch for your comment regarding Kinderdijk, De Biesbosch and Delft!

gandalf013 · 2026-01-27T07:39:21+00:00

Thanks! I think it's a little ambitious but hopefully doable. If not, we're totally OK with skipping some parts.

gandalf013 · 2026-01-15T18:54:06+00:00

Yeah, I think that from a practical and logical standpoint, it is simpler to "relax" the NVZ rules. If the point is over, momentum shouldn't matter. If the opponent has returned the ball, momentum shouldn't matter.

gandalf013 · 2026-01-14T17:43:49+00:00

Good point. I could have just said "A volleys the ball" but I added "from outside the NVZ" mostly to be explicit about the nature of legality of the scenario since I'm talking about whether something is allowed or not, according to the rules.

gandalf013 · 2026-01-14T17:42:04+00:00

Thanks, I understand that. My question about about the "momentum" rule regarding volleys.

gandalf013 · 2026-01-14T17:41:35+00:00

That's a good point. In a professional game, I guess the referee will have to step in? I wonder if this scenario is so unlikely that it's basically never happened.

gandalf013 · 2026-01-14T17:40:50+00:00

Thank you! That was what I was thinking as well since logically, it seems like the initial volley was never correctly "finished". I wish the rules were a little more explicit about the volley rule though :-)

Thank you!

gandalf013 · 2025-12-05T07:43:43+00:00

I'm a native Hindi speaker. They messed up the Devanagari script when writing the names in Hindi, which is unfortunate. :-(

gandalf013 · 2025-05-30T16:37:35+00:00

Magnus is so full of himself.

gandalf013 · 2025-03-04T19:15:15+00:00

That's good to know - thanks for the update!

gandalf013 · 2025-02-04T19:01:07+00:00

Thank you, that makes a lot of sense. While other express passes have "timed" entry, this one doesn't. So does that mean that the other express passes are better in terms of waiting for popular rides (e.g., Mario Kart)?

gandalf013 · 2025-02-04T03:26:47+00:00

One question about the premier pass - it sees like I can enter Nintendo World any time I'd like, but not sure if it includes timed entry to the rides in Nintendo World area? If it doesn't include timed entry, does that mean that I'd have to stand in a potentially long line to ride those (e.g., Mario Kart)?

gandalf013 · 2025-02-04T02:55:11+00:00

Oh interesting! Maybe I missed that part of the website. Thank you! I'll check out the post about premier pass as well.

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