Museumplein Amsterdam

Okay so Amsterdam was nothing like what I was expecting. I was actually expecting to hate it, but agreed to go since everyone else in my program was. So glad I went. Don'r worry mom, it's so much more than prostitution and marijuana haha.

First off, we stayed in a Marriott, which was ideal considering we heard awful stories about the local …

Por conta do frio e do pouco tempo que tínhamos, optamos por comprar um pacote de sightseeing de Amsetrdam com um boat tour a fim de conhecermos os principais pontos da cidade, porém as coisas não saíram bem como esperávamos.
Como não tinha o passio que compramos, nos colcaram em um ônibus Hop on - Hop off, o que nos fez perder muito tempo e nã …

In celebration of the end of the semester, my friend Lindsey and I headed off to Amsterdam, along with my new friend Kristin who I'd met at the Holi festival in Barcelona! We spent 4 days there and had an awesome time! Lindsey and I couchsurfed for the first time (which means staying with a host for free who offers their couch for you to stay on). …

I spent my last few weeks in the States eating at some of my favorite restaurants (Muriale's, Oliverio's and Ramon's of course) and spending time with my family and friends. It was certainly a great way to be sent off. The Wednesday night before my flight, I attempted to pack everything I needed into two suitcases with a limit of one hundred pounds …

There was a sprinkle of rain and it teased us as dawn set upon Paris. We caught the metro to main train station and had a small breakfast but I was still hungry. We waited in front a big screen for our platform number to come up. The screen was constantly changing so we had to keep an eye on it, which was about 20min or so. The train departed for …

It's a little bit awesome to wake for a full day in a (kinda) new city. Of course, slightly less awesome when it is 6.30am but there you go.

After going all head down, bum up on the last week of blog action and then a little more "patient" waiting for sweetheart to wake up, we're off! Sadly, it is our only full day in this pretty city so …

Finally, we are in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Amsterdam is a capital city of the Netherlands. It is the centre of everything. If you love a night life, this place may be your choice.

When we arrived in Amsterdam, we walked a lot around the canal upto Anne Frank House (Anne Frankhuis).

The highlight of being in Amsterdam is to …

... Kingwood Center in Mansfield, or in the middle of the Museum Campus in Chicago, or on the Mall in Washington, D.C. The Museumplein is a fairly large, heavily utilized open grassy area surrounded by several of the big museums. It always has people there ...

... .  To celebrate, a boat parade on the Amsterdam canals was arranged, culminating with a big celebration and concert at the Museumplein.   Our street was chosen as the police staging area, so the whole street was blocked off for the day. ...

... front of us in demonstration.   A group of us decided after our trip into the countryside, we'd go to the "I Amsterdam" sign in Museumplein, then walk over to the Heineken brewery/museum. The I Amsterdam sign is a tourist hot spot, everyone climbing ...

... the museum, where we saw Vermeers, Rembrandts, and the some of the other Dutch masters on the walls, we headed to the Museumplein to sit and relax and watch an autumn afternoon in Amsterdam in action. People played soccer, chatted, sat on patios, ...

... my perfect town.  I spend the better part of the day riding throughout the city: Centrum, west to Jordaan, through Museumplein and Vondelpark and extensively throughout Oud-Zuid.  I thought I had covered most of the city, though (after looking ...

... them made me more happy than you could imagine. We spent the first few days touring around Amsterdam - seeing the carnival on Dam Square, the Begijnhof, Museumplein, the Heineken Brewery and eating Dutch pancakes among other things. We were pretty lucky ...

... when they stand – they’re not webbed but the swim with each toe frond thing spreading out. So I find the Museumplein eventually, which is good. The park holds the Van Gogh Museum, the Rijksmuseum and another one that escapes me that I ...

... your kaassoufle or whatever deep fried pocket of gooey mystery food you have wagered your continence on. Most restaurants in the Netherlands offer an English menu. Febo offers no translation, which only adds to the allure. A bit less dangerous than ...

... group, sharing beers and stories. Too soon, its over and we have to take the bikes back to the shop. We walk back to Museumplein and head straight to the Van Gogh before it closes down for the evening. It's a very modern building, and the exhibits are ...

... nbsp;we got tired of the people and left. We didn't see the Rijksmuseum as we had our fill of art. Sat around Museumplein and had a waffle and ice cream which was very tasty! Wondered around Vondelpark as we heard that it was legal there to have ...