Vondelpark Amsterdam

Arrived after a very long 13 hr flight from Kuala Lumpur. Had lost our no jet lag pills so were also not feeling as bright btw we found them again so have them ready for flight home. Airport well set out and quick customs and friendly welcome.

Cool air and tall Europeans, very friendly and quick to speak good English to you and very …

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 …

Acordei cedo e resolvi pegar um taxi para Gare du Nord por conta do excesso de bagagem e o sufoco para subir e descer as escadas das estações de metrô. Cheguei super cedo e tomei um café por lá. Peguei o trem para Amsterdam e já no caminho vi o que me esperava por lá: muyito frio!! Plea janela do trem vi paisagens com neve salpicada.
Chegando …

Boy am I happy to be gone from Amsterdam! It was so much fun, but an exhausting stretch of the trip so far to say the least. It all stArted on the night train from Copenhagen to Amsterdam. I was still traveling w my travel friend Gregg and he was is a different part of the train than I was. The train ride was a good 14 hour ride so I decided to get …

Bike rides, duners, red light district, Vondelpark, stroopwafel, Rembrandts house, great smells if you know what I mean, no sleep, falling asleep while talking, dodging cars and humans on our bikes, loud Bob Marley songs being sung in the tent next to ours, sleeping pills, deep sleep. Seriously we rode our bikes all over the effing city. Chickens …

Rich & I went for a walk through Vondelpark while Katie getting organised for the day.

It is a beautiful park, very flat with lots of bike riders, joggers, walkers and dog walkers, and we strolled around for about a relaxing hour then met Katie outside for more adventures in Amsterdam.

We headed up to Anne Frank House to find …

For starters, it takes longer to get from our house to Stansted Airport in London, than what it does to fly between London and Amsterdam, this is just too good to be true coming from the land of the long white cloud!! Welcome to our first trip away since we have been living in London - destination the bright lights and smoky bars of Amsterdam, …

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). …

We arrived on Thursday morning ready to go after months of preperation and found our way to our hostel with only a minor blip!! One wrong train later and we got off at Centraal Station in the centre of Amsterdam!!

Our hostel, St.Christopher's was great. The staff were very friendly, it had a great bar, great food and the rooms were perfect …

Finally I'm writing about the last stop of my trip, Amsterdam! I have been pre-occupied with house and job hunting back in London so it has been put off but I thought it best to do it soon, before I forget I was even there.

We arrived in Amsterdam on Megabus from Brussels. It was incredibly cheap and surprisingly nice, and it only took 3 …

... started calling friends in the U.S. and putting the phone out the window saying "Listen to Queen's Day!". In the Vondelpark (Amsterdam's Central Park equivalent), only children are permitted to sell things. They set up stands where they sell ...

... ou nous devions filtrer notre eau). Je ne suis pas a l'auberge que j'aurais voulu mais c'est tres propre et situe devant le Vondelpark. L'equivalent du Parc Lafontaine mais 3-4 fois plus grand. ;) Aussi il y a tous les musees a cote. (il y a 900 ...

Just got back from the Amsterdam Pride Parade. Had a blast! Seriously, though, it was over 2.5 hours. Boats, while nifty, really move slowly. No one ended up replying to my message about Pride (the 2 Eastern European girls were nowhere to be found), so I ...

I just got in from a street party for Pride here in Amsterdam. I really didn't do much else today, aside from wander the streets and have food. The party was fun, but it's really hard to meet people at a place like that. First of all, it's so crowded ...

So for anyone waiting on pins and needles, I ended up going out tonight. I was chatting with this local guy who told me about a party called PANN. He said there was going to be a good crowd, so I headed on over. I actually almost didn't get in because I ...

Just got in from dancing in the rain at Homomonument. Had a blast!! I just rocked it up, danced with random strangers, and we all shared a bottle of wine. There was also a fashion show. There were only 4 models, but they went on, walked, then danced for ...

... nicest people I've met thus far. Not very forward, but definitely nice. Uneventful flight and I basically spent yesterday walking around Amsterdam and seeing a tiny bit of the city. The canals are everywhere and watch out if it's your first time ...

Very brief update before my time runs out. I'll update with stories from today a bit later. Check back through my past few entires because I've been able to upload photos. Other than that, safe in Amsterdam. ...

... canals than Venice! This was a good way to see all the different neighborhoods and bridges of the city. We also went to Vondelpark (which I think is the biggest park in the city) and just walked around. So pretty, so relaxing! And speaking of relaxing, ...

    I only spent two days in Amsterdam, but I'm already picturing myself living there. I can see it now, me sitting on the porch of my little house boat, drinking hot chocolate and watching the bikers pass by. I honestly don't think it ...