Hostel Aroza
Travel Blogs from Amsterdam
Beautiful yet dirty city of Amsterdam
Well, I made it to Amsterdam. I didnt get my first choice hostel, but I have a good one. A little too close to the Red Light Special for my preference but its good. A room of 5 beds with its own bathroom and shower, restaurants all up and down the road. I just ate a really good meal, but I think they were a bit pricy, specially when the sign …
Day 218 - 4th October - Awesome Amsterdam
Woken up bright and early this morning by the announcement that we would be docking on schedule. Got moving and down to breakfast before getting ready to disembark. Eventually ot off the boat and through passport checks and onto the Transfer coach from Rotterdam to Amsterdam.
An hour and a half later we were being deposited in the heart of …
Day 219 - 5 October - Big T for 2 day
Had a nice brekky in nearby cafe. Wandered through the streets. Had a great day.
Ended it by going on a walking tour of the Red Light District which was interesting - about 20 people, as part of the tour, stopped and had a drink at the Prostitution Information Centre which was started 17 years ago by an ex-prostitute. Very interesting lady …
Day 220 - 6 October - Canal cruise, markets & cake
Interesting title eh.
Big sleep in - not up till 11am. Comfortable beds, nice showers, silly staircases.
Bugger, I made a mistake with the number of nights we needed to stay and when we asked for one more night - because its Friday - Amsterdam gets booked out. So cheap to fly from so many nearby countries - every weekend is busy …
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
... barreling through. She pointed out that virtually all bicycles are old and worn looking, because they are stolen so frequently there is no point having a new bike. The bike lock usually costs more than the bicycle! In addition, people have no hesitation in stealing another bike if theirs is gone when they go looking for it. Most people have two bikes - one to ride to the train station, and another at the other end of their ride which they take to work.
We set off ...
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