On this day, I was back at the Shelter City Youth hostel, where I went to a bible study the staff led and met a new friend, Laura. We instantly connected and spoke in English and Spanish together. We went out that night to a party that was going on at the local YWAM base and talked for hours. AMsterdam was breathtaking that night, especially in ...

We only have about 8 minutes left and then we have to go. Amsterdam is pretty cool. A bit edgy to say the least. We visited the Van Gogh Museum. Very cool. Better than the Louvre in my estimation, Jacquie would disagree but really liked the Museum. We are staying at a pretty fun little hostel called "the shelter" It is run by a Christian Organiz...

Well, it's the last stop on the trip, Amsterdam! We arrived at about 9:00 last night at the train station. The hostel was easy to find, along the way we saw mostly restaurants and only a few "coffee shops." We got to the hostel and the sign said "Shelter City: Christian Hostel." I thought that was funny; right next door is a Thai massage place, ...

Day 13 (Sunday, 3/11) Amsterdam I spent most of the day on the train going to Amsterdam, where I'd already budgeted my first few hours' time, again because of the closing times of the museums I wanted to visit. But as the train pulled into the city, and then the station, I looked around and regretted that I had only allowed myself half a day in ...