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First day in EU
Landed in Amsterdam about 6am. So good to be able to walk around after being on the plane for ~13 hrs. And the funny thing is, all I wanted to do was sit down....? Had a quick coffee and breakfast and jumped on the train to central to find the accom I had booked. Nice old hotel in the red light district. Had a bit of a walk around the city, but …
Last night in Amsterdam.
After a hell of a lot of sleep I dragged myself out to see a bit of the city yesterday. (I have had a "chinese" cold since the flight so am still trying to recover) I walked around the town for a while, then hopped on a canal cruise from central. It went for about an hour cruising around the central canals, with a little bit of a history lesson to …
Jess Goes to the Movies & Gets Another Insight
... bootlegger became something along the lines of illegale alcohol verkoper, which translates back to 'illegal alcohol seller.' It's the little differences that make me smile.
7- Talking During the Movie- Turns out, when people in the theater/right behind you talk during a movie, it is substantially less annoying when they aren't speaking English.
8- Expanding Screens- The screens get bigger after ...
Bikes and Dijks in Amsterdam
... say the least. Fun fact: we learned at the clog maker that it takes 5 years of training to become a clog maker. Day 2 This morning we headed straight out after breakfast for the city center. Our first stop was the home of Anne Frank. It was petty amazing to walk in this building where this incredible little girl once lived and hid afraid with her family. I didn't realize that her father was the only member of their family to survive ...
Amsterdam - Land of Canals and Bicycles
... enough. So, he went out, and I stayed in. Mostly. I did take a walk to a corner store for some soda and snacks. While I was out, I saw this majestic Ibis just standing by the canal and was lucky enough to get a photo before it flew away.
And did I mention that we were staying in the Red Light District? For people elsewhere, this might conjure up pictures of ...