Winston Amsterdam

Its spring semester of my Junior year at Wake Forest and instead of returning back to Winston-Salem I will be studying abroad at the University of Edinburgh. Edina is the city's Latin name as according to Wikipedia. :) Hope y'all enjoy the pictures and ...

... out of there. I arrived very early in the morning on Friday—6 am. The bus dropped me off at Amstel station outside of Amsterdam. I hadn't really anticipated this and had to figure out how to get to the central station. I assumed this would be in the ...

... in the day we went to some famous ¨coffee shops¨ which sell legal Marijuana which you can enjoy in the shop. Coffee Shops in Amsterdam don´t sell beer though, but cafe´s do. Strolling around the Red Light District is a huge cultural shock, with legal ...

... fresh in our memories, we stayed clear of the red lights and tried not to make eye contact. 3. Vondelpark -- a sensory experience Amsterdam is a beautiful city, but it is definitely a city. Vondelpark offers a bit of an oasis for the weary traveller ...

... a bike shop today that read something to the effect of "Less Pollution - Less Disease - Less Congestion - Bicycle in Amsterdam".  And i took some great pictures of the bicycle paraphanelia around, but unfortunately these computers don't have USB ...

... it is quite beautiful with its wonderfully historic architecture and winding streets. I dont want to give a completey negative portrait of Amsterdam because I did have a nice time, perhaps not as much fun as the gentlemen in my second hostel who tried all ...

... I've said before, being a cheap college student is not the most fun activity in the world. In order to afford a ticket to Amsterdam for the weekend, Sarah, Katherine and I had to catch a 6:30am flight from Madrid. Luckily I was able to spend the night on ...

... (que bueno, esta vez en español). Estuvo buenísimo porque me contaron toooda la historia de la prostitución y las drogas en Amsterdam y cómo funciona todo. Aprendí códigos de colores de banderas muy útiles para no entrar sin querer en un boliche ...

... hopefully by time he gets back I will have it sorted out. Will Dawson was there with his buddy AJ. AJ goes to University of Amsterdam and runs/works on/is involved in cable access at the University. I told him about my involvement in the HASH BASH and ...

So far, the trip to Amsterdam is going well for Tarry and I but for Will and Susie, they had a guest in their room last night.  It was a little mouse!!!!  At least the manager of the hotel gave them 50% off their room.  Carlos is high and ...

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Found ourselved slap bang in the middle of the REDLIGHT district.  Boy there are so many windows displaying women of ALL shapes and sizes. Had a info day today. Visited the Ann Frank museum and the Van Gogh  museum. Finished the day with a ...

... A white guy from Clarksdale, not everyday you meet one of those. Will is a part of the John Sinclair Radio show/ Radio Free Amsterdam group. We chatted for a while about making cds.... Will made a really neat cd case for his own release. It was made from ...

... and they should be open.... At this point I CONvince Jaimi to walk back to The Dolphin....We walk down the Rodeo Drive of Amsterdam...There was a Bentley parked on the street a few Jags rich folk everywhere, we stayed out of these stores as we would ...

... time, I have a hand held shower in my room. The shower stall is the size of a coffin. In other rooms I have had at The Winston the water lines ran on the outside of the wall and the first time you bend over to wash you legs and your ass hits that hot ...

... after we landed, I missed the whole flight. When I got of the train it was a short 6 block walk to my hotel THE WINSTON www.winston.nl and dropped of my suitcases, then took the duffel I brought full of dirty clothes to the laundry, beat the guy there by ...

... rather abrupt landing and a popped eardrum due to my sinuses being jammed tighter than a tokyo subway at rushhour.....here is Amsterdam,  I arrived early on Sunday morning to find that the world is just a little smaller.... A fellow nursing student, ...

... refridge......I grab one big and two little bottles.....Ahhhhhh instant gratification ....... NO MORE FANTA!!!! I talk about my hotel The Winston....I was looking around on their site today and I found the room I am staying in ...