Amsterdam

March 24, 2009 erikawase
Tags: Amsterdam, Anne Frank, Van Gogh, Windmill

Amsterdam was another of those places I have already visited but just went along because my friends were going. My friend Dani who I met here in Barcelona is actually from Amsterdam. All her grandparents, aunts, and uncles live in Amsterdam so we had a place to stay. It was very nice of her family to take us into her home. They were such wonderful hosts, they took us to the nicest meals and sightseeing via cars.  The best part of staying in her family’s home were the home cooked meals! On Friday, Dani’s grandma cooked us a typical Dutch lunch. Dutch lunch consists of a lot of break and cold cuts. They also drink tea with every meal which I find pretty nice since I love tea.

Since Dani was there mostly to see her family and I have already toured Amsterdam before, we only went to the most important places like the Van Gogh museum, Anne Frank house, and the flower market. At night I went to the Red Light District which was actually my first time going there since my last trip to Amsterdam was with my family, they did not allow me to go there. The red light district really upset me. It was like entering a puppy store with girls begging you to sleep with them for money. I could not believe that it is legal to do such a thing. Some of the girls were very pretty and could have done something else with their lives.

 

 

 

The highlight of my trip was going to Dani’s aunts boat house on one of the largest canals in Amsterdam. It was such a cool boat house on the most spectacular canal with farms surrounding on the other side of the water. This was the part of Amsterdam a tourist never sees. I saw some windmills and real Dutch families hanging out by the canal.

I  learned the culture in Amsterdam and how people live there which made this trip different from the rest of my extremely touristic visits.

 

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