"Amsterdam: The City Of Sinful Joy..Or Joyful Sin.." Amsterdam by coceng
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The Canal...
Saturday 16th June 2001
First Day :
I visited Amsterdam from Belgium; It was a weekend trip for me & Paul (Reg).
So many things to experience while I was there but God ! We just didn't have the time...
I had a bit of a culture shock' as well !
Arriving in Amsterdam during the weekend with no booking to stay made us hectic !
At the train station, I told Paul that I just didn't have enough money to stay at expensive places.
Paul, no worry as he would be taking care of me !
Paul wanted to make sure that I had a good memory for my first trip to Europe ! Thanks Paul.
The booking office at the train station was packed with people, also looking for a place to stay during the weekend.
When it was our turn to approch the counter; The best room would be at a hotel near The Van Gogh Museum !
I just kept quiet & let Paul do the talking...
We took a bus to reach there & it was my first glimpse of Amsterdam !
It was beautiful, hectic, colourful !
Deep in my heart, I said NOW I am in Amsterdam !
We rested for a while & went out !
Paul asked me what I wanted to see first ?
I said, "Is it okay if we see The Red Light District ?"
Paul asked, " WHY !?"
I said because I had heard so much about it !
We both laughed !
So, we were there; Walking, giggling like 2 school boys whenever we saw something 'out-of-the-ordinary' !
Paul asked, "You like this place huh ?"
I didn't answer, I just smiled...
I wanted to take as many photos as possible but my new (then) camera was ***ed up in Brugge, Belgium.
Paul said sometimes taking photos is no good it's the experience of being at one place that counts; Though, Paul let me use his.
We then visited The Sex Museum.
More giggles for us !
INFORMATION...
The many nationalities living here; The flowers in every corner; The cozy pubs; The world-class museums & not to mentioned Amsterdams is criss-crossing with 110 canals & nearly 2500 houseboats 'rollicking' on them...
Inhabited by nearly 1.5 million, including The Greater Amsterdam; There are more bicycles here more than the trees ! The ratio is about 1 to 3...
Some of the world-reknown attractions in Amsterdam are :
The Van Gogh Museum
The Anne Frank House
Madame Tussauds
The Royal Palace
The Rijksmuseum
Rembrandt House Museum...
Not to mention the boat cruises that circulating Amsterdam & errr, The SEX Museum !
Pros and Cons
- Pros:One Of The Most Cities In The World !
- Cons:Too Much Sex & Drugs can Kill You ? Oh Well...
- In a nutshell:Make Amsterdam ONE Of The Must Visit City When In Europe !
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Makes me want to go back. I need to so that I can complete some Amsterdam pages!
Amsterdam...an interesting city. Nothing else like it. Thanks for your page.
Amsterdam: "where you can immerse yourself in a self-rolled smokestack." What about the SPACE CAKES, Arnaud? You didn't mention Space Cakes! One bite, and you'll be Sneezing and wheezing and sneezing and Five Ten Fiftyfold (Cocteau Twins)
What kind of culture shock was it ..??
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