Amsterdam...
Gotta do this quick because I'm paying by the minute....
I left Korea on Thursday and.... TWENTY-NINE HOURS LATER... arrived in Holland. My Mom met me at our guesthouse - our room was conveniently located at the top of three flights of the narrowist, twistiest flights of stairs ever. Don't worry, I only fell down them once.
Friday afternoon, we managed to find the oldest building in Amsterdam (an old church built in the 13th century), which also happened to be surrounded by cafes and sex workers in windows. I'm not a big fan of the smell of pot (actually, I hate it), but it was neat to see all sorts of people just hanging out at these streetside cafes, relaxing and chatting. My culture shock showed through a bit as everyone here looks and dresses completely differently from in Korea. It's great! So refreshing to see tall blond people with their own sense of style! Also, the ladies in the windows were rather, um, unpretty... Anyway....
Friday night, I fell asleep at 6pm with all my clothes on (Mom woke me up - or tried to - at one point to put on pyjamas, but I was already comatose)... so, yeah.... big partier me.
Saturday, we went to the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh museum to check out the artwork. It's quite amazing to see the REAL paintings just in front of your face. From there, we took a canal cruise all around the city - the houses are all amazing, and I'm already dreaming of living on a houseboat.
On Sunday, we headed to the Hague where we were blown away at the seaside (literally... it was quite windy), then we got lost and found ourselves at another art museum which had waaaay awesome paintings, including The Girl with a Pearl Earring... which I freaked out over. Once again, there's just something about seeing it right there in front of you.
Today, Monday, we went shopping at a long market, then wandered around (under very cloudy skies) until we headed for the train station - Tonight we leave for Copenhagen.
The next few days will include a day of wandering in Copenhagen and... fingers crossed... a visit to Hamlet's castle. How could I have forgotten that he was Prince of Denmark?
At any rate, the food is amazing, the people are nice, the weather has been kind enough to us (not as much rain as we expected, but a bit chilly).... photos will be uploaded in 2 weeks... more blogs to come as I find other internet cafes to putz around in.
I left Korea on Thursday and.... TWENTY-NINE HOURS LATER... arrived in Holland. My Mom met me at our guesthouse - our room was conveniently located at the top of three flights of the narrowist, twistiest flights of stairs ever. Don't worry, I only fell down them once.
Friday afternoon, we managed to find the oldest building in Amsterdam (an old church built in the 13th century), which also happened to be surrounded by cafes and sex workers in windows. I'm not a big fan of the smell of pot (actually, I hate it), but it was neat to see all sorts of people just hanging out at these streetside cafes, relaxing and chatting. My culture shock showed through a bit as everyone here looks and dresses completely differently from in Korea. It's great! So refreshing to see tall blond people with their own sense of style! Also, the ladies in the windows were rather, um, unpretty... Anyway....
Friday night, I fell asleep at 6pm with all my clothes on (Mom woke me up - or tried to - at one point to put on pyjamas, but I was already comatose)... so, yeah.... big partier me.
Saturday, we went to the Rijksmuseum and the Van Gogh museum to check out the artwork. It's quite amazing to see the REAL paintings just in front of your face. From there, we took a canal cruise all around the city - the houses are all amazing, and I'm already dreaming of living on a houseboat.
On Sunday, we headed to the Hague where we were blown away at the seaside (literally... it was quite windy), then we got lost and found ourselves at another art museum which had waaaay awesome paintings, including The Girl with a Pearl Earring... which I freaked out over. Once again, there's just something about seeing it right there in front of you.
Today, Monday, we went shopping at a long market, then wandered around (under very cloudy skies) until we headed for the train station - Tonight we leave for Copenhagen.
The next few days will include a day of wandering in Copenhagen and... fingers crossed... a visit to Hamlet's castle. How could I have forgotten that he was Prince of Denmark?
At any rate, the food is amazing, the people are nice, the weather has been kind enough to us (not as much rain as we expected, but a bit chilly).... photos will be uploaded in 2 weeks... more blogs to come as I find other internet cafes to putz around in.
posted by Ms Parker at
12:41 AM
2 Comments:
Sounds like you are having a blast! Enjoy the rest of your trip... can't wait for the pics.
April :)
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Anonymous, at 2:32 PM
OK...I just wrote a big long things which doesn't show up b/c I am a loser
Have fun storming the castle
(name that movie quote!)
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Anonymous, at 12:39 AM
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