So what exactly to say about Amsterdam I am not sure... It would have to be one of the most fascinating places, for example: tobacco is not allowed to be smoked indoors but weed, go right ahead ladies and gentlemen, and the more the better, at least that's what the mantra seems to be! Me and big sista Bron stayed in a Christian Youth Hostel (yes that may come as a surprise) and right next door was a row of prostitutes doing their "thang" in their little doorways, we wonder what the Christians have to say about that?
Away from the tourist packed Red-Light District is where the real Amsterdam is and it would have to be high on my list of most beautiful cities. The canals bordered with Dutch architecture (buildings leaning every which way), the great shopping boutiques and of course Dutch pancakes are just some of the great things to be experienced! We walked the streets, boated the canals and finally spent a day on bikes which really is the best way to see the bike driven city. To say Amsterdamians like their bikes is an understatement: car parks are built just to park bikes in; you're more likely to be run over or dinged at by a bike than a car; sometimes the streets are impossible to walk on as there are so many bikes parked everywhere!
After a while the whole smell of pot EVERYWHERE gets a tad overwhelming and well lets just say it, boring, like people, get a new hobby cause this city does have a life outside the 'coffeshops' selling every kind of drug you can imagine, all legal of course!
One other thing about Amsterdam is that there are always always bells ringing. At least thats what it seemed like at 6am every morning with bells going off at every church in town.
After doing some serious Amsterdamage we bid farewell today and are now camping on someone's floor in London for 3 hours till a shocking 4am start.
Dubrovnik tomorrow, summer loving here we come!!
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