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Thursday, February 23, 2012

winter vacation 2011 - amsterdam pt 2


















Amsterdam, December 29-30

I spent these days hanging out with Bart (from Poland) and Sayuri (from Japan). We visited the Van Gogh museum, ventured through the Red Light district, sampled vending machine-like things that popped out hot foods and visited the "I amsterdam" hot spot. As we wondering around, we saw a huge outdoor chess board with actual live-sized pieces with two gentlemen playing a round. During the evening hours, we, along with a few other friends, went to a live house that played really great music (soft rock to jazz music). 

I've said this before, but I am absolutely in love with the architecture in this city. Many of these houses are really narrow with tall narrow windows to match. Quite a handful of these buildings, however, are tilting as you can distinctively see in one photo. It was really odd when I first noticed this, but it adds to the quirkiness that is Amsterdam.

Photo of us at the "I amsterdam" sign was taken with Sayuri's cellphone.

8 comments:

  1. cool. Where did you stay how were the prices. I am planning for next summer.

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    1. I stayed at the Cocomama hostel in Amsterdam. It's about a 30 min walk or 15 min tram ride from the city center. The cost of the hostel is a bit higher than your typical hostel (then again, I stayed during the holiday season. Expect higher prices for the summer), but it was definitely worth it. It's the highest rated hostel in Amsterdam at hostelworld.com

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  2. ok. Thanks don't mind paying more as long as clean

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    1. Yup! It was very clean. It has a great common area too, so it makes it very easy to meet people.

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  3. Thanks load off my mind, btw have you been to Cairo having a hell of a time deciding on a place to stay

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    1. As in Cairo, Egypt? No, I've never been there. Wow, you plan on going? It's definitely a destination that's on my list.

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  4. I going in summer,off to find the elusive hotel lol

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    1. That's awesome!! Can't wait to see what you think of it. I plan on staying in Japan for the summer to explore the southern islands.

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