I'll post more on Wednesday but I know tomorrow will blow past and I still haven't stolen a few pictures from L2 to put with my Amsterdam round-up. First of all - I loved Amsterdam. They are open culture, normal friendliness (nothing too crazy, nothing too reclusive.) The first impression I got from Amsterdam was: I could live here. It might have had to do with the weather (19 and sunny the entire weekend), the fact we were there during a national holiday weekend, or my love of all water. But the city is made for living. Visiting can be done in three days and really you don't 'need' to go back. But I want to go back. I want to rent an apartment on the canal and ride my bike for days and days.
However, it is apparently a long process to immigrate to the Netherlands and a key element is to know dutch. But with the EU passport I could work there (perhaps one day...)
What L2 and I did during the short trip (we arrived friday night and left early this morning):
Sat - slept in, cafe on the canal, wandered throughout the east side, made it to the top of the science museum for an incredible view, took in some keurks (old and new), dam square, a park and a delicious restaurant called the French Cafe where I had steak tartare to die for.
Sun - biked around town. anne frank house (moving). more biking. hunted and finally found the red light district. vondelpark - a little mini hyde park but no paddle boats , got horrible stung by stinging needles and equalled my foot and arm swelling, cafe, pancake eating. And my favourite thing - attending the national recollection at 8 pm. That was remembering.
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I have always wanted to go to Holland but have yet to make it. I have to look into how far it is from Paris by train. Must get there.
Your trip sounds like it was great--except the nasty stinging. Look forward to more pictures and reports.
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