week 13

This weekend we went to Amsterdam. The first thing that hit me was the beauty of the city. The canals and closely placed buildings looked incredible regardless of whether it was day or night. The first night we arrived, we decided to look around the city. We did walk down to the red light district, but found it to be off putting, so we had dinner at a Thai restaurant, then went home to bed.

The following morning, we went on a sandman’s walking tour which was really well done with our guide, who cracked jokes often and described the city very well.  After that, we went on a canal tour where we got to see the city from below which is how it was made to be. It was beautiful to see the city from all the different levels. Later, we went to the Heineken museum to learn about how the beer was made. It was interesting to see that and also how they use the same yeast as the original beer which makes you think that the taste is probably the same as how it first tasted like.

The next day, we were able to visit Anne Frank’s house, eat at a Dutch house of Pancakes, and the Van Gogh museum.  One place that must be visited is Anne Frank’s House because of the individualization that the building makes you feel. It changes the holocaust from numbers to actual people, then expands it back to the number of these actual people that were so horribly treated and the full effect of what happened. At the end it was a very educational and enjoyable trip that I am glad to have experienced.