This past weekend some other girls studying abroad and I went on a trip to Amsterdam! We found relatively inexpensive bus tickets on eurolines and a "nice" houseboat to stay in for 3 nights. The boat was not luxurious, but it was livable. The best part was the experience of being able to stay on a boat in the center of Amsterdam on a canal. We walked around the town on our own and found cute cafes to have our breakfast/brunch, nice stores to get post cards in, and to the Iamsterdam monument. We also took time out to go to the Heineken Experience which was definitely worth the 18 Euros. We got to see how the beer was made and learn the proper way to taste beer by getting a free beer. After the tour, you are given tokens for two additional free beers! YAY! money well spent for sure. We also took a canal tour that showed us the Jewish Quarter and the Ann Frank House, but because of The Fault In Our Stars, the Ann Frank House is immensely popular and the line was way to long to go through the museum.
Amsterdam was nothing like I expected you would be walking along a nice street, and bam! red lights... I am not going to detail that portion of the experience but it is shocking how "free" it is to have window space.
Overall, it was a great experience to travel to the Netherlands. Something very different than Belgium. We were all sad to leave and go back to reality, but when we remembered that reality was Belgium, not going home home, we felt better.
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