Amsterdam

So I backdated this because I realized I never wrote about my trip to Amsterdam. I'll keep it short, it's been a few weeks since the trip already. Here is a list of reactions to Amsterdam that I wrote on my plane ride back:

1. The place is beautiful: I didn't do much research prior to leaving for the flight, I was mostly excited to see my friends, but with the canals and boats everywhere it is really something unique. Not to mention how bike friendly everything is. The people on bikes may not be so friendly, you have to watch yourself as to not get completely nailed by them, but it just seems pretty clean and the air seems nicer since most people travel by bike.

2. The spirit of the place is so unique: I know people will claim it's due to the legalization of pakalolo, but whatever it is it's great. People seem nice, enjoy tourists and speak English. Such a change from the parts of Italy I've traveled where no one knows English.

3. Anne Franks House: It was unreal. I lost count of how many times I got the chills. They did such a good job of using what they had to make a museum. It was so well-done and such an interesting dynamic to be able to be in the house she was hiding in.

4. Bitterballen: Best food ever. Fried balls of what tasted like mashed potatoes and gravy in it. I'll need to look up what's actually in them, but it was amazing. They served it with a dijon mustard sauce and NOM

5. Tulips May be my favorite flowers. They are so pretty and cute and happy. Not to mention all the different colors they come in. It was hard to resist not buying myself some.