17th
February 2014
We boarded the
train to Amsterdam and to Amsterdam we went.
On Mondays shops only
open at one o’clock. They know the pain of those Monday mornings. We went there
in the afternoon. We decided not to be too adventurous as this was our first
outing there and we only had the afternoon. We stuck to the main roads and
tourist places. We saw The Dom, which is the main square with monuments and a
beautiful Town Hall. The train station itself is a marvellous building. The
weather was on our side so we walked up and down a couple streets, went into
stores and saw canals. We did not get to the Red Light District nor did we see
any coffee shops in the part we went, I’m sure you can hear my disappointment
as I write this. The event of the day is that we visited the Amsterdam
Historical Museum (For free with our cards) and that took us through a thorough
history of Amsterdam.
Chelsea continued to shop;
nothing there warranted me to reach for my wallet so I returned with nothing
but my memories. It is official, the Dutch have no shame, they do not hold back
on any opportunity to display anything sexual or use profanities. While it does
make them unique, some disclosure has never that bad.
So that was our first
day in Amsterdam and I am sure it will not be our last.
I found a website
showing all the performers coming to Holland, and Miley might be bumped down my
list.
I am starting to get a picture of how expensive this year will be. But I go on
in good spirits, and tomorrow I have my first meeting with the school.
Fact of the Day: The
February Strike in Holland during World War 2 was the only mass workers strike
against the prosecution of Jews.
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