To Amsterdam

I have been lucky enough to have travelled to a few places outside of America in my lifetime. I have been to England, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. I've always wanted to go to England and France, the others I never really gave that much thought to. I mean, of course I wanted to go to those places, I want to go everywhere, but I had never actively longed to go there. Well, as it turns out, Amsterdam (in the Netherlands, if you didn't know that) is my favorite place that I have ever been and I want to go back SO BADLY. Every once in a while I miss it more than usual and I spend all day looking up pictures and hostels and travel information....

So I decided that once I graduate from college, I am going to Amsterdam. By myself. I don't know for how long, yet. I mean, that's still two years away. I would love to just spend the summer there, like three months. When I went there, it was in late December and it was FREEZING and we only got to spend about a day. It was not nearly enough so I want to get as much out of it as I possibly c an. I want to fully immerse myself in Dutch culture. I want to ride a bike along the canals, I want to sit outside drinking coffee and reading a book. I have read that it is totally possible to get by in Amsterdam without knowing Dutch, but I really want to learn it, so I am slowly (and probably terribly) teaching myself. So far I can say potato. ("Aardappel" if you were wondering.) I don't know what it is about that place, but I've just become obsessed.

Also, the fries. And the waffles. Oh my god, those are reason enough to go.

Here are some pictures of Amsterdam:

Also, I'm surprised how many pictures there are of the Red Light District. They get really angry at you if you take pictures of the girls in the windows....

See you tomorrow!!

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