Oh the Dutch, the lovely lovely Dutch

How I love thee. Could not have asked anything more from my last European destination. The people, the culture, the city - no wonder why people love Holland so much, aside from pot. And let me take back what I said about Venice. Amsterdam is the most beautiful city in Europe. And it most certainly is the most tolerant city.



So I stayed in Utrecht for 4 days with a friend I met in Vietnam (connections connection, thank you Facebook). I made the short 20 minute train ride to Amsterdam almost everyday, and I was able to see much of what the city has to offer. The Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank's House, the city walking tour, and the Red Light District tour.




Btw, thats the bookcase door behind which the Frank family was hiding.


Being with a local also made the experience that much more special. knowing all of the right places, a very comfortable bed, and meeting other locals. It really sucked to say bye again (and again and again and again, yeah it sometimes suck to travel), but I know that I'll able to see them again, just a matter of time. But well, I'll talk about this later.

Some notions that I found out or been reconfirmed about the Netherlands or the Dutch people.

1. Bikes. Bikes everywhere. I mean, everywhere.
2. On average, they're the tallest people in the world.
3. Everybody speaks perfect American English - most probably because movies and TV shows are not dubbed into Dutch.
4. Every inch of the city smells like marijuana.
5. Some prostitutes are REALLY hot.
6. Dutch (the language) is kind of cute - compared to German.
7. People get off work really early on Fridays (I mean, really early) to go to pubs.




A shop dedicated to condoms and the first ever Coffee Shop.


But yeah, Holland rocks.