A quick weekend trip to Holland (my first time in continental Europe) forced me to wake up at un godly hours of the morning. Saturday morning woke up at 3:30 to catch a 7am flight. The journey to the airport (2 hrs) took longer than the actual flight (1 hr). Although, we did sit on the runway before take off for a long time before leaving. I fell asleep (surprise surprise) before take off and woke up thinking we had already landed in Holland. Yeah we hadnt even taken off yet lol. No problem. Just more sleep for me! Anyway, finally land in Eindhoven, get through customs and Im in Holland. For real! Head to a place called Haarlem. I small city with a very European feel. Cafe's surrounding an open square area with a pair of churches on either side. Have a little lunch in one of the Cafes - Insalata Caprese, which has become my new favorite meal without readily available buffalo tenders. From there I take a bus to a Bloemendaal Beach. Unfortunately, I was wearing jeans and not board shorts, but fortunately this beach was clothing optional. JACKPOT! Saw lots of...yeah. As i would find out more in my trip to Amsterdam, the Dutch are very open.
So the Trip to Amsterdam was great. Coffee shops and red light windows. Rolling and smoking joints in the bar. Sex shows and museums galore. Ladies, if your man isnt treating you right and you need a toy - this is the place to be. Fellas, if you have the money, you can have the woman of your dreams...at least for 15 mins! That said, lets get one thing straight - all the smoking and legalized prostitution - I had no part in it. Wanted to go to a show though, not gonna lie, but didnt think it would be worth 50 Euro to do so...
Amsterdam is a great city. From its Museum district where there is a small man-made pond where artists are painting masterpieces to be sold for Thousands of Euros as potential buyers watch to the busy shopping area (where most native Dutch spend their time in the City) to the Red Light District where a person's apartment or a restaurant can be right next door to a red light window where business is conducted. Oh yeah, forgot to mention two things: One - The city has so many rivers/canals running throughout that Amsterdam has about 1000 bridges (i think thats what the man said) and EVERYONE rides a bike. Its pretty amazing actually. Everywhere you turn there are loads of people on bikes - I even got hit by a lady on one....
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