My Lovelys !
Just two weeks after the new year has started I decided to visitt Amsterdam with friends.
After Paris this one is my 2nd trip this year so far and it's still january, haha. Good start, huh?
Last friday I went to Cologne and then we headed to Amsterdam from there on. It took only 3 hours in the morning, so it was definitely okay.
On the other hand, what really was not okay was the frickin' weather when we arrived! It was so damn cold and windy I barely could stand it.
But when we brought our things to our accommodation and got ready for the day, the sun just came up as we left the apartment. :)
As none of us has visited Amsterdam before we actually had no clue and just walked a lot through the city starting from the hip area "De Pijp" where many nice restaurants, bars and shops are located.
We just soaked up the whole flair and atmosphere of the city while pounding the streets in Amsterdam.
Here and there we just stopped by to buy food or other little things and of course, to take nice pictures.
First impressions that standed out to me were the numerous bikes on the streets! Wherever you are, there you will find people crossing the streets by bike. Oh, and cheese shops! A lot of cheese shops at every corner... and the cheese is nice! The Dutch people know how to produce it, which is perfect for me as I really like to eat tasty cheese mmmhhhh. :)
As Amsterdam is a port city, you will see river "Amstel" flow through the whole town and you will cross many bridges by walking through the city.
To me, the streets, buildings and their architecture remind me of a mix of british, parisian and venetian style. Very funny though, but somehow interesting and beautiful.
I think in summer Amsterdam is even more beautiful but this time it was very nice as well because to the low season there weren't as much people as normally which was quite convenient for us as we only stayed 2 days.
We crossed the shopping streets around the "Dam" which is the place in the heart of the city and near the central station "Centraal".
We had some nice hot drinks in a café in another trendy area which is called "Jordaan" and also visitied the Anne Frank House which was near that area.
I didn't know that it would take that long to visit that museum but in fact, if you really read all descriptions and take a look to every single floor of the house, it takes at least 1,5 hours to walk through it. I really wanted to visit the museum and it is definitely worth it because it touches you because the whole story and its background is based on nothing but pure innocent humanness.
It's different because this cruel part of history is mediated in a more softer, tender and emotional way.
In the evening we dedicated our time to the night spots of Amsterdam which also included a canal tour with the boat to see the Light Festival. It was very interesting to see all the figures that artists from all around the world created according to the this years motto which was friendship.
Oh and of course we walked through the red-light district. ;)
It was kind of fun to see it but I think nothing can beat my impressions anymore after living in Thailand, haha.
All in all it was a very nice trip and Amsterdam definitely is worth a visit! If there will be a next time for me, then I would like to see the city in summer season to spend more time outside in the parks and also on the bike, hehe.
How about you?
Another bucket list dot to set on the paper? I hope so :*
xxx, MinyV
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