Canals, Clogs and Coffee Shops

Trip Start Sep 05, 2005

Trip End Nov 08, 2005

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Where I stayed

Stayokay Vondelpark (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Flag of Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
Thursday, September 29, 2005

After we finally found the place and checked in, we went out for a walk to explore the place. The first night we wandered down to the red-light district and saw a the women in their window box, and also a 'show'...pretty funny and gross...lol.

The next morning we disovered we had two lovely dorm-mates, Shelley and Jenni from Vancouver. We went shopping (bought a pair of work pants from H&M!) and saw Anne Frank's Huis. Went back to the room and Shelley and Jenni asked if we were doing anything tonight and if we wanted to go see Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, which we did! Was a very fun night, afterwards we went back to the hostel where we just sat on the couches for hours and chatted. They left early the next morning, which was sad :(

The next day we caught the train out to a Dutch working village at Koog Zandyk, an open-air museum where you see cheese being made, clogs, preserves, etc. Was quite nice out in the countryside :)