- I giggle whenever I hear Dutch because it makes me think of the Swedish Chef.
- Amsterdam feels like a European Vegas. There are small casinos everywhere, neon lights, tons of bars and clubs, prostitution, drugs, debauchery, etc. Such a stark contrast to the small and quiet Brussels that we just left.
- Lesbian bars are the same everywhere - hard to find, tiny, and crowded. We thought we would venture out since we just got here and it's our only chance to check out the weekend nightlife and went hunting for a bar that The Girlfriend found online. Walking through the alley where it should have been there was nothing. We found a gay men's bar and asked them if they knew where it was and they said it closed down recently. They gave us a map and recommended a lesbian bar. We found it and it was a tiny little box so full of people so bad that we didn't even try to go in. Sad face.
- Everyone speaks some English, I feel guilty that I know nothing about Dutch.
- We can barely read the street names here. Examples: Oudezijds Armsteeg, Heintje Hoekssteeg, Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal
- If you go outside the city, like where we're staying, it's beautiful. There's canals, woods, and blue skies.
- The coldest weather we've encountered so far, in the 40's. Today I wore almost one piece of every type of clothings I brought. Shirt, long sleeve shirt, sweater, rain jacket, beenie, gloves, scarf, pants. My knees were freezing. Another contrast from the day I wore shorts and a shirt in Brussels in the 70 degree weather.
- From what I read, the street food to try here is raw herring covered in raw onions... it sounds like a joke but knowing me I'm going to have to try it.
We'll see how the next 5 days go.
View from the room in our AirBnB
