We landed in Amsterdam around 8 AM on the 6th but we must have taxied over 20 minutes to the gate. I intended to sleep for most of the seven-hour flight but only managed one hour, of course. So we landed and gathered then left for the train that would take us to the ferry across Amsterdam Harbor to our boat hotel aka Botel. It amazes me how many forms of transportation you can take here in such a short period of time. We walk, ride ferrys, take buses and take the train systems in Amsterdam and Maastricht. Watching the amount of bikes, scooters and motorcycles get off these ferrys in Amsterdam is a show in and of itself.
We quickly checked in at the Botel and left for the Canal tour that gave us a huge overview of the city. It was awesome even though I was unbelievably tired. I got a bunch of cool photos from that one.
After the tour we were starving and our guide/teacher Rene just sort of stumbled across a place called PastaBar that he had never been to and it was great. Either I was starving or it was one of the best Hawaiian pizzas I've ever had. We went on a city walk at that point and Rene took us to many of the main attractions such as the "I AMSTERDAM" sign and the Shopping District (don't worry we walked through the Red Light District later. Honestly, it was nothing special).
That night we all attempted to stay up to watch football. We ate at the hotel bar but between the lack of quality links and my lack of sleep in over a day, I crashed, of course. I can't say I was upset with the results the next morning. We had an early morning the next day and I was glad to get over 10 hours.
No comments:
Post a Comment