Amsterdam, Netherlands

Day 27:

Amsterdam. Not our favorite city, by any means. And not exactly sure how to sum it up, but it definitely was not what we expected it to be. On one side, its a beautiful 700 something year old city, bursting with history. On the far opposite side, it is a semi-circle of frat guy-filled hell.

We enjoyed seeing Amsterdam Centraal, Dam Square, Vondelpark, Westerkerk, De Nieuwe, and the Amsterdam Cheese Museum was pretty funny. We truly wish we had the opportunity to see Amsterdam when it was great, but think that time has passed. We would have loved to have taken a relaxing ride down the canals, ride bikes to the shops, have coffee at a streetside café, and have dutch pancakes at a bakery. Unfortunately, it has reached a level of tourism that made it feel like an amusement park. Truly sad.Read more