Amsterdam: Day 1

Now before you get all excited about seeing a triple X, let me start off by saying that this is the symbol that represents Amsterdam! Nothing too scandalous about that is it? It's on the garbage trucks, street lamps, buildings, etc. Just a couple weeks ago I took a train from Paris to Amsterdam (about 3 1/2 hours) and it felt as if I had entered an entirely different world.

The buildings  and canals were beautiful but the streets were dangerous! Not only are there roads and sidewalks, but there are designated lanes for bicyclists and for the tram which was almost impossible to hear approaching.

We spent the majority of our time walking around and getting lost in this (at the time, very windy) city but did do some noteworthy activities such as visiting the Van Gogh Museum. Home to a vast majority of his early and later collections.

I actually wasn't sure if we were allowed to take photos inside or not, but I took some nonetheless. After the museum we wandered around a bit more, found a park which was nice to release some energy in after being in a museum.

And then later that night we made our way to the infamous Red Light District where are you are most definitely not allowed to take photos! But a strange sight awaited us there in the canal that divided the street.

Swans! You can see a glimpse of the windows with the red lights where the women stand and wait for.. clients.

Stay tuned for Day 2!