I woke up early today in a fit of panic. My alarm was going off extremely loud and it was vibrating my bed. Turns out the alarm was for the guy on the bed above me. Thoroughly awake now, I went down for breakfast. Bread, butter, an apple, cereal, and coffee. Afterwards I run into Cam and Hugo. They're headed off to the zoo and then to the Van Gogh museum during the middle of the day since it's supposed to be even hotter than yesterday.
Yesterday was hotter than hell.
I decide to go to the zoo with them, and messaged Alex and Christian to tell them I'd meet them at the Van Gogh Museum at 1pm. At the zoo we walked around for hours and eventually stumbled upon the California sea lion exhibit. They're barking, flying in and out of the water, and eating.
Feels like home.
After a few more exhibits I leave Cam and Hugo to meet up with Alex and Christian. Cam and Hugo aren't going to the museum 'til 3, so I tell them we'll meet them at the entrance when they arrive.
Im excited to be at the museum. Van Gogh is one of my favorite painters. I very much enjoy his brush strokes, textures, and his colors. Towards the end of the visit I find a hidden gem among all the famous paintings and prints in the museum: the original print of the poster for Tournee du Chat Noir. It's awesome and I want a picture, but I can't have one.
After a total of two hours we finished walking through the museum.
Much more manageable than the Louvre or the British Museum.
We meet up with Cam and Hugo and hang out for a bit outside before we split off and head to a grocery store to get food.
At the grocery store there isn't a single sign in English, but the prices speak for themselves. I find the cheapest bread and the cheapest meat for the sandwich I'll soon be making. The cheapest thing in the store turns out to be "Krab Salad" so I go with that.
I sure hope this doesn't mess up my stomach.
We sit down on a bench outside the store and make our meals. My sandwich isn't half bad, but I'm cautious about the amount I eat incase it doesn't agree with me later.
Afterwards we headed to a park to sit down. While we are there some kids on a park bench next to us try to sell us weed. They left after we declined their offer. After a few minutes of sitting around we split up. They're off to do a boat tour, and I'm off to see Anne Frank's house on the other side of town. Unfortunately I won't be paying and waiting in line to go inside though. After a half hour of walking I arrived at the house. It looks just like any other house on the canal.
I shudder.
After a few minutes outside the house I head back to the hostel to shower and wait around for a bit before heading over to meet Christian and Alex.
I walk over to the hostel but they still aren't back yet, so i sit down out front and become friends with an Aussie. Once they finally returned to the hostel we had some wine outside before heading out to some bars and clubs. We ended up bumping into Cam and Hugo on the street, and after a long night in Amsterdam we all stumbled back to our hostels.
Yesterday was hotter than hell.
I decide to go to the zoo with them, and messaged Alex and Christian to tell them I'd meet them at the Van Gogh Museum at 1pm. At the zoo we walked around for hours and eventually stumbled upon the California sea lion exhibit. They're barking, flying in and out of the water, and eating.
Feels like home.
After a few more exhibits I leave Cam and Hugo to meet up with Alex and Christian. Cam and Hugo aren't going to the museum 'til 3, so I tell them we'll meet them at the entrance when they arrive.
Im excited to be at the museum. Van Gogh is one of my favorite painters. I very much enjoy his brush strokes, textures, and his colors. Towards the end of the visit I find a hidden gem among all the famous paintings and prints in the museum: the original print of the poster for Tournee du Chat Noir. It's awesome and I want a picture, but I can't have one.
After a total of two hours we finished walking through the museum.
Much more manageable than the Louvre or the British Museum.
We meet up with Cam and Hugo and hang out for a bit outside before we split off and head to a grocery store to get food.
At the grocery store there isn't a single sign in English, but the prices speak for themselves. I find the cheapest bread and the cheapest meat for the sandwich I'll soon be making. The cheapest thing in the store turns out to be "Krab Salad" so I go with that.
I sure hope this doesn't mess up my stomach.
We sit down on a bench outside the store and make our meals. My sandwich isn't half bad, but I'm cautious about the amount I eat incase it doesn't agree with me later.
Afterwards we headed to a park to sit down. While we are there some kids on a park bench next to us try to sell us weed. They left after we declined their offer. After a few minutes of sitting around we split up. They're off to do a boat tour, and I'm off to see Anne Frank's house on the other side of town. Unfortunately I won't be paying and waiting in line to go inside though. After a half hour of walking I arrived at the house. It looks just like any other house on the canal.
I shudder.
After a few minutes outside the house I head back to the hostel to shower and wait around for a bit before heading over to meet Christian and Alex.
I walk over to the hostel but they still aren't back yet, so i sit down out front and become friends with an Aussie. Once they finally returned to the hostel we had some wine outside before heading out to some bars and clubs. We ended up bumping into Cam and Hugo on the street, and after a long night in Amsterdam we all stumbled back to our hostels.
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