Greetings from Amsterdam! It has been quite a journey from Brussels. The bus ride took a little under 4 hours and the last few days have been spent exploring this majestic city, mostly in an attempt to get away from our first hostel. Of the ''hostels' we have stayed at so far, it has been the worst. Let me try and explain the facility; At first I thought we had stumbled upon a set for Hostel 3 (they actually have a poster for the original movie "Hostel" in one of the trailers. Pretty out of place if you ask me. Thought Jeri might get a kick out of that). The place is actually more of a campsite than a hostel, filled with a number of small trailers no longer on wheels where everyone sleeps. The kitchen and eating area are outside. This makes for annoying breakfasts when it is raining in the morning. Bathrooms are located in an outside building but are surprisingly acceptable. However, the worst aspect of all is the tram ran by the campsite that we must take every time we go the city. 1 € per ride. It could be worse. There was one cool aspect a small movie trailer that claimed to be the world's smallest cinima. We watched District 9 in it and it was nice just sitting back and watching a movie. Regardless, in upcomming hostels I will make it a point to search for a high "location" score.
Amsterdam itself is quite amazing. Raven and I went to the Anne Frank house (thanks Steve) and spend several hours reading signs as we walked through the structure. It was a somber experience walking through the house, but good none-the-less. After this we met up with some friends we had made back in England. It was great catching up with them and seeing how their journey was shaping up.
As of this post Raven's journey on the trip has come to an end as she took off for the airport yesterday morning. I certainly will miss the company and correct directions she provided during her duration. I have since moved from the scuzzy campsite to a normal hostel in the center of the city where I have 1 more night. The 24th I will be taking off for the green fields of Germany as I head for Hamburg.
Thanks for following!
Eurokid
Campsterdam? As Flip would say, it's all about the adventure...that makes for the most memories. What an experience. You will definitely need to be checking those "star" ratings from now on. But I know whatever you encounter, you will make it work and embrace the experience...love you more than the Amsterdam/Hamburg world, MIM
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear the new hostel is better than Unlucky Never-Actually-Saw-the-Lake. Hope you're having fun in GermAnnie. Don't get lost!
ReplyDeletea camper-park hostel! that's so cool. sorry it's not as awesome as it sounds. is it just outside of amsterdam? i remember the anne frank house as being super-depressing. it's so neat that there are all those pictures and stuff all over the walls. a different sort of way to set up a museum. miss you!
ReplyDeleteit was so wonderful to see you again! and as raven said, im glad the new hostel was better than the one you two had to squeeze in!
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