Amsterdam

I took my first trip to Amsterdam this weekend with a few girls from my church. It was one of their birthdays so we took the train to Amsterdam to spend the day shopping and getting pampered. We shopped on De Negen Straatjes, which means "The 9 Streets". They are a set of, you guessed it, 9 streets full of cute boutiques, cafe's, consignment stores, etc. We walked from Centraal Station to this area, which is also close to the Anne Frank house, but we didn't get to go there. 


Amsterdam is a lot like our little town of Leiden but bigger and older and a lot more tourists. When you come off of the train and start heading towards the city center, there is a a whole row of tourists shops where you can buy all the Dutch souvenirs your heart desires. In the midst of all those shops is the Sex Museum. I got a picture of it but not really sure what is inside. We also saw "coffee shops" which in Amsterdam translates into marijuana shops. You have to be over 18 to enter and they looked a little shady but what do you expect?


The end of the day we topped off with getting manicures and then making a fast walk back to the station to catch our train home. The city is beautiful and I can't wait to go back and explore it more. We didn't have time to walk through the Red Light District but apparently it's one of the nicest looking parts of Amsterdam, which is what you wouldn't expect from an area of prostitution.


Check out the pics-remember, if you double click on the slideshow, it will be made full screen and you'll be able to see the pics better.