Sunday, June 20, 2004

Goodbye to the Dutch

Today we are leaving Amsterdam and will be going to Paris. We actually used our Eurail pass for the first time. As i continued to stay in Amsterdam i started to like it alot more. After the first day of just people being really rude and jessica being sick it was getting a bit too much here and i was about to completely hate it. But i take it all back, except for the rude people. They are only in the stores and they do not really like tourists. I think Amsterdam is one of the coolest cities i've ever been in. Everything here is so unique never the same. Every little corner that you go in to there is a little cute store, restaurant, museum, coffeshop, library, or souvenier shop. I really really like it here. On Saturday we went to Anne Franks house were she and her family were in hiding during the German occupation, we also went to the Sex Museum and that was about how it has evolved from the ancient times. It was very interesting and i learned a lot *wink* lol mom. I thought that was pretty cool but then we went to the Hash Museum. It was all about the History of Marijuana. I was really impressed by that because they did not really promote the use of it. They just educated people showing that it has been proven to help people who have certain diseases and also it showed all the uses for it. I was really informed about it and i took pictures of it so you guys will see them. Also last night we walked a bit through the red light district for the second time and everytime i go i realize how "young" i am haha. It really is an eye opener. The only bad part i would say about there is that on practically every corner that is a drug dealer wanting to sell you x-sta-c or cocaine. But you can politely say no and they will leave you alone. All the "good" prostitutes have their own little window where they try to seduce everybody. I did notice there were no men and i was happy that they weren't there. Today we woke up early and went on a tour that we only paid 24 euro for. It was a pretty good deal we went to the Cheese factory and the wooden shoe factory, this little city outside by this Lake that i can't remember the name of but the city name was Voldendam, and the Windmills. It was very cute and everybody had their tulips on their window sills and it was too adorable. It was one of those quiet small towns that everybody knows everybody and they have the community church and a lake that surrounds the whole city, that is just magnificient. It was really annoying with the tour because we actually walked through neighborhoods and i just thought that was so rude. People are living there and why should they have to see obnoxious tourists walking through their small little streets. Thanks Katie for the advice though cause i even love holland more when i went out of the city and looked around. The cheese factory and the Wooden shoe factory were pretty neat because they showed you how they make it all. I bought cheese and these wooden shoe banks for Ines and Fares. So now im just waiting for it to be 6:00pm so we can get on our way to Paris and I can sleep on the train. I dont feel really good i think i got sick from Jessica because we share every freaking thing we eat and drink. Well i miss you all and when i go to algeria on the 21st i dont think im going to be able to post for a couple of days. I will try but i cannot guarantee it. God how i hate the flight to Algeria. I just hope it is not delayed. Papa is going to meet us at the train you should see the excitement on my face about that :). LOL ok well i'm going to go and buy some chocolates for papa because its Fathers day and i'm actually going to see him. I'm so mad at myself...i forgot Fares birthday. But i bought him stuff so when i see him in Algeria it will look like i remembered. I feel so bad about it. Will write soon. Hope everything is just nice and hot in Arizona. Its really cold here in Amsterdam. HAHAHAHAHA.