Sorry guys! I have been very busy studying for midterms. I had one last Thursday for International Strategic Management -- it was pretty tough. I then had 4 midterms today! I have taken 3 so far and all have went pretty well. I am waiting to take my last one which is in 2 hours, but should be pretty easy.
Anyways, Amsterdam was incredible. I was not expecting what we saw. I was expecting a more run down city. Possibly because everything is legal there, so I was expecting it to be shady, but it wasn't at all -- actually the exact opposite.
Amsterdam looks a lot like it is right out of a movie. Every street I turned on to I felt like I was walking straight through Hollywood. It is incredibly beautiful, especially when you walk over the canals. What was crazy about Amsterdam is that everyone rides bikes -- it is the most biked place in the world. We almost got ran over quite a few times, but by Saturday we were good to go and understood it was actually necessary to respect bikers.
We went February 18-20th -- ended up staying at a nice hotel located in the Leidseplein district. This was right in the middle of where we wanted to be. The Van Gogh museum, "I AM AMSTERDAM" sign, and Heineken factory were all within walking distance (15 min or so). We were conveniently located next to all of the big bars as well.
The Red Light District was unlike anything I have ever seen before. All of these girls were just sitting in the windows awaiting customers. What I found interesting though is that it seems like many of the Dutch people must not demean the profession. The two times we walked down the street there were a ton of children on the street, as well as old couples. The old couples seemed as if they were evaluating each prostitute
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