Amsterdam

Amsterdam was a bit of a shock after the smaller towns we had been in. In fact, I felt very uncomfortable for the first couple of hours because of the sheer number of people everywhere! I can't imagine what it is like in peak tourist season. Our campsite was a bit of a shock too - barbed wire fences, TV cameras, black lights in the bathroom (to discourage heroin use...) This all seemed unneccessary though, as our camping companions were all very friendly (even if most of the time all they talked about was how great ice-cream tastes, how all the world's problems could be solved with a bit of time, love, and tenderness, and how Rubber Soul (and not Sergeant Pepper) was the Beatles' peak).

Anyway, we spent about three days exploring Amsterdam. Some of the sights we saw were the Anne Frank house, the Van Gogh museum, and many interesting variations of canals.


We've just realized that we don't have many of our Amsterdam photos with us right now. We'll post some more late on.