We finally arrived in Amsterdam at around 8:00 this morning. The flight over was great—-hot towels, food, a great selection of TV shows and movies, not to mention drinkin fo' free. Already psyched about the plane ride home.
For those who don’t know, outside of a trip to Mexico and a vacation in the Virgin Islands, this is the first time I’ve ever been to another country. I had never been submerged into a foreign culture quite like this before. I was amazed at how different yet familiar everything was. For the first few hours in Amsterdam, Shelman and I grabbed a table and a drink on the canal and all we could do was people watch. Man, were we geeking.
We met a bunch of people our first day. One guy was from Milan, a couple was from Georgia, and two kids were from Argentina. Our hostel was good, not great (see: Grodman playing volleyball). Our room is on the top floor of the building, up steep and narrow stairs, and has a great view of Warmoesstraat, the street the hostel is on.
Anyways, here are a few pics from the first day (Me outside the Amsterdam train station, Shelman on a bridge, Me where we ate lunch, Shelman in our hostel, a record album we found at a market):
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