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Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Yo yo, my man in Amsterdam

Finally, I've found my way to Amsterdam, for the first time. I still have mixed feelings about the city. I am still not sure why ... I will explain further details later on.


The whole city centre was crowded. The weather wasn't that good, so I really don't know what they all were doing, I can't figuere it out. Perhaps they were just suffering from boredam at home...


This is typical for the Netherlands. You find those lean houses everywhere. And the funny thing is: Wide windows without any curtains at the frontside are offering perfect views on the owner's table, couch or whatever. It's pretty the same in my apartment, but I got used to it quickly.


Amsterdam's attraction number one - the red light district. I don't know, it's a kind of weird walking there along. This area is more a tourism thing at any time of the day (or even night) than a red light district as it used to be somewhere else. You see families strolling around, laughing and pointing with their fingers at ...

5 comments:

sachi said...

The buildings in the second picture seem lean each other. Is it true or just my illusion?

Andi said...

Hehe that's right. It's not an illusion. You find that kinda architecture everywhere in the Netherlands. Small buildings with huge windows at the front of the house, but tiny and well-equipped. And always leaning. :)

sachi said...

very interesting...and different. I might feel scared because I'm from earthquake country ;)

Andi said...

Don't worry, I can tell ya, it has been safe for years :) But agreed, it looks weird ;-)

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