On Saturday I took a trip to Amsterdam to visit a friend, Sarah. She acted as my tour guide and we did all kinds of fun things. First we set off in search of a book market. After much walking back and forth we found it. It was quite nice, with lots of english books. Afterwards we went to Puccini's, a chocolate store in Rotterdam. Definitely, some of the best chocolate i've ever had. Also, some of the most expensive. A single piece was around 2 euros. The next stop was a boat tour around Amsterdam through the canals and the harbour. it was a nice trip, and we got to learn interesting information. Like in rich dutch homes, there are two front doors. There is one on top of the stairs for the owners to use, and then one below the stairs for servants. There's all kinds of boats on the canals. Some really nice ones, some not nice ones(these ones seem to usually be fore sale), and some for living in. A lot of the houseboats have all kinds of plants growing on them and hanging off of them. After the boat tour we went to the Anne Frank house. Unfortuntely, the line was really long, and both of us didn't feel like waiting. So instead we went to the Westerkerk, a church right next to the house. We weren't able to go inside, but instead we went on a tour up the spire of the church. It's quite tall, and the stairs were quite narrow and small at times. The tour guide enjoyed telling us about the bells, and how they were so special, and so much better than bells anywhere else. Finally for supper we joined Sarah's boyfriend for dinner at an Indonesian restaurent. It was my first time trying indonesian food, and I have to say it was very good.
Overall a great day, and I'll have to back some time, because there's still lots to see.
The Westerkerk.
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Ahhh the chocolate... I need it, I want it!
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