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October 14th 2008

Published: October 14th 2008

My first adventure in Europe! I went to Amsterdam. It was awesome!! Let me try to put into words how amazing my weekend was. My Biochem lab partner and new friend, Lily, who is from New York and is also studying abroad this semester, has family in Holland; she actually has dual citizenship, which is cool. Her grandfather owns an apartment in Amsterdam, so Lily said that there would be a free plac... Read Full Entry

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statue man who gave me flowers :)

see? bikers have their own stoplights

Vodka Museum

the Dutch are really serious about their museums

Dirk!

I found your perfect guitar shop :)

souvenir shops galore

Diamant Museum!

replica of Royal Dutch Crown

instruments for creating all those sparkly facets

the guys behind the scenes

serious bling

I couldn't decide which diamond I liked best

so I took a picture with them all

it was huge, like the size of my fist

our fabulous fries

most awkward moment ever

the man who took it for us basically stopped a whole tour group by yelling, "Halt! I have to take a picture of these girls in front of this museum!"

umm...

I guess this blog just became PG-13 with nudity warnings

I guess some of these photos aren't too terrible, so I'm putting some up

I couldn't understand a word - it was all in Dutch

a Red Light District section

Marilyn Monroe

of course she would be featured in this museum!

this sign gives a pseudo-educational feel to the museum

street musicians before heading back to the apartment

14th October 2008

Zach
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Huong, This entry was so beautiful! I can tell you were inspired by all the beauty of Amsterdam, but your description has to be just as good! I felt like I was there, which I think is the whole point of a blog. Well done, my European friend! I'm so glad you're having such a rewarding time; we have lots of talking to do, I wager.

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