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Published: August 21st 2010
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My flight....
....on Norwegian Air. Took a flight with Norwegian Air from Copenhagen to Amsterdam (Friday 20th)and got to Schipool airport about 8.30pm local time, and onto the train to Centraal Station in Amsterdam....and walked straight
to the Heart Of Amsterdam hostel on Oudezijds Achterbugwal in the heart of the red light district!
Who ever writes these reviews for places to stay should be punished!
The place is frieindly enough but its sandwiched between a 'bar' and a
live sex show venue...thats not the problem its just the noise ha ha!
Put my bags away and went for a wander to have a look around for a
few hours, and this place dosnt sleep at all....and neither did i.....
Took a few discreet snaps (as discreet as you can be with a camera and a flash)
and had a bite to eat and a coke (as in cola) before making my way back to the
hostel for a shower and bed....
Up at 8.30am for the complimentary brekky (and it was really nice!) then got the
camera gear ready and off we go!
Just walked about taking a few happy snaps and maybe wandered into a dvd store
for a
new release, but realised it was'nt that type of dvd store!
...so i rushed out as quickly as i could (took about 45 minutes i was in that much
of a hurry) and back into the mainstream crowd to do the tourist thing again....
Grabbed myself a slice of pizza and a drink and went and sat by one of the canals
to eat and watch the world go by, on foot, bicycles, scooters and cars, and
within a space of 10 minutes saw 2 guys end up in the water. One was trying to
jump from the boat onto the street and didnt quite make it, although he was in
a tshirt and shorts and his mates on the boat just burst out laughing and the crowd
gave a mighty cheer....he just climbed out and bowed to everyone.....
....but the next guy was in his good going out clothes and just didnt watch where
he was walking...ka-plunk! straight in....everyone gave another cheer and his
well dressed mates just jumped back when he climbed out and did the shaggy
dog routine...then he stripped off to his undies and jumped back in!
the crowed loved that!
....dont really
Thats where im staying....
...the place on the right you idiot! know what im doing tomorrow yet....maybe a trip out to Arnhem to
see if it really is a bridge too far!
Well its sunday today 22nd of august and its a little more subdued on the
streets today. Didnt make it out to Arnhem coz of the threat of rain again
when i got out of my bunk, so spent the day relaxing and walking at a more
normal pace and went up to Rembrandt Square for a look around and to
the markets near there....had a nice japanese for lunch then back to the
hostel for a nana nap (old habits die hard) and then got to chatting to 2
Canadian brothers staying here for a few days, so we went and had a bite
for dinner and a walk around The District for a while before heading back
to the hostel to do my blog and relax some more (without the help of
any other substances).....
My flight out is at 5pm tomorrow arvo so will be a lazy wander to Schipool
Airport for that....
Well, its monday and guess what? its raining! just booked out of the hostel but hanging
around in the foyer
The Heart of Amsterdam...
....on the 4th floor (more stairs) watching telly and doing my blog thing.....will make
my way to the airport around 2-ish or so...hopefully it will stop raining by
then....
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