Amsterdam was a very neat city. I bummed a ride up north from Maastricht on Sunday morning. We arrived in the city around 10:30. It was AutoVree Zondag (Auto Free Sunday). Roughly translated, as far as we could tell, that means you cannot drive into the city on Sunday. You must park at a free park and ride on the outskirts of the city and take mass transit into the city center. It's a good philosophy, but it would have been nice to know ahead of time. We had the GPS all programmed to take us straight to the Van Gough museum and were quite surprised when we had to park outside the city. Well, nonetheless, I made it to the city center and started my next adventure.
If you ever make it to Amsterdam, plan more than one day to take in the sights and the museums. I found myself rushing around trying to squeeze it all in. Unfortunately, I didn't make it into the one museum I really wanted to visit... the Anne Frank house. However, I did particularly enjoy the Van Gough museum. It was amazing to see so many paintings and sketches by such a famous artist in one building.
On my way to catch the train back to Maastricht, I was walking through the station and a guy projectile vomited right in front of me. Uggggggh!!!!! One step further and I would have been hit. I think he had too much fun in Amsterdam. By the time I found a seat and got myself situated on the train, I couldn't wait to escape. I'll keep Amsterdam on my list of places I might visit again in the future, but if I go back I hope I don't run into any vomit...
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