Amster, amster-dam dam dam!

The second weekend in October, Nic and I took a weekend trip to Amsterdam! Although the weather was pretty freezing, it was a great time. Our hostel was perfect, situated right near most of the museums and parks in the city and extremely homey. One of the things that immediately struck me was the Dutch language that we heard and saw everywhere. It was unlike any other language i've heard before!
Everyone always talks about the red light district and crazy nightlife there but what I was surprised by was how gorgeous the city was! Much of the downtown area is built on canals and the sight of water between all the pristine, ivy league college-looking buildings was so pretty! We visited the Van Gogh museum (where I saw my favorite painting: sunflowers!), went to a few markets and explored the whole city. The red light district was so crazy...the city does not get its reputation for no reason!