After Morocco I went to Amsterdam for three days. It was such a relief to go there because even though I had never been before it felt almost just like Copenhagen! The city was full of canals, tall, narrow buildings, and bicycles were everywhere! I even met several Danes there. My second night in the hostel I woke up in a room with five tall, blonde boys. They started talking and I knew that they were Danish; even though Danish is a strange language it is still nice to hear, especially after being away from it for three weeks.
I went to Amsterdam to meet a friend from the Netherlands who had been on an exchange in Canada last semester. It was fun to meet up with her again since it was December since we had last seen each other. I was her English Conversation Leader in Canada so it was fun to meet with her not in a class setting.
Me and two girls who I met in Amsterdam in a giant clog
Amsterdam is an expensive city, especially after coming from Spain and Morocco. It got me prepared to go back to Copenhagen, which is more expensive than Amsterdam. Most museums cost around 8 to 14 euros. By this time in my trip I was just about done with museums so while some of my new friends went to museums for the day, I wandered the streets and found a free local art exhibition which I enjoyed a lot more.
Holland played Japan in the World Cup while I was in Amsterdam. It was great to see the streets filled with footballs and orange balloons, and everyone was wearing orange. I went to a pub to watch the match, which Holland ended up winning. It was perfect timing to be there to experience the celebration of the win! I am really glad that I am in Europe during the World Cup! In Canada we don't really pay too much attention to it because we never make it to the World Cup, but everywhere in Europe it is on the tvs and people are talking about it. Even in Morocco, it was on every tv.
The Dutch celebrating their victory
I Amsterdam
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