Paris Day 4/ Amsterdam Day 1
So today (yes I’m finally catching up….I’m actually writing these last three entries on the train somewhere in Belgium on my way to Holland) started ok, I woke up and went to take a shower and get something to eat. Eating was hard though..I was hungry but as soon as I started eating I didn’t want to eat anymore. Oh the joys of being sick. I forced myself though and after breakfast I went up to pack. I packed my bags and grabbed my laptop for one last conversation with A before I headed to Holland. I talked to her for a while and then grabbed my bags and headed to Gare D’Nord. I had 40 minutes to catch my train, that’s a good amount of time right? NO. The line for the tickets and reservations was HUGE. I ended up getting my mandatory reservation (a whopping 27 Euros!!) and got to my train just as it was about to take off. Phew!
The train was going to Amsterdam but my tickets were to Antwerp and then from Antwerp I’m taking another train to Amsterdam. I ran into two other Americans who had the same tickets and none of us could figure out whey they were this way since the train we were on was going to where we wanted to go…oh well…whatever.
Anyways as I was at the Antwerp station, I remember the awesome YouTube video of everyone singing the Sound of Music at a train station…and that was at Antwerp! Kind of cool…here is the link:
Anyways I’m on the train now and headed to Amsterdam. More to follow when I get there….
Alright..I’m in Amsterdam and I gotta say a few things…HOLY CRAP. All of Holland is here today…the train station looked like AT&T AND Oakland Coliseum getting at at the exact same time COMBINED. There’s live music and techno music all up and down the canals. Everyone is walking in the streets..I’m going to go out in a few and buy my orange shirt because everyone is wearing orange today. Orange is the national color of Holland if you didn’t know. So the hostel…got it last minute and it was very expensive. Around 65 dollars a night…but that’s not the end of it..apparently I paid 65 bucks a night for a bed in a communal room with no wall sockets, no lockers…just a sketchy sketchy place. Oh well..2 nights…I can do this. I took out my laptop and camera and I’m going to carry those around as much as possible. I miss the big nice hostels like St. Christopher’s. Anyways…I’ll let you know more tomorrow or in Berlin!
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rgiltner
what a blast! i love that you remembered the youtube ‘sound of music’ video! lol
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