Last weekend we traveled to Amsterdam. I was pleasantly surprised by the town and
LOVED it! We arrived Friday night and started the trip with a feast at Wok Wok
(an Asian stir fry place near by) It was so nice to get food besides ITALIAN
Food! As much as I love Italian food I was ready for a break. We then visited a couple of coffee shops and
saw the red light district. It was so
bizarre to see girls dancing in windows waiting for men to enter the shop. I found it very distributing and weird. The coffee shops were somewhat interesting in
that there is a menu in which you chose what type of marijuana to
purchase. I have to admit I was an
obvious tourist in that I took a million photos documenting this experience. The next day we started with the Anne Frank
Museum. The museum featured artifacts,
documentaries, and quotes that depicted the story of Anne Frank. The museum was
incredible. I was moved by the exhibits
and artifacts left behind by Anne Frank.
After we went to the pancake bakery and ordered HUGE pancakes! I was spontaneous and tried a pancake with
bacon and cheese cooked it. It was
DELICOUS! We then made our way to the
Heineken museum, which was like a big party inside. The entire museum had rooms with music and
logos of Heineken. I personally hate the
taste of beer so I barely made it past the sampler before giving away my two
complimentary remaining glasses of beer.
After the Heinekin tour we went to see the Amsterdam letters. Later we ventured to a diamond tour in which
we toured the Gassan Diamond headquarters and viewed diamonds. I found my future wedding ring! It was a 3-carat diamond J and cost 200,000
euro. So I’m going to have to tell my
future husband to start saving once I meet him.
Later we dined on Thai food and visited another coffee shop. The next day we walked around the near by
town and then headed back to Florence.
Overall Amsterdam was my favorite trip so far. I loved how the city was modern, and up to
speed with technology. It was a huge
difference compared to Italy. There was a Starbucks in Amsterdam that I visited
morning. It was so nice to have a
“normal” American coffee. I was in
HEAVEN!
This week after returning to Florence I visited and survived
the Florence emergency room and hospital.
I was making lunch on Monday and cut my finger on a can. I realized that I was going to have to go to
the emergency room after feeling a horrid pain in my finger. Ironically, I found out I live one street away
from the emergency room. I walked myself
over and got admitted. I was able to get
a hold of my parents and avoiding getting stitches! I had to get a tetanus
shot, which was unfortunate but my finger is ok! Another thing I learned was
that everyone in the hospital only speaks Italian. I had quite a bit of difficulty explaining
what happened in Italian. It is funny
now looking back on it but a nightmare when I was there. Also I learned the
health care in Italy is very cheap. It
only costs me 26 euro for the visit and shot.
Not too bad! Currently I have to
wear a large bandage over my thumb and can’t get it wet. Showering, writing, and typing are a little
more challenging than usual. Hopefully
it will heal quickly!
Anyway I’m anticipating my sister’s arrival to Florence! Mel comes in TWO DAYS! I’m so excited to see
her and show her Florence. Unfortunately
I have midterms Monday through Wednesday but after we are traveling to Torino
for the weekend to go skiing and snowboarding! Looking forward to it!
Ciao!
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