Impressions of Amsterdam

It's our third day in Amsterdam and all is well. We finally got to check into our room and despite the brain-dead mongoose behind the desk the hostel is surprisingly good! Even though we are slap bang in the middle of the Red Light District (a-hem) it's a very central place and full of activity.

We have spent most of the time walking and enjoying the sights. We went to the Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseum yesterday, today we are off on a day trip to see all the touristy stuff like clogmaking, cheese factories, windmills etc etc.

Walking around Amsterdam is a great experience, if you can manage to not get knocked over by either; a person, a bike, a car, a tram or a bus (there is always something and you have to look each direction 10 times!). At each corner is either a coffee house, bar/cafe, canal or a market. I've sampled several beers (all of which are good) and Jo has discovered why Holland is famous for beer and not wine :)

I'd love to be able to post some photos but the computer at the hostel won't let me so I will try to post some either at the next stop or more likely when we get to the UK.

We're planning a trip to Rotterdam and Delft in the next few days and we'll probably do a canal boat trip too as you just have to. We've also got tickets to Anne Frank Haus so that will have to be tomorrow.

I love holidays :)