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The Whirlwind
Weekend!
Our U.S. College Student Goes from London to Amsterdam, Belgium
Beautiful Amsterdam
is a great hostess city.
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Amy
Arrives in London
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Amsterdam
– The Full Report
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The
Best Time Ever!
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Rome
For A Weekend
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PubClub's
Amsterdam City & Bar Guide
By
Amy Jones, Cal State-Fullerton Senior
Hey from Amsterdam!
FRIDAY: Before the sun even thought about getting up my friend
and I were awake from our home base in London and preparing to leave
for the Netherlands.
We had to be at a tube station at 6am, so we had to leave at 5:15.
We got there and boarded a coach that would be our home for the next
day. We drove through the English countryside and then boarded a ferry
that crossed the English Channel. That was cool. Then we drove through
France, Belgium, and into the Netherlands. We arrived at our hotel at
6:30pm and then set out to tour the city.
Amsterdam is beautiful!!!The canals make the city glow. We saw the
Centraal Station, Anne Frank's house and the parks and
museums. The tour finally ended at the Red Light District,
where we walked through and saw all of the girls. It was so sad!!! These
girls were actually in the windows, flashing their bodies and waiting
for guys to pay to have sex with them.
SATURDAY: Rise and shine early!!! We left the hotel at 9am and
headed to a fishing village called Volendam. It was rainy, so
not all that interesting but none the the less I could see where it
would be pretty in the summer time. Then we went to a cheese and clog
factory and toured it. That was cool. This guy actually showed us how
to make clogs and we got to try them on and take pictures.
Then we learned about how they make all of the different types of cheeses
and got to taste them. We headed back into the city and had another
little bus tour and then I took a canal tour. That was brilliant because
you get to see all of the sights by water. After the canal tour we went
to the Heineken Experience, which is an old Heineken Brewery
that has been turned into a tour. It was really neat. It explained how
they make the beer and has rides like you are the actual bottle and
stuff like that. The ticket price also entitles you to three Heinekens
in two different bars at the Experience, so that was cool. At the end
they also give you a free glass. By the way, Heineken is huge out here.
You can not go more than 10 feet without seeing another Heineken sign.
After that it was 6pm so we got some grub at a local kabaab shop. Kabaab
shops are huge out here as well. It is like a Del Taco for us. They
are always open, fairly cheap, and have good food. At night we went
to a bar called the Bulldog. It was a great place because it
was like a bar/club and was free to get in. That was a fun time for
sure!!!
Some of the beautiful canals in Brugge, Belgium.
SUNDAY-BRUGGE
Again, we left bright and early at 9am. This time we headed to Brugge
in Belgium. It took about three hours to get there and once we got
there, believe me, my jaw dropped. It is gorgeous!!! We walked into
the town square and it is breathtaking. The town was built in the 1600s
and used to be the richest trade spot in Europe, but soon after the
canal system was blocked off from the sea and the trade center moved
to Antwerp. But all of the buildings are still there and beautiful.
They are so ornate!!!
We walked around and then went to lunch. I had Belgium waffles
and the two girls I was with had mussels. Both are the specialties here.
One thing that is funny is that they have waffle stands in the street.
After lunch we went to a few chocolate shops and ate some yummy, yummy
Belgium chocolates. Then we went to an actual chocolate factory
and bought more chocolate.
Brugge's Central
Square; the entire town is breathtaking.
MONDAY-LUNCH IN CHINATOWN
Back in London, we ate lunch in China Town today. It was yummy.
All of China Town was all decorated too because they had their New Year
Celebration on Sunday. So that was way fun. Then at night I had a grip
of fun...let me tell you. I went grocery shopping and did some homework...wow!!!
Later, Devon came over and we chilled for awhile. By the way, Devon
is this guy from Wyoming that lives by us. He's cool peoples. Well,
that was my wild and crazy week.
God Save the Queen!!!
Amy Jones is a Cal State-Fullerton student on an exchange program
in London. She arrived in January and is filing regular reports for
PubClub.com.
 Amy
Arrives in London!
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