- The man that lives in the narrowest house in Amsterdam is taller than his house is wide. Thus, he cannot lie down across his room.
- The Red Light District has blue lights too. They are not men....but they may or may not have been at some point in time.
- Anne Frank actually started writing a book about her life in hiding before she died. Her father then published her journals because he read that she wanted to be a famous writer when she got older.
- The Jewish District of Holland, which at one point had some of the most amazing houses in Amsterdam, is now the most hideous street in the city after its reconstruction by acid tripping hippies in the 60s.
- there are speculaas latte's at Starbucks.
- Despite what people think, the use of marijuana in The Netherlands isn't technically legal. It is simply tolerated and is not considered a criminal offence. Instead, the police focus more on hard drugs and since then the use of drugs such as heroin (which used to be a major problem) has dramatically decreased.
- there are speculaas latte's at Starbucks.
- Despite what people think, the use of marijuana in The Netherlands isn't technically legal. It is simply tolerated and is not considered a criminal offence. Instead, the police focus more on hard drugs and since then the use of drugs such as heroin (which used to be a major problem) has dramatically decreased.
Those are just some of the important things we learned as we toured Amsterdam. After our Amsterdam adventure, we spent the rest of the weekend at Sander's place, partying with his housemates. I'll leave the story at that to preserve the memories and dignity of all of us that were deathly hungover the next day. The take home message of the story: epic weekend.
Standing on the widest bridge in Amsterdam.
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