Amsterdam

Last night we came home from our trip to Amsterdam. Today I am feeling very tired and I should maybe not write this until tomorrow, but I figure it is better to do it while everything is still "fresh".
The first two things that is very evident in Amsterdam is: Porn and drugs! This is probably no suprise for you, I feel it is common knowledge in most parts of the world that Amsterdam is very liberal when it comes to theese things.
We visited the red light district, which I have to admit I did find fascinating but also at the same time repolsive. The hardest part for me to see was that all the girls selling themselves in the windows were young pretty girls looking quite innocent. I felt sorry for them and I really hope that they are there because it is a choice they made themselves, and not because they are forced to be there by someone else...
We did also visit one coffeshop just for the sake of it, it was kind of interesting, but I did not buy any drugs. The smell of marihuana is everywhere in Amsterdam, from early morning til late in the night and the souvenir shops are filled with bongs etc. I find it fascinating that it is found as so very normal and as a part of everyday life....
However, theese things were not a big part of our trip. Our trip consisted mostly of a lot of walking, a lot of sunshine, and quite a few museums. It almost sounds boring when writing it down, but it wasn´t. I felt very happy during this trip. I was just happy to able to go out travelling again, to see new places and to spend time in the sun with a person I love. How easily pleased I am sometimes!
One of the muesums we visited was the Van Gogh museum (which was pretty impressive). We took the tram back to the city from there and our tram driver made me really happy! We wanted to buy tickets and he told us to go into the back. When we started walking, he started singing his instructions in a "opera" way, and then he even picked up the microphone and started singing to the whole tram, and I think everybody had a smile on their face after that song. How simple things can be so joyful, and how nice it feels to be in a tram full of smiling and happy faces were everybody is just in the moment and forgetting their everyday troubles that usually follows us everywhere!
All in all...when thinking back on our weekend, I just feel glad and I get a smile on my face. It was three good days, when I was able to feel like a child again (like always when travelling) and just experience new things. Just walking around on the streets and exploring ourselves and our surroundings.
I am bitten by the travelbug now and for always.... or as I maybe need to say considering that we have been in Amsterdam: Travelling is my drug! :)
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resor