after that last entry, i ended up getting super, super sick. like sick enough to miss class for the whole week (and anyone who knows me knows that i value perfect attendance in classes)... i spent last week buying four different types of european medicine, sleeping, and coughing endlessly. i was sick when i departed for amsterdam on thursday afternoon, and stayed sick through the weekend - but one week later, i am feeling a little better.
i got to amsterdam on thursday night and went to my uncle's apartment. my uncle works for korean air and it just so happens that he got transferred to amsterdam last august, so that's where julie and i stayed. i had the BEST. MEAL. EVER. on thursday night, consisting of leftover korean food in the kitchen. heavenly. i didn't sleep much that night and on friday morning, i took the bus to centraal station to meet julie at the train station!
julie and i were both sick over the weekend but we still had fun (or at least i did). the last time i saw her was in august at the missoula airport but it wasn't weird at all when we saw each other. in fact, we got right back into the swing of things with inappropriate comments (hence the title), midget jokes, and awkward photos. we went to the van gogh museum on friday where i learned that van gogh really WAS crazy. he was only an artist for 10 years but in that time, he produced over 800 paintings and drawings! ridic. he also felt like he was turning into a failure which is why he committed himself to an asylum in saint-remy. some of his art from his last few years were really dark, so naturally julie liked those the best.
the one on the left was her favorite.
the weather on friday was cold and rainy, so we took a canal ride to stay warm. the view of amsterdam wasn't as great through wet windowpanes, and julie fell asleep on our romantic date.. but i still enjoyed the ride because 1) canals are cool and 2) our tour guide had some quality commentary. after the canal ride, i bought some cough medicine and we went home to cook some dinner. quality stuff.
cool-looking, but kind of gloomy because of the weather :(
people playing chess outside, in the rain. now that is true dedication.
before julie fell asleep and after i decided to move to a different bench since i was being neglected on our date anyways.
saturday was super nice and sunny, but still cold. we went to the anne frank house and then spent the rest of the day walking around and taking a ridiculous number of photos. i'm getting sort of lazy with my blogging so i'll post some pictures and call it a day. i'm still sick, if i can use that as my excuse.
gorgeous day!
horses! a staple in every good european city.
reunited!
trust me, this was a struggle.
all in all, it was a really great trip and i'm happy i went, but i was extremely glad i was coming back to prague. amsterdam is ridiculously expensive (every time you ride the tram, it's 2.60 euro) and though it's a cool city, i think prague is way more beautiful. PLUS czech is cooler than dutch. just sayin.' it was nice to see a familiar face and i am really excited to hang out with julie again in rome, florence, bologna, and paris!
ALSO. GREG IS NOW IN PRAGUE AND WE ATE THAI FOOD LAST NIGHT. WIN.
i LOVE YOUR PICTURES! the one where you're on top of the "a" is most impressive.
ReplyDeletealso, i'm really really really extremely jealous that you went to the van gogh museum.