Today, we will be leaving Germany for Netherlands (or Holland). Went to Volendam first to see the fishing village there and also to see the wall they built to keep the sea water from entering into the land (there are some area in Holland where the land is below the sea level). Had fish and chips for lunch and it was delicious. The soup they served before meal tasted just like maggi mee soup. Wonder if maggi mee orginated from Holland as well LOL. After lunch, went shop around for souvenirs and then headed for a cheese factory. There, they show you how cheese is made and the various types of cheese. They also demostrated how they make wooden shoes. Wooden shoes are represents a tradition in Holland. When a man wants to married a woman, they had to carve a wooden shoe for the woman. This is to show the woman that the man can do work with both his hands. Cliche?
On the way out of Volendam, we stopped by a olden day windmill to take some pictures of it. Of course there are very little windmill like this these days as they're replaced with the modern type windmill. Aftet that, we continued with our journey to Amsterdam.
Upon reaching Amsterdam, we headed straight for a cruise along the canals of Amsterdam. Well, it wasn't as nice as the canal cruise in Venice because there wasn't much to see in Amsterdam. After getting of the boat, we went to a diamond polishing factory? *yawn. Couldn't wait to get out of there. The guy who entertained us look like a Malaysian but he's a Singaporean. And who says Singapore is great? This guy don't even want to go back there.
After diamond, we're off to the place I have been waiting for. Heaven. Ahh, the Red Light District of Amsterdam. You wouldn't believe all the stuff you will see there. Prostitutes everywhere. Some totally nude. Some topless. And some with just undergarments. Went the curtain of the shop is closed. The 'transaction' is going on. You know what I mean. Other than prostitutes. There are various types of drugs sold there. Weeds, marijuana, you name it. Everything is there. All you have to do is to go into the coffeeshop. Yup. Thats where you get the drugs. Coffeeshops. I bought an ice-cream. Vanilla flavour. But it didn't taste like Vanilla. So I asked the guy. He said its vanilla. Mixed with marijuana -____-" *faints. Great. I took drugs but I think i'll stick to cigarettes.
Had dinner afterwards and then headed back to the hotel. Had a room all to myself again tonight. I enjoy sleeping alone. No need share with parents. The room is beautiful. Had the 5 stars look. Didn't take a picture of it. Wanted to but forgot. Straight away went to sleep after showering -___-"
Volendam Country Side
Cows everywhere
1st step of shoe makingShaping the wood
2nd stepCarve the hole
and this is what you get
Where I had lunch
Me and mum
Amsterdam Canal
Dam Square
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