The Read Lights are blinding me, PART 2

Amsterdam was so much fun! It was just Brittany and me because Kristen had class, not to mention she's been to Amsterdam several times before. We started off with a canal cruise which was beautiful...all the buildings are so charming and quaint. Then we made our way to the Anne Frank House. It was very interesting and also very moving to actually BE in the place where all that sadness took place. I'm really glad we were able to experience it.

After, we wandered around Dam Square and the Southern Canal district and found a little place for lunch. We ate toasties, which is pretty much grilled cheese, and delicious! Britt and I were still pretty exhausted from our journey the night before because we hadn't gotten to Kristen's place until 2 due to a train malfunction (we had to switch trains in the middle of the night by jumping into the pit and crossing the tracks. Brittany was wearing a dress and it was REALLY funny). Soooo...basically we weren't up for running from museum to museum and were more interested in taking in the character of the city...so we just walked the canals and people watched. Here's Brittany and me Dutch kissing.

For dinner we went to a place called Dante, which isn't AS italian as it sounds. I had chicken and potatoes in gravy, and Brittany had lasagna. Our waiter was kind of a jerk...I don't think he likes Americans. When Britt was ordering, she first said she wanted lasagna and then said we'd like to order bread to share. Then he responded curtly, "Ok. Let's do this in some kind of order," because she hadn't said bread first! Needless to say, no extra tip for chip-on-his-shoulder man. But the food was really good, so all's well that end's well!

<-- That crooked brick building in the middle is my new house.

After dinner and before heading to the train station we wandered the Red Light District. I had no idea it would be quite like it was...first I was like, "Britt! Red lights! Red lights!" And then she was like, "Oh my God, Live Porn shows!" And then I said, "What? They can DO that?" And soon after I said, "Ahh! There's practically naked girls in the windows!" It was amazing.