Amsterdam

Hello guys,

as promised I will try to keep this blog alive and now I finally have something to write about again. I spent the last couple of days in Amsterdam, a city located in the Netherlands. I left early Saturday morning with my friend and together we rode with the train. It took us a total of about six hours to get there, but I personally think taking a train is really relaxing and looking outside and watching the landscape was great too.
We arrived around lunchtime and took the bus to our Airbnb, where we met our temporary hosts. Our room was small, but very cute and right in front if a canal (there's over a thousand canals in Amsterdam). We then went downtown and immediately stopped to get the typical fries and stopped at a canal to eat them and enjoy the beautiful view and watch vivid hustle of the people. Later we went on a boat and had a canal tour, which I really enjoyed. The guide told us that most of Amsterdam was built in the 16th century, which explains the gorgeous old buildings. Amsterdam was originally only a damm built for the river Amstel. After a while people began to settle and e voila there you have Amsterdam.
For dinner we had maleisian food. The asian food culture is really big there, which I think is great.
On Sunday we went to the famous Van Gogh museum and the Rijksmuseum which is located right next to it. After that we felt kind of exhausted and got ourselves some cheese and bread and ate dinner at our hostel. We then went back into town to go to a reggae concert in a park. I really enjoyed it because I liked the music and the people were just vibing there and having a good time.
For dinner we ate Asian food again: this time it was Japanese Ramen... delicious.
Starting the next day we got lucky to get online tickets for the Anne Frank house. Anne Frank, a jewish girl, left hidden for almost three years while Nazi Germany ruled over the most part of Europe and systematically killed all the jews, because they thought only Germans were superior and had the right to rule and do whatever they wanted (social Darwinism). Im really interested in history and seeing that house together with the small movies of the only survivor her dad Otto Frank was an incredible experience.
To get our mind off we went and strolled through vintage shops and flower markets. On our last day we decided to get out of the hustle and bustle of the city and took the train to the nearby beach Zaanvort. Even though it was really packed we found a quiet spot and relaxed for the day. For dinner we had some pretty authentic Mexican food.
And that was it.. we drove back home the next day,  a little sad that it was over already but I know for sure that it wasn't the last time!