I got there right at dusk on Friday, so my potential for sightseeing was gone, and i would have to do it all on Saturday, which was also a failure because it rained for half the day. Visited the Van Gogh Museum, that was cool. I didn't really know anything about him other than he painted that Starry night picture, but I'm pretty sure I am an expert now. Did you all know he self-admitted himself into a mental asylubm and subsequently had himself released? Or that he shot himself in the chest but somehow managed to survive two more days before he died? Crazy mofo I'll tell yah. Also went to the original Heineken brewery for the 'Heineken Experience.' It was actually a lot more fun then I expected, and I managed to have 5 beers at the end when they only give you tokens for 2!
Saturday night my buddy Mark and I found an all you can eat ribs menu for 11 euros (approximate $15.50) and proceeded to have four racks of ribs a piece. We can eat. Mark was there to see a concert, and I figured I'd tag along. We saw Silversun Pickups, which didn't ring a bell at first but once I heard their music I knew exactly who they were. It was a packed house and they played a great set, so I enjoyed it. After, I toured the red light district and met up with everyone else before we visited a few bars and called it a night. I woke early to catch a train to Eindhoven (flew from there instead of Amsterdam because it was $150 cheaper) for my flight back to Budapest.
I really needed way more time to explore the city, and hope to go back again in the future, preferably in a warmer month!
Pictures here: Amsterdam
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