*yawn* stupid jet lag. its 10pm and im yawning. im sure to most people, this is probably a normal thing. but not me damnit. i yawn at 2am, and not sooner! fuck fuck shit. im back in my apartment…back home in new york. blargh…amsterdam withdrawal. *sigh*
so looking at my old posts, i left off right before our rotterdam trip, then wandered off to random topics. go me. i deferred actual posts to my flickr pics…seemed more appropriate considering im usually at a loss for descriptions. but heres a summary anyhoo.
ROTTERDAM
we took a studio field trip out to rotterdam (x) weeks ago to go see the le corbusier exhibit at the netherlands architecture institution. it was brief, but interesting. we then took a bike tour all around the city with our tour guide…whatsherface. yea, i didnt catch her name. super. i honestly cant remember the names of the places she took us to either, since they were either 20 letters long, or i just didnt pay attention well enough, considering i was too busy taking pictures of anything and everything. it was fun tho. we got back from rotterdam and i headed out to meet lysha for some late night partying. we drank and clubbed til i think 4am. memorys a bit foggy.
REMAINDERS
other highlights of amsterdam…
i ran smack into the gay pride celebrations the one weekend i decided that i wanted to go out to shop and take pictures. the streets were jam-packed with parties, and the main gay parade sailed down the prinsengracht. craziness. i did however get to swing by droog design where i picked up a little gift for alice. so yea…alice if youre reading this, i gotcha something. now i just have to mail the bugger.
i also got to finally meet up with marisas other friend haiko the last week before i left. we met up for some comida de mexicana. drank, chatted, then relaxed with wine and beer at het molenpad on the prinsengracht (incidentally my favorite amsterdam bar). no hard partying because it was tuesday. and i met up with lysha one last time the following thursday for dinner at odeon. we just ate and hung out til i dont know when…then strolled along the canals.
im pretty sure ill go back to amsterdam soon enough…in a proper vacation-al manner (tho i didnt really mind at all the work/play aspect during my stay). personally, i think amsterdam suits me much better than a city like new york. i <3 mellow. the only things that kinda bothered me about amsterdam were 1. shops close waaaay too early. bastards. and 2. mosquitos along the canals. motherfuckers! anyhoo…sad face. bai bai amsterdam.
so you dug it huh?
I guess my impression of Ams, was that it was kinda slummy, but you say their hookers are top notch, so I guess I was off. Damned hollywood mvoies.
ha…did you base your opinion on having been there, or thru movies? ive only ever seen amsterdam in oceans twelve…hehe. central amsterdam (inside the canals) is really nice. and there are lower-income neighborhoods further out…but theyre not bad or anything. overall a swishy city. very mellow and laid back.
yeah never been there myself.
hmm hostel, eurotrip, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, you know movies that werent really even filmed in Ams. And I thought Ocean’s Twelve was terrible, so that didnt help.