On Friday we had two classes, the last one ending at 4:30. Right after, all 19 of us left for the train station. The train left at 6:00pm. It was really crowded so we were not able to all sit together until the end when there was more room. We got there around 8:30pm and took a tram to the main square called Leidseplein. Our hostel was right around the corner. Of course we had to split up because there were so many of us so I was in the 10 person room which was located downstairs and all the other rooms were upstairs. I guess they knew since we were American, we would be the loudest so they put us in a room away from everybody else. When we walked into our room, we could not stop laughing. Such an interesting experience. It was definitely a 1 star hostel. It was some what clean and had clean sheets though, but the heater was broken and we would all freeze at night. Plus us five girls were not used to sharing a room with the five messy and loud guys. But it was still so much fun. We also found this creepy secret door on the floor in our room and when we opened it there was a dark hole with a staircase. We called it the "Schmeegel hole", where our friend Schmeegel lived. The guys even went so down there. So hilarious but so creepy!
The first night we just went to the bars in the main square. They were a lot of fun and we stayed out until atleast 3am. We met these two guys and two girls from Barcelona that were really nice so we met up with them the next night as well. There were a lot more tourists in Amsterdam then in Antwerp, so it was great to people so many different kinds of people.
Saturday we woke up around 10:30pm and the 12 of us went to get lunch at this really delicious bagel place. Me and the four other girls went to H&M to go shopping for a little and then met up with the guys later. We went to the "coffee shop" and then explored Amsterdam! We went to the Van Gogh museum for a few hours. We were not able to see everything, but what we did see was amazing. Then the girls and guys split up, and we ended up going to the NEMO museum of science because Anne Frank was too far (but we might go back one day and see it!). It was also fun and a great walk through Amsterdam next to the (frozen) canal. Then we decided to have a fancy, girls only, relaxing italian dinner at a restaurant next to the hostel. It was so nice and the food was wonderful. Afterwards we went back to the hostel to get ready and go out to the bars again. People here mostly went to bars and not clubs. Also, the clubs had a $30 cover charge. We stayed out really late again and the guys met up with us at the bars later that night.
Today, we had to leave at 11:00, so the girls and I went to a restaurant in the square called the Pancake Corner where we had bacon, eggs, toasts, etc. So yummy! Our train left at 1pm and we got here around 3pm. We all really need sleep and do our homework for tomorrow. Three classes tomorrow ugh! Some people are watching the Super Bowl tonight but I don't think I will. Such an amazing weekend though. Cannot wait to go back or travel again to other places in Europe!
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