Amster-DAMN!
What would a Euro-trip be without visiting AMSTERDAM!
I know you’re already thinking about pot and the red light district, but the place is absolutely amazing.
It’s one of my favorite places ever. The people are nice, the history is interesting and the energy in the city is just thrilling.
We just spent 1 weekend here which was too short. Sana lang we could’ve stayed longer! We also got to see other JTA-ers here! Kaya the trip was more fun. 
First thing we did after checking-in was to go see the other JTA-ers! BTW, we lived on a boat for this trip!!! SUPER COOL!
JTA kids on Instax.
We ate at an “ALL YOU CAN EAT RIBS”! I think it’s in Ledseplein, if I’m not mistaken.
Now that I’m back here in Manila, most people ask about the wild things I did in Europe and of course I always, ALWAYS share my experience in Amsterdam!
I wasn’t able to take much pictures though. 
Walking around!
Those round things up there, that’s massive rolls of CHEESE!
On our first night we went to the infamous RED LIGHT DISTRICT. I don’t have pictures of it, kasi bawal magpicture. I mean hindi naman BAWAL, BAWAL. But the ladies working there are very sensitive to getting their photos taken e. So respeto na lang. But grabe. As in there’s a physical area where the girls are displayed out on glass windows and everyone just walks by, or in some cases, walks inside the windows. Kalerky.
A lot happened during our first night here. If you want to hear more, you have to buy me a cup of milktea or coffee and I’ll tell you all about it.
Fast forward to next morning, we went around more and joined the NEW EUROPE FREE TOURS!
Big, beautiful and bizarre Dam Square! <3
Look who we ran into in Dam Square!
Hello, Anne Frank. 
If you don’t know the story, and shame on you if you don’t, she is one of the most famous Holocaust victims. She kept a journal when her family went into hiding to escape the God awful Nazis. Unfortunately someone told on them and they were all sent to concentration camps. Otto Frank, Anne Frank’s father was the only survivor in their family. When he returned to their home in Amsterdam, he saw Anne’s journal and had it published. It’s one of the most widely read Holocaust memoirs.
The Secret Annex is now a memorial museum. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to go inside ’cause of our very limited time there. Sobrang dami kasing tao. Sayang talaga.
Here’s more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank
Here’s a photo of our very quirky tour guide!
Here’s an interesting sculpture embedded on the floor of the Red Light District.
According to our tour guide, the red light district became really prolific in Amsterdam because this place was 1 big port. So do the math, men who were stuck at sea with other men for the longest time, ano kaya una nilang gustong gawin. We even saw this statue , just to enforce the previous point.
Look! It’s the highest point in Amsterdam! HAHA!
We had to cut our tour short because we have to catch our train to go back home in a couple of hours. Baka magipit kami sa time. So we just decided to drink coffee, chill and soak up the electrifying energy in Dam Square.
Doing the Macarena in Amsterdam Centraal!
Haaaay Amsterdam, I wish we could’ve stayed with you longer! I’ll definitely go back here! So much crazy things to do here!
P.S.
Train rides can be very long and boring. So we come up with crazy stuff to do, so as to keep our sanity. We played “Pusoy Dos”, a Filipino card game, and whoever loses gets a finger-full of Nivea Cream on their face! Needless to say we arrived home happy and well-moisturized.
