My friend Geraldine was studying in the Netherlands during this trip, so naturally I had to make a stopover in The Hague to check out where she was living. Being reunited was pretty exciting, and I was taken on a quick tour of the city before leaving my bag in her room and heading across the street to pick up some turkish food and a couple bottles of wine, a classy start already. Drinking ensued, and I was introduced to their favourite local bar for a night out before heading off on our own little adventure the next day. First stop was Brussels, where we took full advantage of the delicious Belgian food, with a side of culture and shopping. Indulging in fries and mayonnaise was a necessity, and a visit to the local markets resulted in some insanely cheap purchases - some I still wear today!
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| Local delicacies |
After another train ride we found ourselves in Bruges, the canal ridden 'Venice of the north'. Beautiful castles and historic buildings aside, we got down to business with the most important thing - the food. Flemish stew and waffles were in abundance, before a combined visit to the chocolate and fries museum for a bit of educational eating (if it's in a museum it's cultural right?)
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| Priorities |
The other highlight of Belgium was the discovery of flavoured beers, which we took full advantage of. The fruity flavours were definitely preferred, although I was pleasantly surprised by the somewhat off-putting idea of chocolate beer, which I would actually completely recommend!
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| Classy Amsterdam |
Amsterdam was the last stop on our little adventure, another classy experience with a side of culture. We jumped right into the Amsterdam scene, visiting the sex museum which was a pretty hilarious experience, then topping it off with a visit to a local coffee shop (news flash - they don't sell coffee). We got lost in the canals of the city, and had a humorous experience wandering around the red light district at night watching people do the walk of shame. Following these escapades we decided to visit the Anne Frank museum, which was somewhat confronting, but worth the visit. Just down the road from there we found an amazing pancake house to indulge in Dutch 'poffertjes', followed by some vintage shopping doing a little bit of damage to my bank balance as a fitting end to the Amsterdam experience.
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| Obligatory tourist shot in a giant clog |
-Melissa
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