A last minute trip...
Last July a few friends of mine decided to book a last minute trip to Amsterdam. I'd only been to Amsterdam once before for a few hours on a ferry trip, and to be honest I wanted to travel as much as possible last year...so I just thought why not!
There was 6 of us altogether, and it was the first time I'd been on holiday with a group of friends rather than just one friend. Normally I'm a bit hesitant about travelling in groups, just due to the fact that you have to accommodate to what everyone wants to do. But to be honest this wasn't an issue for us at all seen as everyone wanted to do relatively similar things anyway, which made things a hell of a lot easier.
So we stayed for three nights in Amsterdam at the Camp Inn Hotel, which was a great hotel which also offered bike rental which was ideal to get around Amsterdam. It was room only, which was perfect as it allowed us to check out what food Amsterdam had to offer, and it really didn't disappoint. Inside the city centre, Amsterdam basically accommodates all food lovers. Theres pastries, pizza, spaghetti, sandwiches, burgers...you get the idea. Not to mention the coffee there is amazing!
Obviously we didn't just go for the food aspect of Amsterdam, so we had just three days to fit in as much of Amsterdam's culture as humanly possible. We went to the museum of prostitution, the sex museum, we went on a tour at the Heineken Experience, Amsterdam's Ice bar, the red light district, and of course we popped into a bulldog coffee shop. Oh I almost forgot we also took a leisurely bike ride through the streets and along the canal...which meant nearly getting run over by a tram (when in Amsterdam eyy).
Overall the trip was pretty amazing. We didn't get to go to the Anne Frank house, but it's definitely on my bucket list. Either way I'll have to go back at some point, as Amsterdam has so much to offer. Hopefully there are more group trips are to come too! Oh and the weather was pretty good too!
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