Well, our second day in Amsterdam and I am blown away with just how much there is to see. It leaves an oldster like me too tired at the end of the day to even think about trying to stay awake until 10 pm. Yesterday we walked 18 kilometres. There was no rain and we took advantage of the fact. Today we only walked about 11 kilometres, with the last three in rain. Fortunately, we had purchased public transport passes for our time here in Amsterdam which allowed us to take the subway train back to the apartment and save us another seven kilometres of walking in the rain. It pays to think ahead and we have more days left to finish exploring this city.
Interesting finds here in the city. It wasn’t long before we reached the National Monument as we headed into the city from the train station. Much to my surprise, the monument featured a nude Christ crucified. But then again, this is the same Amsterdam that has a world-famous Red Light District. Most of our walks took us through Vondel Park and Rembrandt Park.
Today, the Red Light District was on our walking tour. As the image here shows, the district comes by its name honestly as there literally are red lights above thin windows which are also doors. Behind each window is a small space for a woman to offer herself to potential passing customers. In all honestly, the whole thing felt wrong and creepy to me. It’s not that I don’t like sex, but . . .
Well, enough of that. Now it’s time for wine with the love of my life, and then some planning for tomorrow’s adventures.
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