Woah! Seems like I've literally been all over the place. The last time I left you guys we were in Vienna, Austria. Finally got out of the rain and into some sun. We headed to Brussels in Belgium. Brussels is very very nice. Nice city to visit and see great plazas and sit and relax. After we went there we went to Brugge. Which reminded me a lot of Venice actually. Intimate streets surrounded by water. Really cool. Funny thing is that the sun sets around ten. Yes ten at night, we were kinda freaked out but got use to it after the first night. We ate some authentic food (Belgium waffles which are amazing here, real beer. They really know how go make beer. And authentic fries and gravy. ) our job while were here is not to only study the architecture but study the culture. To take in the local customs and eat and drink. You don't want to come all the way over and still eat like you do in the states, its just not right. So we've been really enjoying the culture. After Belgium, we headed to more good weather! The Netherlands also known as Holland. We went to Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Rotterdam was a very good city to see simple bc its on the up and up. By that I mean there are a lot of new and urban areas being developed for the younger population and there is a lot different things to do and see. It was a city with a lot of culture and had a great feeling of progress.
After that was Amsterdam! Amsterdam was pretty crowded. Lots of tourists of course. Our prof let us see the city on our own so we got a map and planned out where we wanted to go. We saw a film school, a new constructed theater, a couple of cathedrals, we went by the zoo, saw the waterfronts and even managed to see some social housing! The Netherlands as a whole is a great place to visit and I could definitely see myself coming back and visiting again or even living. All I need is to speak a little Dutch! Lol
Now I'm on the train headed back to the Belgium hotel and tomo is a new day. Wherever the weather is good, that's where well me headed!
Ciao for now
living the dream!
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