August 30th - August 31st
The first day of our tour included a lot of time spent travelling by ferry and bus. We travelled through England, France, Belgium & the Netherlands to arrive to our first destination… AMSTERDAM.
Dover (England) - Ferry Port
We see land... it's France! 
Our accommodation in Amsterdam was probably the worst in my 3 weeks in Europe – 4 per room... I could barely squeeze my ass in the washroom. Oh well besides the shitty accommodation, Amsterdam was a great place to see…and I saw a little of its guilty pleasures.
We arrived in the evening and headed to the canal cruise… and all you can drink might I add! It was a great way to meet the 50 some odd people on the tour. (Pictures below: Bus ride to the canal cruise - Hannah and Vem & views from the canal cruise)
After the canal cruise everyone walked over to the world famous Grasshopper Café – we stopped in for some drinks and a few tokes and with all that money spent… we still had to pay to use the restroom (this is common in Europe). (Pictures below: Me smoking a dube and the grasshopper cafe)
After the Grasshopper, we all wandered to the red light district where we saw a live sex show…
something I would never bother to see again! It’s pretty pathetic actually. (Piture below: one of the many sex shows in Amsterdam)
The next morning we saw Amsterdam at our leisure. We went to a “normal” café, walked through the red light district (they were in the windows with their coffees at 8am) and we went to the Anne Frank House. (Picture below: shot of one of the many canals in Amsterdam)
I can’t even describe the way I felt in the Anne Frank House… Its an amazing historical site – it makes the story of Anne Frank feel so real… the house is Eerily cold and quiet can’t even describe it… just amazing!!!
P.S. I tried those Dutch pancakes (Pannekoeken) were the most delicious tasting pancakes I have ever tasted… sorry Mom!
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