Red Light District!

After arriving in Amsterdam airport, which was the best airport I have ever been to there was no security really you just got off the plane and walked outside, we made quick action of letting everyone know we were definitely tourist. We tried to buy the train tickets to Amsterdam-Central and it was a disaster to say the least. We finally just asked for some help and women at the desk looked at us like we were the dumbest people alive, because we had this receipt we thought was the train ticket and was obviously not. So once we got that all sorted out we hopped on the train and got off at the stop we thought was Amsterdam-Central. We were wrong as we left the station we were looking at the map of Amsterdam and nothing was matching up, but that did not stop us from walking around without asking anyone for help. We probably were there for 20-30 minutes just confused as hell, and finally we asked someone and he just laughed and said we had gotten off the train one stop early. Thank God that was the case because when we got off of the train we were severely let down with what we thought to be Amsterdam. Once we got back on the train and got off at the right stop things were much easier. When we walked outside it was pretty awesome just seeing a city that is so much different than any that I have been to before. We made our way to the hostel we had booked which was in the middle of the red light district. At this point we have been up for 36 hours in a row with our ingenious idea to quickly get acclimated to the time change. By the time we went out to eat, had a few beers, and visited a coffee shop we barely were able to make it back to the room before we passed out. When we woke up the next day we were refreshed and able to venture out into the city. It really makes you realize how young America is when you walk around. Also seeing everyone riding bikes is pretty cool and we rented some ourselves and rode around. It would be like biking down Kingston Pike in Knoxville, but there are bike lanes on every road and also stoplights for the bikes. You would have to take a double take when you would see a girl dressed in designer fashion with high heels on riding down the street, but they were everywhere. Once we finally made it to the red light district we were in disbelief. Prostitutes are legal in Amsterdam and in the red light district girls are standing in these windows in front of everyone with themselves on display. The girls were some of the hottest that I have ever seen. Words cannot describe how wild it is to see in person. After staying in the hostel we moved to a super high class hotel right on a canal. It was by far the nicest hotel I have ever stayed at. We went to a few museums and just tried to drink in as much of the city as we could. It was definitely a great first stop and now we are excited to see what Brussels has in store for us. Check the pictures on the side if you would like.