High in Amsterdam...Not

My first stop to Europe was Amsterdam. What a lovely city it was. The canals and the houseboats were amazing. The canals pass through almost every street in Amsterdam and it can be quite mind boggling when trying to find your way back to the hotel when you're half drunk! Actually it was quite hard finding our way around even when we were sober. I so wished we got a houseboat for one night. Swing Sister was too scared of falling into the water, so we chose to get a hotel room instead. We got to Amsterdam during what was supposed to be Summer but instead was greeted with only 10 degrees upon arrival. And to top that off, I didnt even bring any winter clothing with me on this trip. Even though the weather was so shitty, the sun didnt go down till nearly midnight and that was strange. We'd have dinner at about 7pm and come out of the restaurant about 8 and it would still be bright outside.

The first night we were there, we went into Cassa Rosso (you wont miss the pink elephant outside) to witness Amsterdam's famous live sex show. It was live alright and the performance on stage was errr...... well performed? It amazes me how people can do this on stage to an audience, but it was entertaining. Actually the audience were more entertaining. As usual the Chinese tourists (from Mainland ofcourse) hogged the front rows. One even had a binoculars with him and he was sitting in the front row! The sex show was like any other sex show but professionally done. It was like watching live porn on stage and much better than the sex shows I've seen in Thailand. Better in a sense that the place was clean, the guys and girls were hot and they actually looked like they were enjoying themselves on stage!

The Van Gogh musuem was a good tourist site. I was utterly disappointed though that my favourite painting was not on display. Where the hell did Starry Night go??? We missed out on seeing the Heineken beer factory, which was a shame. I heard from Siew Yum, November Cleo and BBs that it was a must see in Amsterdam. Oh well, maybe next time.

Bed Supper Club & the lovely wall decoration in the toilets

We managed to squeeze in a night out to Bed Supper Club in Amsterdam. It's decked out exactly like Bed in Bangkok with the white beds set up against the walls and the dj playing right in the middle. It was certainly an effort to find this club. We walked through so many alleys and streets before stumbling on to this place. A great find indeed.

Didnt get the chance to go into any coffee shops, even though they were all over the place. Just the smell of hash, is enough to get me high and make me sick. Yes, I know everyone says you've got to try it when you're in Amsterdam. But it's really not my thing so I walked passed a few coffee shops, popped my head in to have a look at all the stoned customers, and that was about as adventurous as I got with getting high in Amsterdam. Oh, and not to forget that Swing Sister and I did try a hash lollipop too. Tasted like shit.

The other great tourist site we visited was Madame Tussaud's wax musuem. The wax figures looked eeriely life like. I really felt like I was standing next to Brad Pitt!

Fond memories of Amsterdam, from the beautiful scenery to the unforgetable sex show and the working girls in the windows at the red light district. But one thing you must try in Amsterdam is the fries they sell on the streets served with mayonnaise...... yum!