One Week Left...

What a week! On Monday we went to Apsley House and Hyde Park Corner to look at war and memorials... it was really a good experience for me since my final paper has to do with that. On Tuesday I saw the production Stovepipe and just wow was it amazing... It is about an Iraq Mercenary who looks for his lost friend and finds more than he bargained for. It was done in a promenade setting which was really interesting and added to the show. On Wed. night me and Jacqie saw Mamma Mia and it was so much fun! The audience was energetic and just a good feel good show. On Thursday my fateful trip to Amsterdam started and boy was it a blast. We flew out that night and got to our hostel at about 11pm, where we found people all over hanging out, talking. It was a great setting and so me and George ventured out a little and then called it a night. On Friday we spent the day looking at museums, the Van Gough was really cool as well as the Rembrandts and the Heineken Brewery--who could forget that? Friday saw us also meeting up with Anna, a girl who stayed for a week on the bottom floor of our flat and who is from the Netherlands. It was great to see her and she took us to a real Dutch pub. Good times. After getting some sleep we ventured out the next morning in full swing, looking around the city some more and going to one of the infamous sex museums and the red light district. It was interesting needless to say. One of the best things about Amsterdam has to be the canals--they make the city very elegant looking and provide a nice little change of scenery. Also, everyone rides their bikes there. They had a parking garage for bikes. Bikes are everywhere and when you hear the ding of a bell, you bolt out of the way. Other than that, I worked on a paper today, saw the festivities in Trafalgar square for St. Patty's day and that is it! God only one week left and so much to do in the meantime!