Amsterdam

Thats alot of bikes

It only took the short cab ride from Central Station, through the heart of the city, to my hotel to convince me that Amsterdam would forever be one of my favorite cities. Everything about it, from the architecture, style and beauty of the city to the people, bars and shops, this town is unbelievable.  There is such a diversity of culture and style here.  Unfortunately, the bathroom in our hotel room reeked as though something had died, rotted, and then caused an extensive mold problem within our shower drain, but we were in high spirits and didn't let it slow us down.  The city shows that bike advocacy is a real, working lifestyle and not a trendy fad like in the states and everyone commutes by bike.  Despite freezing temperatures, rain, sleet, snow and putrid bathrooms, Amsterdam well may have been my favorite trip to date. I really hope I get an opportunity to spend a longer stretch of time there soon because a weekend just wasn't enough.