Amsterdam and the In-Between Bits

I'm getting a little lazy here with the blogging... it's almost been like two weeks and still no post. Allow me to fill in the in-betweens and whatnot from last post til now.

Last Thursday, Charine, Lynn and I decided to finally go and check out the Borough Market. It was pretty good, but we probably went a little too late so there weren't as many stands and it wasn't as bustling as I thought it'd be. But, the food was still yummy and I definitely recommend it to anyone who's in London :)

entrance to the market

coffee from monmouth coffee

map of the market

That night, we all packed our bags and headed down to King's College for a weekend trip to Amsterdam. Everyone is astonished by the fact that we took a 10 hour bus ride there instead of a 2 hour plane ride, but it really wasn't that bad. Here's a recap of what we did in Amsterdam in photos:

Friday - arrive in Amsterdam, pancakes, Anne Frank museum, club

world-renowned coffee shops of Amsterdam

salmon, tomato and cheese pancake

chocolate, banana and nuts pancake - heaven

the anne frank house was hauntingly interesting

the free club event that we decided to go to..

let's just say that long island ice teas are a good investment

oh, and here is what our hostel room looked like - prison cell much?

Saturday - Heineken Experience, I AMsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, indonesian food, red light district

Heineken Experience

samples

I AMsterdam

Van Gogh museum

indonesian food.. very spiced/curried but the chicken was really good

red light district, eerie and disturbing yet arguably the most beautiful part of amsterdam. oh the irony.

test tubes

photo yan doesn't remember of us eating ribs

the Hansbrinker Hotel, where we called home for those two nights

And Sunday was our journey back to London. Good thing we snagged the best seats on the bus -- the ones on the lower floor of the bus -- so we didn't have to listen to that one British girl who pre-gamed for both bus rides and would not shut up the first time. We arrived safe and sound back at Byron Court in the evening and that ends our lovely trip to Amsterdam :)