Amsterdam :)

[Mandy26]

A beautiful place full of education, originality and lovely lovely people. x

[Mandy26]

I have no idea how to make the picture bigger so I guess you can't really see it.

[lonestar]

glad u had a good time mandy26 xxx

[Hidden]

Looks lovely , glad you enjoyed yourself

xxx

[hamble99b]

you did it !

I like amsterdam too.

sandra.

[Mandy26 in reply to hamble99b]

I did Sandra Not sure why it went so small but it's there anyway. Lol.

xx

[Teddysmum43]

Amsterdam is such a cool place,I loved it there too!

[Mandy26 in reply to Teddysmum43]

Hi Teddy.

It really is isn't it. And the people seemed so cool too. Cycling to work in their full work dress. what a life.

[marcusvanbreugel]

Dear Mandy26,

What a very nice photograph of a street in Amsterdam. I am from Holland and used to live in Amsterdam.

Kindest regards,

Marcus

[Mandy26 in reply to marcusvanbreugel]

Hi Marcus.

Ah that is awesome Did you live in the centre or around about? We stayed in the south area I think you would class it as, but walked pretty much every street lol.

The architecture and design in Amsterdam is amazing. We also found our favourite little drinking place at Nieuwe Leliestraat. I wish I was there now lol.

x

[marcusvanbreugel in reply to Mandy26]

Dear Mandy26,

I lived in the centre.

Well done for going on the flight. In case you are interested you can also go to Amsterdam by bus(Eurolines), train(Eurostar) or boat(Stenalines).

Lots of love,

Marcus

[Mandy26 in reply to marcusvanbreugel]

Ah that must have been fantastic. When we saw all of the apartments around the centre they just looked amazing. I didn't realise you could go by train! that's good to know thank you.

x

[marcusvanbreugel in reply to Mandy26]

Dear mandy26,

The train leaves from London StPancras, however also from other stations such as Ashford in Kent, then goes through the Channel tunnel(a tunnel underneath the Northsea between Dover and Calais, roughly).

Lots of love,

Marcus

[sasays]

I'd planned on going with a friend of mine this year but i really want to enjoy it and i don't think i can whilst im like 'this'. I feel like im missing out on so much but i dont want to put myself in a place if i know i wont apreciate it to the full. I tried to do Eastcost USA last year, i can tell it was supposed to be amazing, it was i guess, but it didnt feel like it, i just felt so awful that i wasnt able to enjoy it properly, or at all really, just moving around from A to B wishing i coudl enjoy it more and was with someone who wanted to be in my company. Meh, so many things id do if i had anyone that would do them with me! I have no interest in wondering through life on my own. What did you get up to in Amsterdam? Did you go with someone? x

[Mandy26 in reply to sasays]

Hi Sasays.

Do you mean because of anxiety? It took me so long to get myself out of thinking negatively and push myself to do something. I just felt so much frustration and anger at myself at letting a whole year pass me by as I thought 'that's one year of my life I've missed'.

I went with my boyfriend. To be honest he is the only person that holds similar interests to me. I think to a lot of people think I am incredibly boring lol! We walked a lot. And drank a lot of beers and coffee. And that's all we did really but it was amazing. I'm not really one for going shopping and I don't party/go clubbing, I just prefer to take in the atmosphere of an area and really get to know it.

For the time it takes to get there I would 100% suggest going for it and just absorbing yourself in it. Drink loads of beers and use it as an escape I would go back tomorrow if I could. It opened up my eyes to what I was missing.

xxx