I'm starting the med school application process and it turns out I'm already (slightly) behind. HA. Why does this take 18 months?!
So in between the studying and writing and interviews and who knows what else I have to do, I thought I'd add more pictures to this thing. So here are some photos from my day trip (yes, you read that right) to Amsterdam in late January. We left on a bus at 4-5am, got to Amsterdam at around 10-11 (behind schedule, as per usual in France), spent the day walking around a wonderfully fascinating and beautiful city before getting back on the bus for the return trip at 8pm.
We started by walking to the Anne Frank House on the Prinsengracht canal, the place where Anne, her family, and four others lived in hiding for over two years. The house has been turned into a museum, where you can see Anne's diaries, where they lived, and the work Otto Frank, Anne's father, has done since being released from captivity, among other things. Seeing the annex was so incredibly sad - imagine being forced to stay in small, cramped rooms with thick black shades over the windows at all times, and for so long at such a young age. But the hardest part for me was watching the videos of Otto, the only survivor among the eight, speaking about his experiences and his emotions upon finding and reading his daughter's diary. It was so heartbreaking to watch him say that he thinks parents can never fully know their children as he visibly fought back tears.
Afterwards, we had lunch then caught the bus that would take us to Zaanse Schans, which, according to wikipedia, is "a neighborhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the municipality of Zaanstad in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland." So to paraphrase, it's a place outside of Amsterdam with a lot of windmills, old houses, and cute museums (cheesemaking, bakery museum, etc.).
Such a cute and charming place. I can only imagine with it looks like in the spring/summer.
Once we got back to Amsterdam, we walked around the red light district for the rest of the time, looking at highly unconventional window displays and having the lifeblood scared out of me by what turned out to be a prostitute I saw moving out of the corner of my eye.
Despite the severe time constraints, it was definitely worth the trip. Amsterdam/The Netherlands is a fascinating place.
So in between the studying and writing and interviews and who knows what else I have to do, I thought I'd add more pictures to this thing. So here are some photos from my day trip (yes, you read that right) to Amsterdam in late January. We left on a bus at 4-5am, got to Amsterdam at around 10-11 (behind schedule, as per usual in France), spent the day walking around a wonderfully fascinating and beautiful city before getting back on the bus for the return trip at 8pm.
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| One of the many canals in Amsterdam |
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| The tram. I hope it works better than the one here. |
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| More canals |
We started by walking to the Anne Frank House on the Prinsengracht canal, the place where Anne, her family, and four others lived in hiding for over two years. The house has been turned into a museum, where you can see Anne's diaries, where they lived, and the work Otto Frank, Anne's father, has done since being released from captivity, among other things. Seeing the annex was so incredibly sad - imagine being forced to stay in small, cramped rooms with thick black shades over the windows at all times, and for so long at such a young age. But the hardest part for me was watching the videos of Otto, the only survivor among the eight, speaking about his experiences and his emotions upon finding and reading his daughter's diary. It was so heartbreaking to watch him say that he thinks parents can never fully know their children as he visibly fought back tears.
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| The entrance to the Anne Frank House, where she and her family lived in hiding until they were betrayed. |
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| The Anne Frank House. Such a sobering experience. |
Afterwards, we had lunch then caught the bus that would take us to Zaanse Schans, which, according to wikipedia, is "a neighborhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the municipality of Zaanstad in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland." So to paraphrase, it's a place outside of Amsterdam with a lot of windmills, old houses, and cute museums (cheesemaking, bakery museum, etc.).
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| Reserved seats on the bus. |
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| Someone's a little bit behind. |
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| Zaanse Schans |
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| Because I am (still) a child. |
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| In the wooden clog museum. |
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| Windmills! |
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| This one is called De Kat. |
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| On the roof of De Kat. |
Such a cute and charming place. I can only imagine with it looks like in the spring/summer.
Once we got back to Amsterdam, we walked around the red light district for the rest of the time, looking at highly unconventional window displays and having the lifeblood scared out of me by what turned out to be a prostitute I saw moving out of the corner of my eye.
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| Amsterdam at night. |
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| Part of the red light district. |
Despite the severe time constraints, it was definitely worth the trip. Amsterdam/The Netherlands is a fascinating place.
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