A is for Amsterdam

...and A is for A-OK by me!...i really enjoyed amsterdam (and, no, i did not get high and/or drunk) because it is very pedestrian and biker friendly...normally, i hate bikers and pedestrians (except, of course, when i am one)...being from the suburbs and especially now living in texas, everyone has cars...the states should really work on its public transportation, by the by...i also think that the culture is great because it is very open to things condemned by most of the world at the present moment...we learned on our countryside bike tour that it started out as more of a rebellion against the ruling government at the time amsterdam was founded...which i thought to be very interesting seeing as how they have managed to keep that "rebel without a cause" feeling in this day and age...what really took me by surprise, though, was the anne frank house and museum...i have read her diary and have watched the play and specials on her and her family, but actually seeing the tiny apartment where 8 people lived for 2+ years was truly something...i think that vet school is bad and that we don't get to see the sun very often during the day because we are stuck inside the classroom, but NEVER being able to go outside and breathe the clean(ish) air for so long and having to be so close to the same people day in and day out, i don't know if i would have been able to do that for as long as they did...i am very interested in seeing bergen-belsen...i cannot fathom how i will react to the messages that will be conveyed there...