The Gay City

Today we left The Hague and moved to a hotel at Schiphol airport. In the afternoon we went to Amsterdam and Fiz was our guide for a walkabout to a part of the city that we have never been before. It was a two-hour walk, everyone were constantly complaining as our legs were aching.

The weather was also very hot at 30 Degrees and was quite unbearable. Amsterdam is famous for its many water canals and so the humidity is also on the high side. It feels like we were in the tropics. It was hot and sticky. Everyone were desperate for drinks and rest.

Nonetheless we did see quite a lot of things. We passed through many canals and saw plenty of tourists on canal cruise tours. The cruise operators definitely had a real busy time to cater the loads of tourists descending onto the city, mainly Japanese and Americans.

We dropped by one of the more famous museums - the Tulip Museum. Close to it is the Anne Franklin House. Everyone should know about it so I won't talk too much on it. There was a long queue. But like everything related to the holocaust, things like these are well set up to act as constant reminders for everyone. I just wish we have similar houses or centres to remind the current holocaust - the plights of our Palestine people.