Hi everyone,
This weekend I went to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I just got back last night after being on a train for 12 hours because of layovers on the way back. It was a long day with trains but I have made it back safely to my room. In Amsterdam I stayed on the 20th floor of a hotel that was located on the water, the view out of the window was amazing. We saw all of the boats pull into the harbor and we were able to see some of the large windmills around the harbor.
We took a guided boat tour through the canals of Amsterdam, which was really neat to learn about the history and see things that you can't always see while walking the streets. Some of the people in Amsterdam live in boat houses which is literally a house on the water, it has two levels and the inside looks just like a house that we live in. It was neat to see how the people live.
After the tour we stopped and visited the Van Gogh museum. Van Gogh is a famous painter who lived in Amsterdam. Then we visited the Anne Frank house. Anne Frank was alive during World War 2 and this house was where her and her family were in hiding during the war, they were hiding from the Nazi government. The family was found and they went sent to Auschwitz, a concentration camp in Poland. The concentration camp is similar to the one that I was able to visit in Dachau.
Then on Sunday, SinterKlauss arrived in Amsterdam. Sinter Klauss is like Santa Claus but he arrives on November 13th from Spain on a boat and then he stays in Amsterdam until December 5th. While he stays in Amsterdam he visits schools and talks with children. He also visits local children's hospitals and talks with the kids.
Look at the pictures for some pictures from Amsterdam! :)
I come home on Saturday, I will update again later today with everything about my last week in Germany!
- Miss. Kim
This weekend I went to Amsterdam in the Netherlands. I just got back last night after being on a train for 12 hours because of layovers on the way back. It was a long day with trains but I have made it back safely to my room. In Amsterdam I stayed on the 20th floor of a hotel that was located on the water, the view out of the window was amazing. We saw all of the boats pull into the harbor and we were able to see some of the large windmills around the harbor.
We took a guided boat tour through the canals of Amsterdam, which was really neat to learn about the history and see things that you can't always see while walking the streets. Some of the people in Amsterdam live in boat houses which is literally a house on the water, it has two levels and the inside looks just like a house that we live in. It was neat to see how the people live.
After the tour we stopped and visited the Van Gogh museum. Van Gogh is a famous painter who lived in Amsterdam. Then we visited the Anne Frank house. Anne Frank was alive during World War 2 and this house was where her and her family were in hiding during the war, they were hiding from the Nazi government. The family was found and they went sent to Auschwitz, a concentration camp in Poland. The concentration camp is similar to the one that I was able to visit in Dachau.
Then on Sunday, SinterKlauss arrived in Amsterdam. Sinter Klauss is like Santa Claus but he arrives on November 13th from Spain on a boat and then he stays in Amsterdam until December 5th. While he stays in Amsterdam he visits schools and talks with children. He also visits local children's hospitals and talks with the kids.
Look at the pictures for some pictures from Amsterdam! :)
I come home on Saturday, I will update again later today with everything about my last week in Germany!
- Miss. Kim
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