From the Lake to the Dam

After our whirlwind trip through France we drove the car to Geneva and checked into a hostel, where we spent two nights. After Annecy, the lake at Geneva wasn't quite as stunning and the town not nearly as charming - but lucky for us there was a big festival being held so we spent our nights watching bands while sipping on sangria. We visited the United Nations where Rachael had me posing for the camera doing some pretty silly things - like pretending to hold up the broken chair (see below). After a full day and two nights we awoke at 4am to head to the airport for our plane to Amsterdam. Catching ridiculously early flights is one way to ensure a cheap ticket! We arrived in Amsterdam at 7am and called our mate Kim to arrange to meet later in the day. Kim had kindly offered to let us stay in her great apartment for the three nights, so we were really lucky. Amsterdam is a pretty crazy city, comprising of three main things: bicycles, red lights (with accompanying girls) and coffee shops. We found it to be a really vibrant place with extremely friendly people, who put an end to the "Dutch people are arrogant" theory we had heard so many times. We had a fantastic few days sampling all the city had to offer, including the bicycles which we rode into the country to get a view of the famous windmills. Apart from not being able to sit down for two days after the bike ride, we had a fantastic time in "The Dam" and will definitely return next time in Europe.

Geneva Lake (above) and outside the UN (below)

Amsterdam is filled with canals

and is quite possibly the most bike friendly city in the world

Amsterdam at night

The Red Light district

Rach and Kim out in the red light district

One of the many sidewalk cafes in Amsterdam

That's one way to make money!

Riding to the country


I Wish I had a metal detector to detect that field. https://detectorsdirect.com.au/