Amsterdam

Before I made it back to Seattle I spent 5 days in Amsterdam. I've never seen anything like it, and it was a ridiculously cool experience. I wasn't expecting any culture shock at all after having lived in Germany for in total a year now, but almost every time I went to a cashier to buy something it took a solid 5 minutes of standing there before the person would even recognize my existence. Other than that, the dutch freaking rock. Highlights were the Van Gogh Museum, water everywhere, Brouwerij 't Ij, the Bij Ons Bistro, Pancake Bakery, and losing in beer pong.