This was part of A day in Amsterdam 🇳🇱.
Because of the constant rain, I wasn’t even sure if anyone else would turn up and if the tour would operate, but there were a few others like me who showed up and we were off. We walked through the Red Light District of Amsterdam and learnt about its history and the legal prostitution. As we heard about the ground realities there, it all was a little disconcerting.
We next made it to Nieuwmarkt and learnt how trade made Amsterdam the richest city in the world during the Golden Age. Our guide then told us about the liberal accept or tolerate drug policy. Having never tried any of this before, my curiosity piqued, but was afraid I would wake up in some ditch somewhere in a questionable state and miss my flight home the next day. If I was not travelling by myself and had someone along to watch out for me I would have probably tried the pot brownie if not anything else.
We made our way across bridges and canal houses as we continued on.
Next was the University District, where we got to know about the Dutch Bike Culture.
Our last stop was the Dam Square. We saw the National Monument and the Royal Palace.
