An awesome weekend despite the little things...

SENSATION WAS SENSATIONal.  

Lindsay finally arrived at the hotel to drop off her bag.   We immediately headed back on the tram to central station to meet up with Florent and his friends who were also here for the concert.  They were already dressed in their white outfits and ready for the party - they didn't get a hotel as they were taking the train back at 8am and the concert went till 6am.  We decided to meet up with them and then change later, as we didn't want to get too sweaty.  Conveniently the Amsterdam Arena was was closer to our hotel than to the center of Amsterdam.  We had a couple drinks with them while relaxing in the hot sun next to a canal and headed back to change.

We got dressed in our white outfits and took the metro to the Arena, where we met up with Florent and his friends.  It was amazing seeing 40,000 dressed all in white, ready to dance the night away.  

Amsterdam's transportation system is pretty cool - a little overdone though.  For such a small city they have: buses, trams, metros, trains, taxis, cars and bikes.  Their public transport system works on an honor system it seemed.  When you get on you pay the driver for the ride.  If you get on in the back of the bus/tram, you are supposed to walk to the front and pay the driver.  You can easily ride without paying as it is difficult for the driver to keep track of who has paid and who is getting on and off.  

Lindsay and I had this constant debate during our 24hrs in Amsterdam concerning the national language they speak.  We decided it wasn't German, but it wasn't coming to us.  Finally on our way to the train station heading home on Sunday, I figured out that it was Dutch!!!

Our train ended up being cancelled on the way back because of technical difficulties and we ended up getting a replacement an hour and a half later.  Our time in Amsterdam was really great, but we both wanted to get back to Paris and get into our own beds and go to sleep.  Neither of us had gotten much sleep this weekend, but it was well worth it!

Looking forward to London this weekend!