Amsterdam is Prettier Than You Think: Instagramming Amsterdam
My best Instagram photos of Amsterdam, proving that Amsterdam is prettier than you might originally think
I spent the other weekend running around Amsterdam with Shoshannah, Amber and the STA Travel Insider crew. If you haven’t already, check out the videos from the weekend in the YouTube playlist below. They’re a lot of fun!
Read more about my trip as the #STA Travel Insider in Amsterdam
Instagramming Amsterdam
Amsterdam came as a bit of a shock to me. I was expecting it to be a city full of drugs and sex, but it turns out it’s just a pretty awesome city. And way more beautiful than I was expecting. You hear about Amsterdam and its canals all the time, but wandering through the Jordaan neighborhood, it finally sinks in. This is a gorgeous city. I tried to capture that beauty on Instagram. Check out my favorite travel Instagram photos from the weekend below. And if you’ve got your own Instagram photos to share, join in on Skimbaco’s weekly Instagram Travel Thursday! Details at the end.
Yup, this is what Amsterdam looks likeI had my own little food tour while in Amsterdam, sampling as much Dutch food as I could get my hands on!The Spuistraat street is full of former squat houses and graffiti. We rented bikes at the nearby Yellow Bike rental shop.Thanks to a tip from a local, I made my way to Cafe Papeneiland which is famous for its apple pie. SO YUMMY!With Shoshannah, we explored the Albert Cuyp market and just generally had an awesome time in the De Pijp (The Pipe) neighborhood of AmsterdamAmsterdam’s Red Light District was not at all what I was expecting. I thought it’d be more seedier than it was. It was crowded on a weekend night full of tourists and crowds overflowing from bars — all intermixed between windows with mostly naked woman standing under red lights. Bizarre but I’m glad I saw it.Much of my weekend in Amsterdam was spent staring into cameras like this one. Fun experience!One of the best things I did in Amsterdam was rent a bike and ride over to the De Pijp neighborhood.The Jordaan neighborhood of Amsterdam was one of the prettiest — old row houses, canals and buildings covered in street art and graffiti.More wandering through the Jordaan and De Pijp neighborhoods where we spotted cool antique shops and other quirky buildings
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