After a hellish experience trying to find my way out of the airport and to the trains that take me to the city, I finally find my way. I walk down the main strip, snapping pictures like a tourist (hey I am) and I find a place that sells maps. I decide to buy one, and then as I walk with the map, I realize that I don't know what the hell I"m looking for, so the map is totally useless.
I wander aimlessly and find a cafe to order some coffee and some food. It's about 10:30 now, and I'm sitting on a street called PRINSENGRACHT.
After I finish my "breakfast" I walk down the street and see a crowd around some building. Holy shit, it's Anne Franks house. Well, so much for trying to get in there.
My feet hurt, as I wore my commando shoes for the flight, to save baggage room. I should have broke out the Fila's. Damn.
I walk a bit more, and start to notice that there's a lot of clockers hangin out. I must be near the red lights. I see a few empty windows and pretty sure that I am. Oh yeah, definitely! I see a few signs for pornos and stuff, and live shows.
I go to a patio that is busy, and just outside of the district, and I run into Jason and Chiquita from Birmingham. They're here for the weekend, and we share some pints and laughs, and we go over to their hotel pub and play some pool. I think it was a draw, but Jason claims to have won the best out of 5. Okay, we'll let England win that one. Not because I lost or anything, but I decide to head back to the train station for the 20 minute trip to the airport.
Amsterdam is amazing. Lots of character, old world architecture. Definitely not Tdot.
I get to the plane and told to turn left. Wow, turning left, that's the words we all want to hear when we enter a plane. That can only mean one thing--first class. Oh yeah, I find my seat, and sit down. After playing with every possible button I could find, I decide that even though I'm tired--this is no time to sleep.
I take advantage of everything. Since there is no one sitting next to me, I pull both TVs from the armrests. There are ten movie choices and I decide to flip throught them all. Also, on the second TV, I decide to put the flight path visual on at all times, so I know exactly where we are.
For dinner, I order the steak with mash, dessert, and every type of expensive drink they serve. Ahhh, the life!!!