amsterdam

this weekend i went to amsterdam with a group of friends because we had the day off today for all saints' day (it's a national holiday).  i was really looking forward to seeing art and i did get to see a lot. we went to the van gogh museum and the rijksmuseum, where i got to see a few vermeers and some rembrandts.  we also saw the house where anne frank hid and wrote her diary during nazi occupation and went on a really interesting walking tour of the city.  

the canals with the fall colors were pretty, but overall i found the city depressing and uninspiring.  i was homesick for paris the whole time.  i left amsterdam with no desire to ever return but grateful that i can call paris home for a little bit longer :]