triple feature - skagen/aalborg/amsterdam

I wasn't sure if I wanted to do this as three separate blog entries or one. Rather than be annoying and post different blog entries one after the other, I decided to keep it as one. You're welcome :)

So, this "triple feature" features three places:

SKAGEN (pronounced "skane")- the most northern part of Denmark. It's Denmark's main fishing port and also where tons of Danes go on holiday. It is most known for being the location where two different seas (the Baltic and North) meet. We took a ferry and drove to get here. It's about 5.5 hours from Copenhagen. We stayed at a cool old manor house pretty much in the middle of nowhere, but it was a very peaceful area. Highlights were the long walk on the beach to where the seas met, seeing the fish houses along the old docks, and maybe the fierce round of "Dino Minigolf" we played in a completely deserted (but really nice) minigolf course. This was a very quiet town overall, but there was one street near the fish houses that had lots of nightlife and bars on it. It was actually pretty hysterical, as we are used to seeing teens and younger people around Copenhagen drunk as skunks. But in Skagen, it was all older people. And they were WASTED.

AALBORG- the fourth largest city in Denmark. It's culturally fulfilling and mostly known as an industrial and university city. We stopped and stayed overnight here on the drive back since you pretty much pass by on the way back from the north of Denmark. Aside from dinner and drinks, we didn't experience too much here. On the day we left, we checked out a cool round tower that offered a good view of the city.

SKAGEN/AALBORG PHOTOS (opens in new window)

AMSTERDAM- well, I don't think I need to explain! But just in case, this amazing city is the most populated area in the Netherlands. This was one of the places I wanted to visit the most during our European travels. And it was even more beautiful and amazing than I expected it to be! The Dutch people are incredibly friendly. Highlights were the Van Gogh Museum, Anne Frank Museum (very powerful), seeing the many beautiful canals and taking a dinner cruise on them one night, an amazing vegetarian restaurant called Betty's, a super fun tour and tasting at the House of Bohl's (a distillery), and the very unique and interesting Red Light District. And before you wonder too much about it- no, Jason and I did not partake in any drug activity- though it was a little tempting with all the "coffee houses" around and the constant scent of marijuana in the air.

AMSTERDAM PHOTOS (opens in new window)