Gay Pride Parade- Walk in Amsterdam.

Hey bubs,

So, as you know I am on holiday in Amsterdam untill next week Wednesday. I feel right at home here because the atmosphere is so upbeat. Not only was I born here, but half of my family lives in Holland aswell. Yesterday I went to the Gay Pride Parade. It was amazing, so many rainbows. The weather let us down later though, as I expected it would. It was almost like the city had heard the world was ending because all you could hear was screaming and shouting when the rain began. We all knew it was coming because the sky had turned a nasty grey and everything went dark. It rained full pelt for atleast 5 minutes. And by full pelt I mean, we were nearly blown off the docks. A group of german men behind us, who had obviously drank and awful amount, cheerfully gathered underneath their picnic blanket that they had set down earlier that day. At one point the 60 odd people standing on the deck started singing in the rain. They sang, 'Singing in the Rain'. The storm was quickly over but it was horrific while it lasted.

When we were in Amsterdam (3 hours before the parade) we had a little window shop and then walked through the famous Red Light District.We stopped outside a club because we saw the cutest thing. It was a little dog with a jacket on saying sercurity standing at the doors of the club.

We waited on the deck for around 2 1/2 hours to secure a good veiw of the parade. I sat on a metal railing for about half an hour before my backside was so numb that I could hardly walk. The german group that I was talking about earlier was equipped with party 'nibbles' like sausages and cheese. Along with them were two men in 8 inch platform heels and hotpants. I'm disappointed I didn't get a picture but its probably logical why I didn't.

I'm just about to post the other lot of pictures, part 2 coming in a minute.

Peace.



Busy streets of Amsterdam before the parade.



In the carpark, two cute matching cars.

The Red Light District

Stopped off at a cafe for cappucino and a chocolate muffin.

This sweet chinese cook came out of his Wok kitchen and took a seat beside the canal. He was eating noodles and obviously felt the need to share. And so he did- with the swans.

I can honestly say that I have never seen this sort of thing before. You can literally put 2 euro's in the wall slot and open a door and you get a hamburger. Epic right?



The little dog outside the club.