Discovering Holland

So, I've been here for a month.

Woah.

 I've done a week of welcome, Spain, started school and went on a discover Holland trip. It's crazy how much I can do when I'm not nannying, working or doing sorority stuff. I have so much free time. It's weird.

The past two weeks I've been exploring the Netherlands and discovering the country I'm living in. Last Friday, a group of girls from my dorm took a train to Zaanse Schans to go look at some windmills. I had been here a few weeks and had yet to see a windmill so I figured it was about time.

Row of windmills 

Oh look, another one

Cute little street with cute little houses 

We went on a very rainy day

Insta pic. @marissaneitzel

8 pictures later we got one where our hair wasn't blowing everywhere

S'CUTEEEE

We could smell this chocolate place the moment we got off the train

Make you own chocolate

We also decided we should go to the famous sex museum,

and then out for Mexican food. I was all about the Mexican food. And margaritas. But man the Mexican food here is EXPENSIVE. I'm used to $1 tacos with a side of beans, rice and chips and salsa. Not $15 for one taco.

DISCOVER HOLLAND TRIP

This past weekend I went on a trip with our international student network program to Maastrict and Valkenburg in the Netherlands. We took a bus Friday evening to Maastrict. They had food, transportation, accommodation and activities included in the price, which was suuuuuppperrr nice. I liked Maastrict a lot. It was a nice little town. Great shopping too. Expensive, but nice.

City Center

Medieval Walls

More old city walls

The oldest city wall. Built in 1229

Don't make me daaaance

Cannon Commander 

The next day we took off to Valkenburg. This city was even smaller. There wasn't tooooo much to do here but I liked how small and quiet it was. Kinda like Shingle Springs. Small and quiet.

BAMBI!

Thought this was purdy

and this too.

Old Castle Ruins 

View of the city

I was bad.

One of the activities we did was sliding on hills. You sat on a sled and went down the hills on the metal tracks. The sleds had breaks and everything. It was pretty cool. I added a video that better explains it.

View of the slides

Had to take a ski lift to get there

CREW

Lastly, we stopped at the point where the borders of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands intersect. It was pretty neat. I can now say I have been to Germany and Belgium too. I still want to go back and explore those countries though. Because 3 minutes in each country wasn't enough.

The exact spot where the 3 countries intersect

Right foot Germany. Left foot Belgium. Rest of body the Netherlands.  It was like Twister.

Other than discovering Holland I have been doing a lot of homework. Super fascinating. Maybe next time I'll post pictures of that so people know I'm studying too and I haven't forgot why I am here.

Lastly,

Just a friendly reminder that it is now Halloween time at Disneyland.

Till next time.