Wednesday 14 April 2010

Amsterdam Experience



Another significant part of my identity belongs with travelling. Although I have only been to a small selection of countries, I aspire to visit many more and take in the culture and the variations of nature.

Amsterdam is always associated with prostitutes and marijuana, which seems so pessimistic towards the city. However, there was so much more to embrace. The architecture, which you can see to the bottom left of the image, is fascinating. From the 17th century canal rings, to the historical infrastructures, which façade the modern buildings you would normally anticipate with such a popular city.

Dissimilarity from the traditional characteristics of Amsterdam can be indentified from what can only be connoted as contemporary influences on society; for example, the iconography of youth today, alcohol and unhealthy food. Whether or not any of these things are considered as acceptable, or inappropriate, or not particularly valued, each contributed to the whole experience of another culture.

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