Travel #3 // Amsterdam

Hi lovelies. As you may or may not know, this is my third post for my Travel Series, which goes live every Tuesday. Today I am writing about my trips to Amsterdam! I have been to Amsterdam twice, and would go again. There are so many things to do in Amsterdam, you will never be bored! Plus, it is only like a 30-40 minute flight from where I live, which is a bonus. By the time you take off and reach maximum height, your ready to start descending again to land!  The weather is pretty much the same as England because its so close, but its still a good holiday!

I cant find all the pictures from our holiday, so this post is going to be mostly about what we did there more than pictures :)

Madame Tussauds 

Madame Tussauds is a wax museum. It was the first time I had been to a wax museum and it was amazing! How do they get them to look so much like the real people?! There was lots of famous (wax) people to look at and you could go an take your photo with them. This was a good experience and I would recommend going here if you go to Amsterdam.

Torture Museum

The Torture Museum was a bit of an odd one for us to go to, but we thought it would be interesting. So we went. Inside it is quite dark with dim lights. You follow the path way round, and along the way there are the torture devices they used to use. Some are behind glass, but most of them can be touched. Each device features an enlarged image from an old book or a newspaper article featuring the device, it's description and how it was used.  It is quite horrible looking at it all, knowing that people actually used to use them. But at the same time, it's interesting. If you are into history, I'd recommend visiting this museum. 

Artis Zoo

The Amsterdam Zoo. I would definitely recommend going here! I loved it. You can get there by foot as its not that far from the city centre. They have all the animals for you to walk around and see, an aquarium, a butterfly house, a botanical garden, a planetarium, an insect house and a zoological museum. You can walk through an indoor area where there are monkeys playing and running around you. There are no cages or enclosures for them, they are literally playing where you are walking! The only thing I didn't like .. was the butterfly house. My boyfriend made me walk through it and I hated it. There are hundreds of butterfly's flying around everywhere! Don't get me wrong, some of them are beautiful colours and look pretty, but I hate insects! So this was not for me! But I still did it and was glad I did, I just wouldn't do that part again! All in all, the zoo was amazing and one of the best attractions I went to. 

There are also lots of places to eat in Amsterdam and it is very good for shopping! There are plenty more museums and attractions to visit and when I go back again, I will definitely be going to the Amsterdam Dungeons! We did also go to the Sex Museum, which was definitely an experience! If you like casinos, there are a few there and like all tourist places .. there are alot of souvenir shops! 

I thoroughly enjoyed both my trips to Amsterdam and if you are thinking of going, do it! 

If you've been to Amsterdam before, what attractions did you see/do? If your going to Amsterdam, what attractions are you planning to visit? 

Much Love..