In addition to our time in London, we also spent a few days in Amsterdam after our friend Damon (from NYC but has been living in the Dam for more than a month)
A view of a canal in Amsterdam
convinced us to come get a taste of the local and non touristic culture. While most visitors spend their whole time in a very contained little area, we got to know the rest of the city.
One highlight was the evening we spent in the residence of some of the staff at the hostel we stayed at. It seems squatting laws are completely different abroad and after squatting in an old warehouse for a year, it became legally theirs. So, now they live rent free and only have to pay utilities and have been doing so for nearly seven years. The evening was spent getting to know our new friends from around the world, chatting about pretty much everything and being cold. As I’m sure you can imagine, it’s very tough to heat a warehouse, so we spent the night relaxing in jackets, sweaters, scarves and hats.
