Ahh, Haarlem, now this is my kind of Netherlands. Had I known that this town was so much better, I would have spent the majority of my time here and not Amsterdam; although the history in Amsterdam is more my speed, the town is not.
Haarlem is home to the St Bavo church which holds The Christian Muller Organ, it is the focal point of St. Bavo. It's 30 meters high and has 5068 pipes. Constructed by Amsterdam organ builder Christian Muller between 1735 and 1738, Handel and Mozart both have played it, Mozart when he was 10. A picture above. Man, people build some crazy shit for this God fella, popular Deity he is, eh?
Haarlem is much more quaint and relaxed. There is a good shopping element here and a giant general square in which to enjoy some lunch. I decided upon a Thai spot, there was a gentlemen there who burned a hole through my head the entire meal. This was strange because for the most part people do not make much eye contact, let alone, stare.. intensely.
In addition to the Haarlem area I visited the science center (NEMO) in Amsterdam. This progressive atmosphere is yet another testament to the forward thinking of the old world and a large example to the blind ignorant bible thumping bureaucratic ways of the west. The science center has an area for sex education. Did he say sex education? yeah you know that thing that we all do? Humping like rabbits? yeah well it turns out its a good idea to teach and learn about it before actually doing it. Unlike in the USA where we believe that sex education is a bad thing... Abstinence education, pffft, Turns out that never works. Along side this educational area is some wooden dolls showing examples of brilliant ways of having sex.(picture above is an example, a favorite of mine "Pounding the spot") Nothing is crude, nothing is revealing; simply human. In addition to this progressive education is gay advocacy as well as a healthy write up on the lifestyle, gay rights, recourses and a cheerful lists of hints on healthy ways to "come out" Go Holland GO!!! very well done.
Haarlem is home to the St Bavo church which holds The Christian Muller Organ, it is the focal point of St. Bavo. It's 30 meters high and has 5068 pipes. Constructed by Amsterdam organ builder Christian Muller between 1735 and 1738, Handel and Mozart both have played it, Mozart when he was 10. A picture above. Man, people build some crazy shit for this God fella, popular Deity he is, eh?
Haarlem is much more quaint and relaxed. There is a good shopping element here and a giant general square in which to enjoy some lunch. I decided upon a Thai spot, there was a gentlemen there who burned a hole through my head the entire meal. This was strange because for the most part people do not make much eye contact, let alone, stare.. intensely.
In addition to the Haarlem area I visited the science center (NEMO) in Amsterdam. This progressive atmosphere is yet another testament to the forward thinking of the old world and a large example to the blind ignorant bible thumping bureaucratic ways of the west. The science center has an area for sex education. Did he say sex education? yeah you know that thing that we all do? Humping like rabbits? yeah well it turns out its a good idea to teach and learn about it before actually doing it. Unlike in the USA where we believe that sex education is a bad thing... Abstinence education, pffft, Turns out that never works. Along side this educational area is some wooden dolls showing examples of brilliant ways of having sex.(picture above is an example, a favorite of mine "Pounding the spot") Nothing is crude, nothing is revealing; simply human. In addition to this progressive education is gay advocacy as well as a healthy write up on the lifestyle, gay rights, recourses and a cheerful lists of hints on healthy ways to "come out" Go Holland GO!!! very well done.
Tommorow I am off to Berlin!! Caio!!
-Matthew
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