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I am back from the first round of my summer travel.

Thursday:

Went to London by megabus (surprisingly comfortable for £10). Then went to Greenwich and visited the the Royal Observatory and the Prime meridian, the Old Royal Navy College, the Queens house and the National Maritime Museum. The view was breathtaking! Spent the night at the Malaysian hall.

Friday:

Joined the tour group and travelled across the English channel, France and Belgium to reach Amsterdam. Went for a canal cruise ride, followed by a tour of the red light district, which was a little disturbing.

Saturday:

Excursion to a cheese and clog factories and took pictures at the countryside in Holland. After that we visited the Anne Franks house, a diamond factory and the sex museum. Also saw lots of other attractions from outside.

Sunday:

Spent some time in Bruges. Beautiful churches. Went to the chocolate factory. Stopped by at a alcohol warehouse in Calais and bantered a bit with some drunken men. Stayed in Kipps hostel which was fantastic.

Monday:

Saw Canterbury. Learnt about Canterbury tale, went into a castle in the UK for the first time and visited the Canterbury cathedral and the Eastbridge hospital for the poor pilgrims.