Even with all the weird things I've seen in this city, this has to take the cake: a guy in a black hooded robe, wearing a goofy mask, playing a guitar right next to Damrak (sort of the city's main street). What pushed this into the upper stratosphere of weirdness was the inexplicable presence of a large plastic toy of Baby, from the early-90s sitcom Dinosaurs, attached to the guitar. (No, I am not embarrassed to recognize this. I can't be the only one who remembers that show, if only vaguely.) I'd have taken a photo, but I'm not sure the guy would've appreciated it.
I am utterly worn out, but have had a very good day thus far. Spent most of the day on a free (but actually quite good) tour of the city, with the same company that ran last night's tour of the Red Light District. Very informative, and lots of good opportunities for photo taking [insert qualifier regarding the condition of my camera here]. Then visited Oude Kerk, a massive church, incongruously located in the Red Light District. Currently, it's hosting a fascinating (and, in some cases, disturbing -- lots of war images) exhibit of the award winners for the World Press Photo competition (according to Wikipedia, the church is also where the awards ceremony is held.
My feet are sore as hell, which I guess says that I've done a lot (even if I at times feel like the one person who apparently didn't come to the city for the primary purpose of toking up... ) It'll be good to be back in Nottingham... not that there's much relaxation on that end, what with packing. Probably not doing to much in the way of that tomorrow, though -- I have to get up around 6:30 or 6:45 tomorrow, and though I plan on hitting the sack early tonight, I fully expect to be exhausted nonetheless.
After all this time, it's surreal to think that I'll be back in the States in only 4 days. It'll be weird leaving again so quickly, however temporarily. (To non-family members: I'm leaving for California on the 14th (along with my dad and my brothers) to visit my grandmother. It's just for the weekend, though.
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