Starting off early on Saturday, we get to the city by train from a district just outside Amsterdam. The train station building is amazing. It's almost like you come out of a castle. Walking down the main street to the Dam Square, we were always tripping on every step of the way, because we were looking up all the time at the buildings' facades and the Christmas decoration, which was giving the city center even more atmosphere.
We had a meeting with a Free Walking Tour guides at the War Memorial right across the street from the Royal Palace. It was raining cats and dogs. I was ready to run and hide in the "Madame Tussaud" Museum, but...! Sam (our tour guide) was so contagious with his energy , that we actually stayed to the very end. Thanks to him I learned a lot about the city, the country and the history, seeing some of the most beautiful places along the way.