Travel Antics Travel Antics issue 4 | Page 12

Amsterdam is known for its seedy underbelly. The home of the ‘sex for sale’ red light district, relaxed laws on drug taking and live graphic pornography shows. But, while hun- dreds of thousands of tour- ists flock to Amsterdam’s nightlife scene, in order to partake in its adrenaline fuelled party life. Others have come to enjoy the bo- hemian, artistic lifestyle. Many head for buildings that house artwork from Van Gough, Rembrandt and many more. But, personally I feel these were missing out on the modern day artistic cul- ture. I fell head over heels for the street perform- ers of Amsterdam. This man in particular graced the pavement outside the Banksy museum, colour- ful bikes flank his ideal jazz pose. This picture per- fectly sums up the artistic nature of Amsterdam that many have missed over the years. Page 11 | Page 12 |