Entry #10 Amsterdam's Red Light District

Amsterdam's Red Light District

I recently talked to a friend who is visiting Europe and is currently in Amsterdam and shared an experience which I have heard of before as "the red light district". Now, this is a bit more riske than previous blogs. The red light district is a series of street which have buildings with windows which have red lights in them. These red lights shine down on women who sell themselves for sex in order to earn money. In contrast to the United States, prostitution is completely legal in Amsterdam and is actually considered a viable form of income. 

As men walk down these streets, the women knock on the windows to grab mens' attention, which is when these women begin their sales pitch of which sexual activities they are willing to perform. If the men like the pitch, the women bring the men in the building where the acts are performed. Also, in the district, there are different sections lit up with different colored light which are coded for different types of women. Some of these types of women include latin women, african women, heavy-set women, etc. The red light district aims to please men in all types of ways and has become quite the tourist attraction. The red light district is actually such an attraction that it is even featured on the Amsterdam information page along with sex clubs, escorts, and prostitution. The comparison of the United States and Amsterdam are completely black vs. white. Although the red light district is one of the most famous attractions in Amsterdam, there are more sights to see on people's sex travels such as rooms where you can pay a small price to watch people have sex and other clubs where you can participate. 

And this whole time I was under the assumption Amsterdam only had marijuana to offer..