Last night my Study Abroad group planned out an evening of dinner and music. We first went to an Indonesian resteraunt called Srikandi and had quite a bit of food served to us. Make sure you are not allergic to nuts or shellfish when eating there... Almost everything is cooked in peanut oil and the battered looking fish is not shrimp, it's crab. We had a few unfortunate events with students who were allergic, so just be aware. Other than that, the dining experiance was much fun, well worth it and a whole lot of really good Indonesian food.

We then made our way over to the Concertgebouw. It's a big ornate building that had an orangish/yellowish glow to it during the night time. I really liked it inside. It looked like a very classic music venue, with red chairs and a lit stage. You could actually sit behind the orchestra if you wanted in this venue as well. I didn't get to, but I am sure it would be cool to see the conductor from the front with all the facial expressions and such. During intermission you can get coffee/tea/beer/wine etc... The show that I saw was a Dvorak piece and a Stravinsky piece. Both were very well played and the Stravinsky piece at the end was quite fascinating. They all gave the orchestra and conductor a standing ovation at the end. All and all it was quite a classy night.