The Fault in Our Stars: Amsterdam Fun Pack

If you read The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, you probably found yourself wishing you could've seen the iepen falling like a "spring snow" into the canals of Amsterdam as Augustus Waters and Hazel Grace dined at Oranjee. You wished you could've climbed the stairs in the Anne Frank house and stayed the night at the Filosoof hotel.

Well now, you can!

With the all-inclusive "The Fault in Our Stars: Amsterdam Fun Pack", you can experience everything Hazel Grace and Augustus experienced, and more! A round trip to Amsterdam is included in the package, as well as a five night stay at the Hotel de Filosoof. You will experience life in the city through trips to famous sites, lunches at cafes, and bike rides along the canals. Fans will be all abuzz when they hear that they can partake in this adventure.

At the Hotel de Filosoof, The Fault in Our Stars fans will feel as if Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters are in the room with them as they gaze at the works of famous philosophers. If they’re lucky, they might even get the chance to stay in the Kierkegaard room where Hazel stayed, or the Heidegger room where Augustus stayed! Here’s a sneak peek of the Kierkegaard room as told by Hazel, “There was a dusty old paisley chair with a sagging seat, a desk, and a bookshelf above the bed containing the collected works of Soren Kierkegaard,” (Green, 157).

For dinner one night, fans will dine at an exquisite Amsterdam restaurant. While we wish we could take them to Oranjee (mentioned in the book), it does not truly exist. They will munch on superb dishes such as Belgian white asparagus, dragon carrot risotto, and crèmeux surrounded by passion fruit. Our travelers over the age of 21 will drink champagne. For our younger travelers, sparkling juices will be available. While dining, readers will gaze out over the canals and city sites. Here’s a brief description of a few things they might see. “…on one side of us, cyclists pedaled past… And on our other side, the canal was choked with millions of confetti seeds… A bit further down the canal, I could see houseboats floating on pontoons…” (Green, 162).

 

Although Peter Van Houten’s house is fictional, The Fault in Our Stars fans can still visit a house similar to his and imagine how Augustus and Hazel Grace felt when they were there. The house will be fully furnished and decorated to suit Peter Van Houten’s personality. Swedish hip-hop music will blare from the speakers as fans tour the house. Here is a description of what they might see inside. “We followed him… past a huge oak dining room table with only two chairs, into a creepily sterile living room. It looked like a museum, except there was no art on the empty white walls. Aside from one couch and one lounge chair, both a mix of steel and black leather, the room seemed empty,” (Green, 183).

The Amsterdam Fun Pack also contains visits to famous sites, such as the Anne Frank House. Readers will get to climb the steep stairs in the house, just as Hazel Grace and Augustus did, and immerse themselves in history. They will experience feelings similar to Hazel Grace, “As I read about each of the seven who died, I thought of Otto not being a father anymore, left with a diary instead of a wife and two daughters,” (Green, 201).

This experience will leave readers yearning to be a part of the book. When they look back on their trip to Amsterdam, memories of The Fault in Our Stars will come flooding back to them. Readers will feel more connected to the characters in the book through the experiences they shared and the sights they saw in Amsterdam. Those who experienced the trip but didn't read the book will feel drawn to read it when they arrive back home in order to understand the significance of the places they visited.

The only question left for fans to ask themselves is, “Which week am I going to Amsterdam?”.