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Amsterdam, the Dutch, and bikes.
You might have heard that the dutch love their bikes. I’m here to verify that is completely accurate. More bikes than people? Well we did witness one guy biking and towing another bike with him, so he is certainly working towards that goal. You absolutely must be careful as a pedestrian. Bikes have the right…
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The Lucy Lou
Our home away from home in Amsterdam was the Lucy Lou, a house boat on one of the many canals in Amsterdam. It is a cute little loft space in the bow of a larger boat. We had a bathroom with an awkwardly tall toilet and very nice triangular shaped shower. The bed was on…
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The Anne Frank House
We went to the tour of the Anne Frank house. We climbed behind the bookshelf into the concealed door to walk through the rooms they lived in during the time she wrote her diary. They were tiny. The floors creaked. The windows were blackened out. The families spent 2 years in that space. You can…
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It’s all about the cheese
Today we went on a 6 stop food tour through Amsterdam. Including beverages. First stop was dutch apple pie, which I have certainly had a time or two in the US. And each time I had it I asked myself, “How is this different than regular apple pie?” The answer, to myself, was always “I…
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Van Gogh Museum
We saw Stary Night in New York and I was so impressed with the impact of that painting in real life. It is so good. So we had to go to the Van Gogh museum while we were in Amsterdam. They had a special exhibit that was focused around his final works before he took…
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Breakfast
Thanks to sleeping aids, I slept well last night and even managed to sleep in a bit. Breakfast this morning is an assortment of meats with brie and bread. This random grocery store bread is delicious and we would pay 3x more for the meats and cheese in the United States. Also I might have…
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Amsterdam
We landed in Amsterdam around 2am Sunday morning our time. We made our way to our temporary floating home, took a brief nap, then headed out to the Vincent Van Gogh museum. Now we are having a bite to eat, 26 hours since we woke up…. yesterday, today? Idk. We found a tiny restaurant The…
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Travel Day
Today we leave Vancouver around 11 am. Fly to Toronto for a brief layover. Then on to Amsterdam. We are set to arrive in Amsterdam around 11 am their time. Travel day for me means knitting, listening to books, and probably watching a movie or three if they are available.
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