Tag: Amsterdam
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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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