Tuesday June 7, 2011

Beautiful view from the train window

I slept the best on this sleeper train, playtime is over. Eye cover and phone noise machine= sleeping happy. I slept for probably four and a half hours total. This kid Casey got on the train at 12:30. He was from Canada and was traveling alone.

We get to Amsterdam at 10 am and I was shocked with how many beautiful men there are here. I saw more hot guys just in the train station than I had in all other countries combined. The trams were on a one day strike so we have to get a cab. We get to our hotel which is basically like an apartment/ hotel right near the entrance of Vondel Park. Its so cute I cant stand it. Red carpets and whit walls. Ikea chandeliers and little floral curtains.

There is a bathroom down the hall and a kitchen that we share with the other people staying there. You cant wear your shoes inside. 

We nap for about 45 mins then head out around our hotel for food. Recommended by the owner to an Indonesian place that opens at 6, its only 2. We eat at a corner café.

Splitting everything as usual

Pumpkin soup and amazing OJ. Oj is a big deal here apparently. Open faced BLT and veggie humus zucchini Sammy.

We go rent bicycles and ride around. Bikes are the mode of transportation here. There are separate roads and stop lights for bikes. Its craziness.

So many bikes here that they had a boat with a crane pulling bicycles out of the canal!

Looking rough right off the train.

We ride to the city center and walk around. Booking life and bikes everywhere. We eat a brownie and a muffin ( not that kind) and mine was moist and perfection. 

We ride our bikes over to the Rijkes museum cause were gonna go there tomorrow. Saw the I Amsterdam thing. Mom and I were getting snippy with each other because we are so tired.

We ride back to a grocery store, get some fixings and head back to hotel. Its really nice that everyone here also speaks English.

Go to bed around 10 pm. Its still light outside.