Amsterdam!

Hellloooo Amsterdam! Cath, Roger, Paul and I went to Amsterdam for the weekend (as you do!) We headed off early Saturday morning for the 45 minute flight from London. As we didn't have long here we made the most of our time. First, as we were starving, we headed for breakfast and what better way to start the day than with pancakes! Amsterdam is an awesome city with a lot to see and do. We walked around the city taking in the sights and watching everyone scooting past on their bikes. After having a look around the shops we headed to the Heineken factory to learn all about the beer making process. At the end they give you are free drink and you get to hang out in the little underground pub which is really cool, we were feeling a bit tipsy and tired after the drink so off to dinner we went!

Roger and Cath at the pancake house

Me next to all the bikes and with a lovely canal in the background

Bit of a wobbly house!

Some of the marijuana merchandise

 

Town square

Wee fellow looking to take someone for a ride

Ummm rabbit soft toy but I am not sure anyone would want one!

One of the famous coffee houses

Paul outside a coffee house - appropriately named 'Funny People'

Cath and I in front of a lovely fountain

Some of the heineken advertising from over the years

The advertising history of the beer coaster

Cheers to a good day in Amsterdam!
 

One of the many bridges in Amsterdam

In order to top off the fabulous day, we hopped on a boat cruise to see Amsterdam from its famous canals. I was quite tired by this point so there were a few moments where I fell asleep with the motion of the boat, but luckily Paul stayed awake to capture some nice pictures. From what I did see, it was a lovely cruise with great commentary and a nice way to see Amsterdam.

Ahhh pretty - nice view of the bridge from the cruise

Looking down towards the numerous bridges

View from the water

Day two, and unfortunately our last day in Amsterdam, we made our way to B & B where we had another really nice breakfast to set us up for more sightseeing and adventure. As we all know Amsterdam is the town to own a bike in, therefore we became a local for the day and hired bikes to cruise around on and take us further than we would go walking. It was really sweet to bike around the town and we went out of the city to have a nosey. We really enjoyed Amsterdam and as it was a short trip, this city will definitely be on the list next year for the van tour!

Restaurant where we had a lovely breakfast

Looking across to our hotel

 

The tram service - exciting stuff!

On our bikes!

Cath and Roger in the lead

One handed!

Stopped for a nice black and white photo :)

 

Looking at all the house boats

View of around the city