Friday, January 05, 2018

AMSTERDAM/BELGIUM TRIP! November 2017

 Hopping the pond...
 We've arrived! And the boys feel sick...
 Schipol Airport
 Decided to just ditch plans of going straight to Bruges and got a room at the airport hotel to recover from jetlag...



 Official Day 1: Set off for Bruges the next morning feeling much better....







 Layover for a few hours in Antwerp to change trains...





 Found a Wagamama!
 Diamonds in Antwerp...


 Boarding our next train to Bruges...

 Day 2: Bruges, Belgium











 Bike garage
 Town Square

 The Belfry



 366 steps to the top!




 The top of the Bruges Belfry























 Salvador Dali Museum




 Chocolate!




 BEER!








 Our Air BnB in Bruges

 This little Hobbit Restaurant is where we had Thanksgiving:)


 One last waffle...

 ...Day 4: Arrival at Amsterdam Central the next day



 Our Air BnB boat!





 Right on the Amstel River!



 Waffles, waffles, and more waffles
 Adventures in a Dutch grocery store









 Day 5: Rented bikes and explored the city! Saw a Banksy exhibit, ate waffles, and had a blast! Mike and I ventured out later in the evening for a quick trip to the Red Light District which was very interesting...

























 Day 6 : Zaanse Schans - Spent the day climbing up and exploring old Dutch windmills and learning about how Dutch wooden shoes are made. Mike even bought a pair!



















 Day 7: Our last day in Amsterdam - Did a lot more walking around, visited the Maritime Museum and the Amsterdam Museum, and took a canal cruise.


                                                                  Rembrandt Square