We arrived way to early in the morning from Prague via overnight bus to Amsterdam. Eva and I roamed the deserted streets trying to find breakfast available before 9:30.
Apperently the Dutch like their beauty sleep.
After finaly checking into our luxury digs right in the city central, Mark aka Rob aka Clint arrived. (from this point on he will be called Clint). We went out for a nice lunch and roamed the streets of downtown for hours. Clint decided that we would need to stop and sample all the treats- ice cream, pastries, etc…
We check out the red light area, the coffee shops, and the Hemp museum. All interesting to say the least.
We checked out the Madame Tussads wax museum and got some shots with celebs! Eva even decided to see if the Sean Connery model was wearing a ribbon.(Scottish Joke).
The Van Gogh museum was wonderful. It was a very modern building, but it was built over 30 years ago - so it shows some forward thinking of design. We went to the Anne Frank house, but unfortunately the lines were around the block and looked to be hours long.
We took a nice canal tour and enjoyed the views from the water ways. Eva was a bit disapointed in the flower market, because no tulips were in bloom. They were only selling bulbs.
On a side note: We did stop by and visit the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. This was the hotel where Clint and his family would stay when he was young. They would make a point to visit Amsterdam on their way home from Arabia every year. He told us of his favorite game of hide and seek, where he went out on the ledge of the building outside his window and drew the curtain shut behind him. This was on the highest floor and the ledge was only 5 or 6 inches wide.