We spent the afternoon seeing the sights. Our first main stop was Anne Frank's house. It wasn't really what I expected. I personally felt that too much of the original building had been changed to accommodate the museum. It was, however, interesting to see the original bookcase that hid the stairwell to the annex where they hid. And I was surprised to see that they had her actual diary on display, so that was neat.
Amsterdam itself is a little different than I expected. I think perhaps because we just came from Bruges, Amsterdam doesn't really have that quaint feel to it. There seems to be chaos everywhere with pedestrians, cars, and cyclists flooding all crosswalks and intersections. And who would have thought that nobody here wears wooden shoes?
Then we paid a visit to the Heineken Experience. It's no longer an actual brewery, so they decided to make it an overpriced interactive tour. Nicole and I had our picture taken in their green screen section. Of course we are supposed to pay for a copy, but that just seemed silly, so I took a picture of the picture.
During the actual beer sampling, one of the workers was trying to explain how to best serve and drink Heineken. First he said to smell it. Nicole thought it smelled like a skunk. Then he explained how to drink it to better enjoy the taste. I thought it tasted like moldy water. So there you go. Heineken: the Miller Lite of Europe.
We had dinner at a pub near one of the canals. It was probably the best dinner we've had thus far. At least it had some variety. The only downside was that it was freezing out. As soon as the sun begins to go down, the temperature seems to plummet. I was shaking. The situation was further exacerbated by the fact that everyone in Europe seems to smoke, so I got caught in a cloud every few seconds. Other than that though, . . . it was a decent meal. Losing feeling in our bodies, and dripping from our noses, we elected to head back to the hotel to try and warm up and plot out our activities for tomorrow.
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