Amsterdam

Amsterdam gets an A plus and beats indiana for changing temperature. We arrived in the city in 100 degree, humid weather, but we didn't let that stop us. Instead it was our hostel that set us back a couple hours since we arrived only to be greeted by a post it that read 'be back at 2.' Since it was only 10 am, we bought breakfast from a bakery and took our bags to a nearby hostel and asked them to keep them for us. So thanks to the hemp hotel we were ready to start our day despite not being able to change out of our night train clothes or shower...

Our first stop was the stayokay hostel near Vondelpark to meet up with Denise's friend Evan. Evan and his friend Justin (who happens to be the cousin of one of Nicole's future roommates )accompanied us to the Heineken Experience where we drank beer and learned how to make it. Nicole also had the honor of throwing her own beers at the bars and even beat Evan in a beer throwing contest. After the Heineken museum, we all went to eat falafel and then went to a coffee shop to relax. We split up from the boys to check into our hostel and shower and later met up again at Boom Chicago for an improv comedy show. The show was hilarious and a great end to a wonderful day!

Since it rained through the night, the next day was rather cool and windy. Denise, Amanda, and Franki went to the Van Gogh museum while Nicole went to the Reijldkjdlsfjk museum which housed a lot of Rembrant paintings. We met up after the museums to go on a ferris wheel ride that gave us a great view of the city. After the ride, we went to the Anne Frank House and had lunch. The House was interesting to walk through and is just a historical preview as to what we'll see in Poland. On our way home, we stopped in the red light district, but missed the spectacles that come out at night.

Overall, Amsterdam was fun since we got to hang out with friends, see museums and a show!