Amsterdam

Today we left the nice town of Stuttgart, Germany and made our way to Amsterdam.

Over the past few days we have been staying with some of Megan's family friends in Stuttgart. They were nice enough to allow us to bunk there for two nights and on our second day there we took the train into town. The town of Stuttgart is known for having the head quarters for car companies like Porsche and Mercedes and is a newer town because most of it was bombed during the war. On the day that we decided to go into town, so did about 100 soccer fans getting ready for the game later that night. After soaping and jumping in the main fountains, they kindly posed for a photo op for us (which can be found in the photo album). It was a great stay altogether and we greatly appreciated Cordy, Rich, and Tatiana's warm welcome!

Today we finally arrived in Amsterdam, where we are REALLY roughing it in our lovely HOTEL (thank you Dad and Trina)! After settling into our room (and trying on our complimentary terry cloth robes and slippers) we aimlessly walked around the city. The buildings are so beautiful and all the shops are so fun to look at (especially the bakeries!). The flowers here are beautiful too and there are tulip stands everywhere! We tried the french fries today, which is a local delight, and also tried our first Stroopwafel. The stroopwafels have become a new favorite of ours and we have already enjoyed several of them throughout the day. We also, of course, took a gander down the streets of the red light district which was particularly humorous.

Tomorrow we are getting up early and plan on going to all the museums (I think there are 5 total that we have planned for).

Goodnight!
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