Mike and Pam were patiently waiting with their door open waiting for us this morning.
We had a wonderful walk on our way to the Hermitage Amsterdam Museum. The beauty of the city and the excitement of the day did crazy things to us.
There may not be as many cars on the roads here but there are a lot more moving objects to watch out for and lanes to cross. There are bike lanes, tram lanes & car lanes, all with their own lights. The bikes may have a green light but that does not mean pedestrians can cross.
The Hermitage Amsterdam's exhibit was about the Russian Orthodox Church. It was interesting to see and hear all that they have been through.
The museum is in a building that use to house the elderly and the poor. Besides the exhibit on loan from the Hermitage in St. Petersburg they also had a few exhibits about the buildings past.
I also loved just looking through the window and seeing the beauty of Amsterdam.
We were kind of disappointed because we were under the impression from their website that the Van Gogh paintings were there because of a remodeling project going on but they weren't so it was then decided to head to the Van Gogh Museum. On the way there we passed a square that local artists were displaying and selling their art.
I also saw a sign that I thought was a good thing to remember. I also like that you can see a reflection of all of us as we're heading down the road.
Roger & Mike are trying to decide if they should live on the wild side and if so which vice should they take up while they're here.
a piercing or a tattoo?
going to a coffee shop?
I think they might settle for Roger's favorites Heineken & Hagen Daz.
We also got to walk through the floating flower market. I wanted to buy all kinds of bulbs but you are limited to what you can bring back to just a few that are certified and besides that I can't add any weight to our suitcases.
We found some fun shops to along the way. Do you think these shoes fit?
Roger wanted to shop here.
I found something I would have loved to buy for Amanda but instead she gets this picture.
Then Roger had something crappy happen to him, pardon the pun. Yes that is bird poo on his arm (and back).
Lucky for him Pam had some Kleenexes to clean him up with.
Mike was jumping for joy when we finally reached the Van Gogh museum.
After we finished there we headed back via the Heineken Brewery. We didn't do the tour but did go into the gift shop.
Took a little break.
We stopped by the store and got a few things. We also enjoyed the music that was being sung as we walked.
Pam made dinner....
and dessert.
We had a boat parade as our entertainment for the night.
Then we had a beggar come to our window.
Then later the whole family showed up.
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