To sum up our plane ride, it was cold and the blankets were too short. And the stewardess judged us right off the bat, deeming us too young/incapable of sitting in the exit row. She just didn't understand that we simply wanted the extra leg room. Oh, and we almost missed the flight. The entire plane had boarded before we looked up and realized that maybe that HAD called our section.
We started our second day in Amsterdam today. After 2 SleepyTimes and a solid 18 hours of sleep we were ready to go! Here are some observations:
1. We don't know how to say even the simplest phrases in dutch, like "hello" or "thank you".
2. The people here are so classy!
a. They don't eat sandwiches with their hands (like me).
b. They ride bikes in dresses and heels and don't even sweat.
c. They are healthy. For example while Haley and I were sitting at a cafe drinking beer and eating cheesy croissants we saw a girl ride by on her bike eating an apple.
3. The Dutch are tall.
4. While they value natural ventilation and light in their living spaces, NOT so much can be said about their bathrooms. We've nicknamed our 4 sq. foot bathroom "The Linoleum Cave," covered floor to ceiling in tan speckled linoleum. But it's clean, it being possible to literally Windex the entire space and all.
Today we plan to visit the Van Gogh museum and Anne Frank's House. Since those are the only attractions we are aware of. We also plan on googleing more things to do.
I bought some lovely wooden tulips to remember our trip to the
flower market!
Our favorite flowers were the Dahlias!
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