Day 1 of #gainesgeauxoverthepond what started off as a whirlwind of a morning that surprisingly took a turn and we winded up getting to Amsterdam 2 hours before we would have on our previous scheduled flight. I am 100% NOT regretting our decision to only pack backpacks!!
We took a quick stop at our Airbnb to drop the bags off. Our first Airbnb is a house boat on a canal by the Olympic stadium from 1928. It’s mostly a residential neighborhood with a quick walk to public transport. I had pre booked us tickets to the Van Gogh museum but because we are going on 28 hours of no sleep now we were all underwhelmed by the museum.. plus Starry Night wasn’t even there. We walked around neighborhoods and found these gold plaques on the ground outside several which are Stolpersteine or “stumbling stones” and are placed in front of the last volunteer residence of those murdered by the nazis.
We hit up a few shops after that, a much needed cup of coffee and hot chocolate and now I’m trying hard to stay up until at least 7pm here to beat the jet lag. Also the bikes are no joke!
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