Day 3 of #gainesgeauxoverthepond we are exhausted! We got up early at the Airbnb and were thankful the host left us a few breakfast items. We like to splurge on good food but sometimes we are also cheap and go with that option. We headed back to the airport to pick up our rental car and got on the road. Our first stop was Delft to visit the Royal Delft Pottery factory and a windmill we happen to see. Then on to Efteling! Efteling is a Dutch theme park! It is soo magical. Dare I say it puts Disney to shame. Every where you turn is something new to see. The theming is crazy! It’s got a good mix of dark slow rides and roller coasters. Since we are staying on property you get 2 days worth of tickets so we parked the car and headed straight there. We will do more of the park tomorrow before heading to Belgium. My feet are killing me!
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!
