Day 2 of Europe Trip

 Day 2 of #gainesgeauxoverthepond we started with a good breakfast by our Airbnb. We like to alternate between learning experiences and fun so today’s history lessons were at the Dutch Resistance Museum and Anne Frank House. The Frank house was what I was looking forward to the most on this trip and it did not disappoint. The whole experience was so moving. Reading the book and then seeing it in real life was just wow. We all throughly enjoyed it. After that we did something more light hearted and visited a wax museum. We ate a HUGE Rijsttafel meal for dinner and now we rest up for tomorrow!

Day 1 of Europe Trip

 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!

Our flight got canceled

 

All packed for the big trip

 

Year 11 of Dance

 

First and last of 7th and 10th!

 

David’s Graduation

 

End of school things