This morning we got up early to try and beat the lines for the Anne Frank House, which was an absolutely mind changing experience. We did not have to wait in line for very long and every aspect of the museum was done very well. It had enough information for those who do not know much about the background of Anne Frank's story, but enough detail to add for those who already had knowledge.
After the museum, we grabbed lunch at our beloved Wok to Walk, which Sheley found that Amsterdam was the first ever place to have one, so that was pretty cool. After lunch we headed back to the hostel for a few and then went to a market Amy had researched before taking our walking tour. The market was like a flee market on steroids and had some really cool things in it, including stroopwaffle, which became a necessity on the trip. Five of us sampled it, and five of us bought some. It was amazing, just two simple crunchy waffle-type cookes with a syrup-like carmel inside. To die for.
We then headed to do our Sandeman's walking tour, where we got to see The Old Church, the Red Light District, and many other important Amsterdam things. Following the tour, we grabbed food at a Dutch Restaurant suggested by our tour guide, where I got a traditional Dutch dish of sausage, potatoes, vegetables and gravy. We then went to the grocery store to get some snacks and headed back to the hostel to get ready to celebrate Sheley's birthday.
We did Amsterdam's Ultimate Pub Crawl through the Red Light District and it was a blast. There were over 100 people on the crawl with us, including a bachelor party and lots of fun people from all over the world that we got to meet. Everyone in the group seemed to have a good time, including Sheley which was what mattered most!
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