Day 30 - Amsterdam

After that night we decided to sleep in a little and start our day with Van Gogh Museum and some other tourist attractions. We get into town about 1230 pm and wanted to go buy our tickets for this day excursion at 230 plus or museum tickets all at once. We arrived at the tour place and the 2:30 excursion was booked but there were opening at the 1pm one if we hustled. This means that we were not able to go see the museum and only were going to Holland’s countryside. We decided that windmills and cheese shops were more important than seeing the museum. The countryside was a must. We made it just in time to catch the bus to Holland and the other parts around Amsterdam. Our first stop was a little town that had a wooden shoe show and we were able to see how they make wooden shoes and the history behind them. I wanted to buy some but Dad kept saying no no no. After the show we walked through the small town and went to catch a ferry to a fisherman island that had a cool museum and a lot of other cool tourist things. Right before we get on the ferry I realize that I lost my ticket. I didn’t know what to do because I needed to get on this boat. Luckily, the tour lady was able to sweet talk me on the boat and all was well. Ashley and I got off the boat and walked around then found a nice place for lunch were Ashley got chicken nuggets with apple sauce and fries and I got a cheeseburger. It hit the spot. After that Ashley wanted to get some souvenirs for people and we did some shopping before meeting up with the group. We also decided to grab an ice cream cone because it was hot and then we headed over to the museum of Dutch clothing where we were able to see the different kind of Dutch outfits and when they used them. It was very funny but also informative. We didn’t stay long because the museum was small but our next stop was the cheese shop. I was very excited for this one because we were able to taste all the different kinds of cheeses that make there. They also gave us an amazing presentation on how they make the cheese too. We walked into the shop and it was like heaven. So many cheeses and so many flavors. Ashley and I tried every single one and decided that we needed a couple for our house because we love cheese. Also right before we left we saw a guy who had wooden shoes that looked just like sneakers. He painted them red and had laces and looked just like converses but were made of wood. It was so neat. We bought two but I will not tell you which ones because it is a surprise for when we break it out in our house. Our final stop was the windmill village and that was one of my favorite stops. Holland is famous for the windmills so it was really cool to see a town with so many and how they work as well. It was raining at the time but that did not stop us from taking pictures. We finished up the tour and decided to get some more souvenirs and then go to hard rock café for dinner. When we arrived we saw two friends Mandy and Golden who love hard rock and we decided to join them for dinner. I had an awesome chicken club sandwich and Ashley had the twisted mac n cheese. The meal was amazing and free refills was nice as well. After our huge meal and busy day we finally return to the hotel after being gone for 12 hours. We decided to just relax and get to bed because the next day was Brugge/Brussels.4