The Netherlands!

I went to Amsterdam! Exciting, right? I also went to Utrecht, so that added more excitement, and then to top it off I was traveling with Sam and Nicole. So I was really happy to go and I had a great time. The people were all really friendly and easygoing, and the country was so beautiful!

We walked around most of the city center in Amsterdam, went to the market, tried some great food, and enjoyed the waterways. In Utrecht we visited the Dom Tower and Kasteel de Haar, both of which are the biggest in the country. All in all it was a fantastic few days, and I'm sorry I couldn't visit more places and stay longer. But here are some of the awesome things we did see (and eat)...

I don't know how I missed the memo, but there are a ton of beautiful canals to see!

I was expecting the tulips though.

We visited the Anne Frank house and museum. No photos inside, so this is it!

The Rijksmuseum.

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There's more than one of these signs! It makes so much sense for them to do that, but again I didn't realize it. Sam has some pictures of us standing next to it, so I might have to add that later.

Fresh stroopwafel from the market. It's kind of like a soft waffle cookie with a caramel syrup center. Very yummy. (For those of you who don't know her, this is Sam.)

And then we had some fries, which were also fantastic.

The Heineken Experience. It was really well done and if you were actually a big fan and did all the stuff they had you could spend the whole afternoon there.

Pretty sure the menu said this was a classic favorite. Now we know why.

And then a chocolate/nut covered banana to top off the day. Turns out I have pictures of pretty much everything we ate haha.

Not the best windmill photo you could take, but at least I got one!

The tower we climbed. 465 steps to the top and well worth the effort for the amazing view!

In the belfry. I can't believe how big and heavy these bells are!

The tower was supposed to be attached to this church, but there was a huge storm that destroyed the center part (which they cheaped out on during the building process because they were low on funds).

More from inside the tower.

And from the top.

Me and Nicole

Then we went to Kasteel de Haar, but this is the road we had to walk on to get there. 

I thoroughly enjoyed the time in the countryside.

Here's the castle! It's the biggest one in the Netherlands.

Complete with a moat, of course.

 

And me :)

So that was my little trip! I would love to go back and see more. Who knows, maybe someday I will. For now though, I have other things to look forward to. Mitch gets here tomorrow and he's staying for a whole week! I'm definitely really excited about that, in case you couldn't already guess.

That's all for now. Take care everyone!