We meant to be up by 9:30 this morning, but my alarm didn't go off and we woke up at 11. We obviously needed to sleep and I have a feeling just as we start to get acclimated to the severe time change we will have to go home.
Yesterday was a little bitter sweet in the world of weather as it was in the 70s and super sunny so Amy and I got ready for today under the assumption that we were going to have the same weather, but we got to the entrance of the hotel and were sad to find gloomy skies and 30s.
Amy had been planning since the beginning of wanting to go to Europe to visit the Anne Frank Annex, so we headed over there on our rental bikes but first went to a pancake shop and ate the bejezus out of some huge lemon/sugar and mushroom/cheese pancakes.
Then we walked over to the Anne Frank Annex. The line was really long but moved quickly, and we were inside after a half hour. The museum was pretty crowded and set up in a specific path for everyone to stay on, but it's simplicity and dark mood really conveyed the tragedy and unbelievable reality of their situation. The tour took an hour and then we headed back to the hotel for a quick nap before meeting back up with Rachel at the windmill brewery.
Rachel's friend Kurt flew in from Chicago this morning so we got to meet him briefly before he had to meet up with someone for dinner. We also met another acquaintance of Rachel's named Martin who had a couple other friends in town with him for his birthday. I wish I could remember their names but I can't. They were the first dutch people we had actually met since we've been here and they weren't from Amsterdam.
Rachel, Amy and I decided to eat falafel for dinner so we rode over to Maoz Veg for some delicious food. Not too much to say about it other than that.
That's coleslaw on my nose.
We ended the evening at an Egyptian hookah bar where Rachel taught Amy and I how to play backgammon while we drank some awesome Moroccan mint tea and smoked apple hashish. The situation was interesting because Amy and Rachel were the only two women in the entire shop. The rest of them were all Egyptian men who either stared at us oddly or watched soccer on tv.
Tomorrow night we make our way to Germany but not before we have one last stint with Rachel where we will take the train out of Amsterdam to visit some windmills and clog/cheese making shops.
Goodnight to you.
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