We left our hostel early Tuesday morning to hop on a train to Breda. We have had limited problems so far making our train reservations and this being one of a couple times we deceided since the trains were so frequent not to reserve in advance. Long story short, instead of taking 1 train, the trek turned into 5 trains and about 6 hours of travel, but it was definitely more than worth it!
Our gracious hostess Kristen met us at the bus stop (kids in tow, as she is currently a live-in nanny in Breda) and took us to her incredible house tucked into an adorable suburb within Breda. We had dinner with the family and spent time with the four children she cares for and thier extremely kind and welcoming parents.
The next day Kristen showed us around the gorgeous city, and we had a lovely lunch outside. It was awesome to catch up with a familair face and get a chance to see her life in the Netherlands, Thanks so much Kristen for having us, we really loved Breda!
Then it was one direct train to Amsterdam, our first evening we had our first (of way too many) traditional dutch delights....a massive cone, filled with french fries, drenched in Mayo. It was love at first bite! We walked the down the main street and then deceided since our hostel is right smack in the middle of the Red Light District we might as well take a stroll through. It was definitely unlike anything we had seen before.
The next day we took another walking tour featuring all the major sites and history accompanying each one, in the evening we did a canal tour to view the city by boat. Amsterdam has some of the most unique architecture we have encountered in our travels, including the tall town houses in various shapes, levels and colours and the unique canal houses along the waterways.
Today we visited the Anne Frank House, it was absolutely mind blowing to see the actual quarters the Frank family hid for 2 years during world war II. I couldn't fathom spending everyday with no light, having to whisper, and tip toe around while in constant fear that you may be discovered and killed. It gave us much appreciation for the lives we are able to live today and the freedom we have. After the Frank House to lighten the mood we visited one of the many Pancake Houses in the city for lunch,with every topping you can imagine from chocolate to chili, it was absolultely delicious! We then went to the world's largest floating flower market and walked back down the main street to do some shopping.
We are getting all packed up now and then heading out for our last night in Amsterdam before heading to London in the morning...our final stop!
Jenna and Ty
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