Amsterdam

Day 1

Amsterdam

We arrived in Amsterdam on a very important day, Queen's Day, the biggest party day in the country! It is a holiday in which the Netherlands celebrates the Queen's birthday! The streets were packed with people having nothing but fun, not an unhappy person to be found! When we got to the airport we were not only met by my cousin Jonas, who just moved there, but my beautiful cousin Jenelle as well! Jenelle and her boyfriend Dan flew out from Vancouver, B.C. to join in the fun and surprise us! We were thrilled to be with family and friends on European soil! The six of us had such a great day seeing all the festivities for Queen's Day, visiting the Anne Frank House, walking along the canals, and enjoying an amazing tapas dinner! It was a great start to our trip. Thank you so much to my beautiful cousins Jonas and Jenelle as well as Dan and Mark for a perfect visit!

Rob excited to be in Europe!

Nelly, Gma, Jonas, Dan

Nelly, Gma and me!

The canals were filled with party boats for the Queen!

All the ORANGE for Netherlands

Yes, those are urinals...

This does not show how crowded the entire city was...

Lovin A'dam!

Such a great surprise having Nelly join us!

Rob about to go through the secret door at the Anne Frank House

Looking at the actual pictures and writings from Anne's room

Anne Frank House, a wonderful and inspiring experience

Jenelle, Grandma and Jonas at dinner

With my hubby and Dan

The result of Queen's Day. The garbage crew literally was on strike!