Amsterdam

Day 2

Amsterdam

We started our day out with a great breakfast that we picked up from the grocery store called Marqt. It was fabulous! Then we headed to Coster Diamond Factory for a personal tour from Jonas' friend. We saw some awesome bling! We went to get some lunch before heading to Keukenhof to see some tulips! The flowers did not disappoint, it was truly amazing! After a few hours of tulips we went to my cousins for dinner and a little relaxing. We finished the evening off with a night cruise on the canals, a trip through the red light district and some fun at the carnival! Thanks again to Jonas and Mark for showing us their city and Nelly and Dan for surprising us! We loved A'dam!

Just walkin the streets in Amsterdam!

Waiting for the train

Beautiful train ride

Dan decided to walk in the giant klompen

Love these fuzzy guys!

Cutest Grandma ever!

I love my family!

Crazy upside down flowers

The color on these make me happy!

Look closely for the ducks!

This area was so peaceful

Taking a break from all the flowers to enjoy a waffle!

Jenelle's favorite flower!

Making the grub!

Heading out for more fun!

cruisin the canals

A bitter sweet goodbye! Paris here we come!

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!

Let the fun begin!

The time finally came for us to begin our EUROPEAN VACATION! We were thrilled for this adventure and so GRATEFUL for the chance to see this wonderful world! We had two jam packed weeks that were filled with all of the "musts", in my opinion, and some of my favorites! Be prepared for a photo overload. I am going to try to do a post a day, one for each day of our trip! It will take awhile but I think it is the only way I can blog about the trip without going insane! Hope you enjoy!

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Day 1

We drove to Los Angeles the night before we left for our trip. The morning of our flight from LAX to Frankfurt, we stopped by our friends house, where we parked our car. Andrew and Erinn not only let us park at their house but they went to a wonderful lunch with us and sweet Erinn, who was prego & past her due date, took us to the airport! They are the best! When we got to the airport we met up with my Grandma who had just flown in and got checked in for our flight! The fun began!!!!!!

Rob and me in front of our plane!

Gma and Rob in front of our two story humongoid plane!

His first time abroad on vacation!

On the plane and soooo excited!

"Excited" faces

In Frankfurt

Pretzel in Germany!

We're back!

We are home safe and sound! We had a wonderful trip and are adjusting to not being on vacation, boo! When I can muster up the energy I will post all about our AMAZING ADVENTURE, I have thousands of pictures to go through, literally!