Seven hours ago, Jeff and I were just heading out after a delicious breakfast and some good company - fellow Canadians from B.C., one of which had just been in Lagos like us and could relate to our experiences :)
After breakfast we headed to the train station to figure out how to purchase tickets to get to Brussels tomorrow. Thankfully there was a 'train info' kiosk with helpful people. Unfortunately the train station is more confusing than the airport, with so many different types of trains, and terminals and ticket types. We walked through the station to find out where we're supposed to go tomorrow... Hopefully it works out!
After navigating the station we headed to the grocery store to pick up our lunch items, which consisted of: ciabatta buns, half-priced meat (Jeff couldn't get over the fact that the buns cost more than the meat, lol), oranges and water. We had planned to go on a free walking tour but by the time we got through the grocery store we had lost track of time and missed it... Oh well! It turned out to be for the best anyway because just down the road we found a second-hand and souvenir market. I picked up a bag that says Amsterdam on it and a Red Light District magnet and Jeff picked up a funny t-shirt and a pair of fake (and super cheap) Ray ban sunglasses... Because Jeff has to stay stylish! (lol not at all, his other ones broke a bit so he needed new... But he had noticed all the Ray bans in Portugal!)
Once we had finished perusing through the small market we stopped for our picnic lunch in a cute little square. A number of other people had stopped with the same idea. We've noticed quite a few other tourists doing the same thing, we're all trying to stay as close to our budget as possible! We eat better this way too.
After lunch we walked and walked and walked... Until we had to pee. We paid for a cheap beer to use a washroom (and then promptly on our walk back passed a public urinal... Urgh... It was only for men though so I'm glad we stopped!). We walked past the zoo and up and down all sorts of streets. It was fun just to explore the sights and sounds together. Amsterdam really is a beautiful city and it was nice to see it in a relaxed way.
There was an electronics store we checked out to see if they had a charger for my ereader but we weren't successful. We'll have to keep looking or I'll have to go without.
Then we headed back to the grocey store to pick up dinner items (grapes, ceasar salad, meatballs, pasta, beer and rose whine - which is still a little strong for me).
We're back at our place, with sore feet... We estimated that we were on our feet walking 6.5 hours today. This is the most walking we've ever done and there is so much more to do! lol. Better get our feet up and rested.
Time to enjoy some microwaved dinner and strong wine... With a side of grapes and chocolate, sitting on a boat and enjoying a beautiful evening. Tomorrow is another adventure.
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