Day 0
The flight to Amsterdam went surprisingly well, with the hairiest part being that neither of us heard the boarding announcements until, at the expected start time of boarding, we heard the final boarding call from the bathroom (mid diaper change!). But we made it onboard and the flight attendant even moved the person in our row so we could have an extra seat. Being an overnight flight, baby slept well until "breakfast", which was served in extraordinarily crinkly packaging, and the cabin lights were turned on. It seems as if baby doesn't have an internal clock; he just takes cues from his surroundings about when to sleep and when to play.
We hopped on an airport shuttle to our hotel, which was great because we had too much to be able to navigate onto a
train easily.
We thought we would have all day to explore, but instead we napped and finally ventured out into the neighbourhood in search of a grocery store at dinner time. Most grocery stores here don't take credit cards. So our cash has essentially become our food budget!
Day 1
We ventured into town on foot with stroller, with the target destination being a Vodafone store to buy SIM cards. We passed a little farmers market and bought some strawberries, ate lunch at a falafel shop, explored the city centre, and found our SIM cards. Then we headed to the canal museum and took a canal cruise before heading back to the hotel.
Day 2
We bought a transit pass today and hopped on the bus to Centraal Station (no stroller today). We walked to a ticket booth, purchased the Holland Pass, and caught a tram north to the Rijksmuseum. Baby seemed to like the paintings of people! After we bought food and chilled in a park by the canal. We then wandered the square south of the Rijksmuseum before catching a tram and meandering home.
Day 3
Biking day! We set out towards Centraal Station by bike today, whereupon we caught a ferry and continued north by bike. We looped back and spent the night in Zaandam. En route we enjoyed views of fields in the pollards, biked through a national park and visited the Zaanse Shans - a collection of recreated windmills.
Day 4
Biking day 2. A short riding day today- essentially a hop to the coast in preparation for continuing north. We enjoyed time at a beach en route and browsed a Cheese and Clog shop. In the evening we went for a swim in the hotel pool.
The flight to Amsterdam went surprisingly well, with the hairiest part being that neither of us heard the boarding announcements until, at the expected start time of boarding, we heard the final boarding call from the bathroom (mid diaper change!). But we made it onboard and the flight attendant even moved the person in our row so we could have an extra seat. Being an overnight flight, baby slept well until "breakfast", which was served in extraordinarily crinkly packaging, and the cabin lights were turned on. It seems as if baby doesn't have an internal clock; he just takes cues from his surroundings about when to sleep and when to play.
We hopped on an airport shuttle to our hotel, which was great because we had too much to be able to navigate onto a
train easily.
We thought we would have all day to explore, but instead we napped and finally ventured out into the neighbourhood in search of a grocery store at dinner time. Most grocery stores here don't take credit cards. So our cash has essentially become our food budget!
Day 1
We ventured into town on foot with stroller, with the target destination being a Vodafone store to buy SIM cards. We passed a little farmers market and bought some strawberries, ate lunch at a falafel shop, explored the city centre, and found our SIM cards. Then we headed to the canal museum and took a canal cruise before heading back to the hotel.
Day 2
We bought a transit pass today and hopped on the bus to Centraal Station (no stroller today). We walked to a ticket booth, purchased the Holland Pass, and caught a tram north to the Rijksmuseum. Baby seemed to like the paintings of people! After we bought food and chilled in a park by the canal. We then wandered the square south of the Rijksmuseum before catching a tram and meandering home.
Day 3
Biking day! We set out towards Centraal Station by bike today, whereupon we caught a ferry and continued north by bike. We looped back and spent the night in Zaandam. En route we enjoyed views of fields in the pollards, biked through a national park and visited the Zaanse Shans - a collection of recreated windmills.
Day 4
Biking day 2. A short riding day today- essentially a hop to the coast in preparation for continuing north. We enjoyed time at a beach en route and browsed a Cheese and Clog shop. In the evening we went for a swim in the hotel pool.
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