Smiling Faces in Holland

I know most people are attracted to Amsterdam for their "coffee shops", but honestly this is one of the prettiest cities I have ever seen. The Dutch are such friendly people too, riding along on their bikes all day without a care in the world. If we asked anyone a question, they were so nice in going out of their way to help us. From the tram driver who announced our stop over the PA, to our bartender who wrote us out a list of things to do, these are some of the friendliest people in the world. If you're ever in the city, see Stefan's list of things to do below, so cute!

They have great food in Amsterdam too. One morning I had french bread toasted with goat cheese, thyme and honey...I will definitely try this recipe when I get home, it was so good and looked extremely easy to make. We also bought our own meat and cheeses at a grocery one night and had a picnic in the hotel room. Such a good idea if you're trying to save money while traveling. Everything was gourmet and even with a bottle of wine it ended up being under $20 total.

The cafe right next to our hotel, Onder de Ooievaar, was a cute, inexpensive cafe with a great beer selection. A great place to sit out by the canal and people watch...needless to say we spent most of our time there. Also, make sure to try Zatte if you ever see it any where. It's a local brewery in Amsterdam and is 8% alcohol and only 3.5 euro, so tasty!

For accomodation, we stayed in the Hotel Prinsenhof, which is right on a beautiful canal street. It was not expensive at all and the room was huge, I highly recommend it to anyone going there soon.

Such a relaxing couple of days, now off to Prague!