June 30th, 2012
Day 42: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
For our second day in Amsterdam, we decided to visit some of
the parks and other monuments throughout the city. I woke up early, had some
breakfast downstairs and the hostel and we were up, packed, and ready to go by
11.
Our first stop was the Iamsterdam sign over in Museumplein.
This is also where the Van Gogh Museum is located and is a gorgeous park,
especially on a day as nice as today! We had some fun taking photos and hanging
out here for a while:
Museumplein
After we found our way out of the park, we went to
Vondelpark, a huge city park in the southern part of the city. Stephen and I
decided that this is what Boston is missing- a park that you can get lost in. A
park that’s so big you can’t hear the hustle and bustle of the city and can
feel like you’re out in the countryside. The park itself is absolutely
gorgeous, with fountains and ponds and benches spread out all over. We spent
some time wandering/getting lost in here too!
On our way back, we got some chips and waffles- 2 trademarks
of the city. It made for a great lunch before we were going to be on the train
for 10 hours! We went back to our hostel and took care of a few things before
we were off for the train station. Our train left at 5:53 and took us to a
station south of Amsterdam, where we switched to the night train that would
drop us in Berlin.
Luckily, Stephen and I were alone in our 4 person sleeper
for about 5 hours. Not being able to do
much, we just hung out and read for a while. We each had gotten a salad at the
train station for dinner (which is also where Stephen, with his backpack,
knocked over 2 bottles of wine in the shop. Oops!) and mine was absolutely
delicious- cous cous, lettuce, goat cheese, sundried tomatoes, olives, and a
pesto olive oil type dressing. Best store bought salad I’ve ever had!
Gettin' comfy in our sleeper car
3 beds on each side- luckily only 4 (total) were used in our car!
Dinner :)
This train was a lot more palpable than the last night train
I took, and I actually managed to get some sleep. To Berlin we go!
Favorite part of the day: Vondelpark- I want a park just like it back at home!!
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