Amsterdam Day 2

From Amsterdam Day 2

Today, we walked all the way to the Artis, the Amsterdam Zoo. It was more of a 'classic' zoo then what you seen in Calgary and it was very interesting. Lots of animals that were out of their hiding places as well as tons of kids with their parents. The walk was probably about 2 miles, and then another mile walking around the zoo.

From Amsterdam Day 2

From Amsterdam Day 2

From Amsterdam Day 2

On the way back, we circled around to the train station and then back through the shopping district of Amsterdam. The stores were open today, so there were lots of places to stop and look (while our feet recovered). We stopped at a cafe on the street and had a pint of beer with fries and a 'snack' sized sandwich. Overall, it was kind of expensive, but reasonable considering the location.

From Amsterdam Day 2

From Amsterdam Day 2

Further on, we went into one of the local grocery stores and bought a dinner of ham, cheese, bread, tubed mustard and mayo, meatballs, skewers of goat cheese and sun-dried tomatoes and some other snacks. Considering the lack of refrigeration we have too much, but I guess we can just eat it. Oh yes, we did buy pudding cups because we can use the cup parts as wine glasses later on!

Tonight I believe we might take the evening canal boat tour that is just to the south of us. It is a 90 minute tour with a live guide (big deal apparently), so it should be interesting.

From Amsterdam Day 2

Tomorrow possibly is The Hague (to see Madurodam and other sites) and another town that is fairly close. The weather might be rainy, but that is OK.