Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Bikes, boats, and a book case

Throughout the day on Monday, we frequently encountered near-death experiences (exaggeration) dodging the bikes that cruise through the streets of Amsterdam daily.  We started our day by walking to the Anne Frank House where the Frank family hid during World War II.  Touring the house was an incredibly humbling moment. Seeing the heights of the Frank children marked on the wall and the pages of Anne's actual diary made the devastation of the Holocaust chillingly real.  One piece that stood out was that the original moveable book case that hides the entrance to the Secret Annexe is still in place with all the original books on the shelves.
The afternoon consisted if chocolate-covered waffles and Greek-American style lunch.  After getting our I Amsterdam city passes at Central Station, we took the tram back toward our hostel and hopped on a canal boat tour.  We were able to relax and learn interesting facts about the city and the architecture.  Now, onto more adventures!!

-Emily Hanson & friends 

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for the update; glad it's going well. Nothing exciting here, unless you consider grading to be stimulating.

    Jerry

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