Late start

Tuesday, July 19, 2005:

This was the first day on our trip that we didn't get up before 8:30 and it felt great! Since we weren't jonesin' to go to any of the museums (aside from the Erotic museum, of course!) there was no need to get up early. We rolled out of bed around 10:30 and found the day somewhat windy and chilly, which was perfect for bike riding. Ray had read about this really great pancake place so we decided to go there for breakfast/lunch/brunch. We found the Pancake Brewery ("The best pancakes in town") around 11:30 and discovered it didn't open 'til noon. So we ended up sitting on a bench along the canal for 1/2 hour. It was nice having another lazy day because sometimes you gotta have those days in between the crazy days when you're on vacation, you know? Anyways, I digress....So we finally were able to sit down in the Pancake Bakery I had a banana pancake and Ray had a bacon, mushroom, and cheese pancake. We decided to split each pancake so it was sort of like main dish and dessert. They were soooooo good! It was unbelievable! And believe me, it is the best pancakes in town because 1/2 hour into opening the place was almost packed!

After breakfast/lunch/brunch we headed to the flower market to admire all the pretty flowers and then went shopping at H & M. I bought a couple tops and a skirt that were on sale. Yay! We then went to Dam Square and hung out there. We checked out a department store there. They had some interesting things there. Like a book on how to do air guitar and a toy smoking monkey that actually simulates puffing a cigarette. Afterwards we returned our bikes and walked back to the hotel. We met with tour director Rob to tie up some expenses and then went to dinner with Tom, Tyjuana, Rob, and Laura. We ate at Coco's Outback. Ray had the ribs and chicken and I had the ribs only. It was pretty good, but not as good as Outback's ribs where the meat literally falls off the bones. After dinner we went back to Jamin's to have our very last European ice cream, we said our goodbyes (we had different flight times), and went back to our rooms to pack.