Euro Trip

DAY TWO

I began my visit to Europe waking to a blocked nostril caused by blood, this continued through my journey. My sleep wasn't restful as I was woken by the sounds of smokers outside my window several times. But this also gave me the opportunity to watch Amsterdams first snow fall prettily into the back courtyard. I enjoyed a hearty breakfast in the dining room and set off to catch a tram to meet the day tour. I enjoyed the sights seeing the snow become thicker as we moved away from the city. For our lunch we stopped by a frozen lakeside and I was joined by the guide (Charles) who was disappointed I didn't try the pea soup. My fish meal with Heinnekin was lovely though.

Arriving back in Amsterdam I remained with the bus and we took on more tourists for the city tour, of local landmarks, stopping for a tour of the Gassan diamond factory. I tried a very sweet waffle in their shop downstairs while other tourists remained upstairs making purchases!The tour continued around the christmas lit areas of the city returning to the Damrak where we boarded the bus, I wasn't permitted to leave the bus closer to my hotel. So I grabbed a meal from subway and walked back to my hotel.Where I watched TV and talked to Steph. I slept very soundly but woke at 4am,fell asleep again easily though.