We started the day by walking to the bike rental shop and then cycled to Waterlooplein for the flea market. It was here that we found one of our many loves in Amsterdam ~ Bagels & Beans and from that day forth, B&Beans is a must-have for breakfast!
On our way there, however, we kind of got lost and took in some sightseeing instead. Unfortunately the Royal Palace was under maintenance so we didn't get to see it in its full glory.
The National Monument
Waterlooplein Markt is a flea market that sells not very cheap (compared to our pasar malams here) but a myriad of stuff: clothing and bags from Nepal, statement t-shirs galore, used shoes, antiques (including an incredibly primitive looking laptop). It's funny when things like 'laptops' can fall into the 'antiques' category.
After our romp in the market, Francoise and I decided to trade our modes of transportation. She took my bike while I took her Canal Bus day pass and went on a short tour of a part of Amsterdam through the canals.
The famous Carré Theater, and the watergates
We spent the rest of the afternoon in Museumplein, hanging around the museums, the museum shop, the little snack kiosks outside (which serves one of the yummiest hotdogs and waffles), and cycling around the park with the elephants.
Francoise left for Den Haag that evening and before dinner, we went to Vondelspark, Amsterdams's central park, with what else, our bicycles :) Hey, it's already paid for, we have to make the most of it.
So that's one day's worth of being traffic hazards to the good people of Amsterdam. It was fun while it lasted. But the butt aches that came with it wasn't fun and lasted even longer. And of course I left out a certain tale about a fall in front of a café which gave the patrons and workers there a good shock :)
No, it wasn't me who fell.
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