We took a trip to the Flea Market in Amsterdam. I find it fun to poke around all the stalls. People were selling mostly clothing, t-shirts, souvenirs, and antiques. I found a T-shirt for my brother and a cute scarf for me for only five euros. I like that. I loved all the mannequins, too.
We took the metro to the central sation in Amsterdam. We had some time to get the train out to Hoorn, so we stopped for some coffee at the Grand Station Brasserie. It is a historic cafe in the station. In Hoorn, we hopped on a steam train to another town to catch a boat. We had time to get a bit of street food in the town and explore the outdoor market. Our eventual destination was a folk park on the coast.
We visited the lovely city of Haarlem on Sunday. It is a quick train ride from Amsterdam. We had a bit of lunch in the town square and toured the town's windmill. It was neat to explore this windmill, a symbol of Holland. The city had some quirky little shops, much like Amsterdam.
More of my random shots. I have fallen in love with this city. The food is great and I love all the little shops and historic sights.
Some more shots from wandering around Amsterdam, some serious and some not. I love the quirky charm of this historic city.
We visited this museum the other day. It has a secret catholic church hidden inside the attic of a 17th century merchant's home. It was fun to tour the house. The church was amazing with lots of religous art on the walls of the home. I feel in love with the primitive old kitchen. The tile was very quaint.
