Day 56 March 20th 2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Katie and I went down to a delicious breakfast served free with the room then proceeded out onto the streets of Amsterdam. Amsterdam is like a combination of Burlington Vermont/ Venice Italy and maybe Paris or some funky eclectic jazz bar. It really is a city unlike any other. Katie wanted to find a pair of retro sneakers in one of the many many shoe shops that abounded on every street. If everyone in Amsterdam suddenly lost their shoes magically one day, everyone in the city could be refitted with a new pair within an hour tops, that’s how many shoe shops there are in Amsterdam. Eventually we ended up at our first tourist destination, the Heineken Experience Brewery. Because I had done some coupon clipping we got in with a discount and got a green rubber Heineken bracelet to boot. By the time Katie and I got out of the museum, all we could think or drink was Heineken beer. Forget television advertising, buy everyone a plane ticket to Amsterdam for a tour of the brewery and the world will drink nothing but Heineken! Great beer, lots of fun seeing the history of the company; all around a ticket to liquid happiness. We left in a state of slight euphoria a proceeded to have a delicious lunch of hamburgers and mayo-fries. Lunch was cheap and right after we stumbled upon the famous I AMsterdam sign/sculpture right at the top of the Vondelpark. Many pictures were taken. Some more wandering, checked out a dolphin-themed store, dinner was good although a little on the sweet side and a restful night of sleep.