That's right, it took me almost 35 years but I finally made it to Europe! It wasn't exactly the great adventure that I had always dreamed of, you know the one where you stop at a million cafes and you see a bunch of castles and you drink beer with some locals and you meet the Queen of England and you go to a fancy art museum and maybe even run with the bulls. It's kind of like my dream of finding a brand new car with a big red bow waiting for me in my driveway, I realized long ago it's just not gonna happen. But this trip to Europe will work, for my FIRST trip. I WILL go back and it WILL NOT be for work that time. But who am I to complain about a free trip to Europe, am I right? The only problem is they really wanted me to work while I was there and it turns out we were really busy going between different sites soooo the sightseeing was at a minimum. I did however get to experience a few of those cute cafes, and I did see some charming sites but in the end I think it just made me want to come back even more. This was just like an evil tease.
I was in the Netherlands, specifically Amsterdam and a few of the surrounding areas. I know what most people think of when they think of Amsterdam and yes we did make it down to the Red Light District on our last night and yes it is as strange as one would think and no I am not going to post many pictures of it. You either need to use your imagination or use your Google because this is a family blog :). I will share with you a few pictures of my trip that to me capture the essence of Amsterdam (tulips, bikes, windmills, crocked houses, markets, gelato, and cafes) and I hope that it will entice you all to one day go see it for yourselves...and take me with you.
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