Actually, Windmill (singular) - Yes this is about the only windmill we saw in the entire of Holland - instead they have replaced them with those great big wind farm monstrosity's! How disappointing!
It's fair to say that Kevin especially was very sad to leave Germany and was skeptical on what Amsterdam would bring us, after staying in small quaint little towns we weren't sure if the big city would be right for us. We arrived a little panicky as had no accommodation and again 6pm was rolling around quickly, but we soon found a gorgeous hotel just off the "high end fashion street" and decided to splash out! A beautifully quiet hotel with friendly helpful staff and a great bed!(always important)
So after checking in we felt much better and headed off for some dinner, but first cocktails and 'bitterballs' this is a dutch thing and is the norm for them before tea.
Kevin almost got run over aimlessly looking around at the town by not a car but a bicycle! They are everywhere, there is at least one for every person in Amsterdam, in fact many people have two bikes and they ride everywhere. Driving is just hard work so it's much better to just park up! So if you can't beat em, join em ..... and that's exactly what we did....
But then it was fair to say that it wasn't at all like you felt intimidated on a bike.....................................
So we toured around the whole city on bicycles which is by far the best thing to do. There are truely just bikes everywhere 1.6 million of them in fact and pretty much no car parking just bike parks?? 
- This pic is seriously a parking ramp - in fact three story's of one and it's all for bikes! Also the older and crappier your bike is the better as it's less likely to get pinched!
- This pic is seriously a parking ramp - in fact three story's of one and it's all for bikes! Also the older and crappier your bike is the better as it's less likely to get pinched! The Dutch are apparently some of the most calm and laid back people in the world, well the ones in Amsterdam at least. I'd have to agree - we felt so 'chilled out' the whole time! :)
More on Amsterdam later including the tour of the Heineken Brewery! I have to get ready now as we are off to PARIS! Au Reviour for now!
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Did you do the Anne Frank house? Really awesome. The brewery's aight too. Ha! Miss you guys. Hope all is well in gay Pair-eee.
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