Three of us headed of just after 9am to hunt down a canal boat of some sort. We picked the hop on hop off one and jumped on to the next boat.
We hopped off a bit later and found our way to the Heineken Experience. That was a great interactive tour of sorts. With a tasting at the end of course!
We hopped back on a boat and got off at the central station where the other two lads were. We then found out that they’d been out to 5am the previous night.
We headed back to the hotel to freshen up, the off to dinner. I had the best steak I’ve had in years. Fanbloodytastic. I might go back tomorrow, if I can find the place again. The boys then said something about a game of soccer they wanted to watch. I left them to it at a pub and went for a pleasant wander around for a couple of hours.
Yes it’s true; Amsterdam’s ladies of the night display their wares behind glass doors/windows. If the curtain is drawn then they’re ‘busy.’ There are a few on some of the main streets, but they are mostly concentrated it two or of three narrow lanes. And yes there are LOTS of cafes where you can sit and have a smoke or a certain green vegetable matter. Maybe that explains the cycling style!
I didn’t manage to catch up with the lads again that evening. Apparently they had a relatively early night after their soccer team (Manchester City) beat Manchester United. That meant that 3 of out 4 of them were happy. Peter supports Manchester United. As you can imagine, the others were being extra smug about that.