Day 21: Van Gogh Museum, Bike Riding, Windmills

Van Gogh Museum Today we had tickets to visit the Van Gogh Museum. These tickets were quite hard for us to get as it is quite a popular museum with tickets selling out sometimes months in advance. Thankfully I read somewhere that more tickets are released for the next...

Day 20: Anne Frank House, Torture Museum, Shopping

Anne Frank House Today we had a booking to visit the Anne Frank house at 10 am. The museum was located in the actual old warehouse and allows you to visit the hidden annex above the old spice warehouse. Many of the belongings of the families hiding in the annex were...

Day 19: Canal Tour, Heineken Factory tour

Canal Tour Today in the morning we went on a tour of the canals. The boat that would take us through the canals was surprisingly large, and it was quite nerve-racking as the driver navigated the tight turns of the canals sometimes having to make 3-point turns and...

Day 18: Exploring Amsterdam

Today we spent most of the day walking around Amsterdam admiring the unique Dutch architecture. In the morning for breakfast I had Dutch pancakes, which was quite delicious and filling. I learnt that the reason the houses have rather thin facades is an old tax-evasion...

Day 17: Travelling to Amsterdam, Netherlands

Today we were scheduled to leave Berlin, traveling around 6 hours on the train to Amsterdam. Waiting at the train station was freezing as it was -2 degrees Celsius, and the platform was outside. Nothing noteworthy happened, I spent most of the train trip catching up...

Day 16: Resting and Museum Island

Today, everyone slept in until around 10:30, while I read one of my books for a few hours in the morning. After finally starting the day, we went for brunch at a Five Guys where I had a burger and a Becks. Museum Island We then walked to Museum Island, where we walked...