And looked out on our private little canal.
We decided that it would be a lovely day to do what the cool kids are doing and rent some bikes! Along the way we decided to get waffles for breakfast.
These waffles are much denser and much more gooey in the center. Not to mention absolutely yummy. At the bike rental place I was all nervous to get a pedal break bike instead of a hand break, but in a way I almost liked it more.
We set off for the Rukj museum. The weather, fresh air and exercise was such a lovely combination. When we got to the museum we were surprised by the line and the 15 euro ticket prices. We decided to just look around the gift shop to get a feel for the type of art that was there. We ended up seeing all the most famous art... Just on post cards. I feel a little bit like a fake because I purchased some gifts there even though I never went in the actual museum. By the time we left they had 3 separate lines some controlling how many people could even go in the building. I guess we had come in good time. We were all really excited to just keep biking around. We went to Vondelpark. Best decision ever. It was absolutely gorgeous!! So green with lots of water and happy people and their dogs.
We biked the outside path twice then stopped for some lunch. I got the daily special, but I can't tell you the name because it was in Dutch. What I can tell you is that I enjoyed every second of it.
We biked past a cool play structure that had a raised path that traveled on for a while.
And... Best of all... They had horsies!! But we weren't allowed to go pet them.Yes, of course we stopped and played on it. Next we found a place to "settle down" which actually became us trying to learn how to become biking pros and climbing trees.
Not too bad a spot right?
I decided I could be an Amsterdam local because I can bike with a passenger on the back! Well I don't know how they do it on the streets, but I can do it in the park.
Paige ended up in a tree and Arin almost got drenched by a dog shaking off after a dip in the stream. Our next destination was the Heineken Experience. It was the old brewery turned into a museum. While it was by far our least educational museum it was still interesting and a lot of fun. 
We saw all the different processes used to brew the beer. Here is the barley getting cooked.
(Notice the new shirt I got in London.) We also got a taste testing (and Arin got two because she answered a trivia question correctly). The most interesting thing they told us about was that they always make sure there is a thick layer of foam on top, not to rip us off, but to keep the beer fresh underneath. So you're not supposed to blow it away or remove it.
It was so good! And I finally gave in and tried the paprika lays chips, which pretty much taste like BBQ.They had a couple rooms of interactive games and Heineken adds/commercials.
And space looking stuff...
Finally, everyone gets two beers included at the end of the tour.
The Dutch word for cheers is Proost! We returned out bikes and started looking for dinner. We found a falafel place that had unlimited toppings. Perfect. 
We get to add our own... You could say we got our money's worth.
One of Arin and Paige's roommates was also in Amsterdam yesterday and met up with us. As we were surveying prospective places to go out Arin recognized a guy walking down the street. It turns out a group of UVA guys were also in Amsterdam. We joined their pub crawl, which honestly was a little bit of a rip off, but luckily we got it for 50% off so it wasn't too bad.
(Check the other new necklace!) Overall we had a good night, but we were ready to get to bed!
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