The train didn't stop until after 10 so we had time to sleep in. Woke around 8. After getting off the train we walked around the labyrinth of a station. Luggage checked we set out for the Anne Frank museum. Long line. Nope. Van Gogh? No. Way too long of a line. We'll get to them tomorrow. By the way, going to one of the largest tourist destinations on a Saturday=not smart.
We walked into a church. It was pretty.
Pretty architecture.
After that, we went in search of beer and food. I had yummy tomato soup.
Brad and his beer.
Then we walked through some shops.
Brad. Love him.
And then more beer. We found it at Broueij 't IJ (brewery)
Quaint little place, eh?
View at the bar. Lindsey was tired here.
After the brewery, we went to the sex museum. Fun stuff. Photos from this point on can be scandalous.
The entrance.
Pretty innocent statue once you've seen everything on the inside. It's like it's a trap.
I took this photo right before an awesome exchange: a woman was posing for a picture by pretending to lick one of them. She then saw me and instantly covered her face. Hilarious.
Brad and a scary behemoth.
There are a ton of pictures that I'm going to not post. Sorry. Ask me when we get back and I'll show you genitalia galore.
Next we went in search of...yes, beer. Lol
We found this really cute little spot by the river. Only con: it was freezing.
Our view.
He enjoys a good beer. Or two.
Sadly, we had to leave our little spot to meet up with our airbnb host. We headed toward the restaurant where Sofiane wanted to meet, but we missed our stop. Not a problem normally except Brad really had to pee. We stepped into a café (bar) and, even though they didn't sell food, she still let us use the restroom.
After dinner, Sofiane came to follow us back. It was a bit of a surprise because both Brad and I expected Sofiane to be female. He was not. He was, however, a super sweetheart. He was very detailed in helping us around the city. He also bought me some bread from the store and he gave us a honeymoon present (a tin with tea waffles). Super sweet.
Sofiane got in around 5:30 this morning. If he looks tired, that's because he was. He actually refused to look at the photo, too ashamed at how he might look. 😜
After visiting with Sofiane, we headed to the red light district. It wasn't as scandalous as it's made out to seem. Did we smell weed? Yes, but that's no different than when we go to a concert. Half dressed women? Yep...just as though we were at the beach.
The only thing that was new for us was the show. We went to Casa Rosso, which is a live sex show. There was nothing erotic about it, though. There was some comedy, some weird stuff (like watching a woman smoke a cigar from her nether region), and there were some acrobatics.
The red light district from the bridge. The bright neon-pink to the left is where Casa Rosso is.
It is, sadly, illegal to take pictures of any of the perfomers. This is, of course, for their protection and so no photos for you! 😜
Saw this on our walk back home.
We got back late and we have an early morning. Ahh! Need sleep. Nite!