Amsterdam - Day 4

Sunday, May 3rd

We slept in this morning and got up just in time to get a late breakfast at the hotel.  Today would be a very rainy day so we planned on getting some souvenir shopping done locally.

We stopped and had some Vlaamse Frites (fries/w sauce) for an afternoon snack. You probably remember the conversation in the movie "Pulp Fiction" about the French fries in Amsterdam, where they discuss that the most common condiment served with them is mayonnaise. Not only is that true, but French fries are an obsession in the Netherlands and it’s difficult to find a restaurant in Amsterdam that doesn’t serve them.  As you walk through the city you’ll notice many little take-away shops whose primary decorations are oversized cartoon depictions of a bag of fries. Some of them also serve falafels and other Middle Eastern food, but many of them do their primary business selling these salty high-carb treats. You’ll never have to walk more than a couple of blocks to get your fix, even late at night. 

After the rain let up, we proceeded to "The Old Bell" for a beer or two, and then back to the hotel for you guessed it..more drinks.

Dinner was at EATMOSFERA Restaruant..just a short distance from the hotel.
We each had a pizza and wine. I had the Pizza of the Day €15,00 (see photo) and Doug had a Speck E Fontina pizza €13,50 (Total cost of the meal and drinks = €40.50)

This was a much more laid back day due to the rain.