Day Off.....Amsterdam here we come! - Mon 5th Sep

We accept the local knowledge and guidance from Leo's best mate Dave who has been living in Amsterdam for sometime now. We venture down to the city via train from Hoorn and settle in to a bar just across from Central Station while we wait for Dave. We grab some local delicacy around the corner called FEBO.....basically a big style vending machine for fast food....hahaha, apparently it's just something you have to do whilst in Amsterdam. Then it's a short stroll through the Red Light district, waving to all the scantilly clad ladies in the windows and doorways......not as seedyas I had imagined it to be, a cafes and restaurants are dotted between the same streets and families and general tourists just walking around looking.

We then head on over to A Gin House, one only a couple of wooden building left in Amsterdam after fires destroyed many sometime in the 14 or 1500's I think he mentioned. Anyway, the Gin was pretty smooth and the surroundings were pure history, next stop, one of the local 'coffee shops' to see what it's all about. After we had some "coffee", we then were directed down a few streets to another quaint little bar on the corner of some of the nicer, less tourist areas where we had, yes, more beer and some of the best Apple Pie we've tasted. Then to finish off our little tour we visited a great Moroccan restaurant and enjoyed some great company with Leo's friends and Felix's sister Ella joining us. Then it was time for some of us to wind down and head for our accommodation back in Hoorn with Jeff & Marielle for an early rise the next morning to head on back to Frankfurt for our last show in Germany before meeting up with Rachel & Lyndie at Frankfurt airport where we all head to Spain for High Rockabilly.

Until then......see ya.

(photos to come.......maybe) ;)

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Location:Amsterdam, The Nederlands