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Top 10 Things We Saw or Did in Amsterdam/Paris

Amsterdam
10. The view from the Oriental City restaurant in China Town
9. Visiting the Van Gogh Musuem
8. Walking through Vondel Park and trying to find the Film Museum
7. Ham and Cheese Crossaints from the bakery
6. Our local bar, Cafe t'Blaauwhooft
5. Drinking beers while watching Quantum Solace (with Dutch subtitles) at the movies
4. The lasanga at Yam Yam but you better have reservations or they will forget your pizza order
3. Taking up bar seats at the bar, 't Arendsnest and trying one of their 350 brews
2. Touring the Anne Frank Huis
1. The pancakes at The Pancake Bakery!!! They were the best ever! We ate there twice.

Paris
10. Shopping at Champs-Elysees & The Bon Marche
9. Hot chocolate at Les Deux Magots
8. Any bakery aka boulougerie and all the chocolat pain
7. Gathering up food all over the city (from the best places) to have a picnic in the park.
6. Watching the naked girls in LIDO
5. The beautiful Notre-Dame and lighting a candle for my gramps
4. Doing the Meg Ryan impersonation "I will triomphe" at The Arc de Triomphe
3. The 6 hours we spent exploring the amazing Louvre! Loved seeing the Mona Lisa
2. Eating the most delicious crepes outside the Eiffel Tower w/ nutella, banana's and whip creme
1. Seeing the pretty blue Eiffel Tower sparkling at night

Comments

Anonymous saidā€¦
oh what??? where's the ride on the "bateaux-mouches"....

must've been #11....missed it by that much...

glad you and brian had fun...can't wait to read all about it..

miguel

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