Gribbs take The Netherlands...part II...

It had been 10 years since Andy and I had traveled overseas together so I was really excited for our visit to Amsterdam. The weather was perfect when we arrived - sunny and mid to high 40's - which compared to the 8 degree weather they were experiencing at home, felt tropical! It made for the perfect morning/early afternoon of walking around the city and taking in some of the sights - and of course some of the great food as well! 

Once our hotel room was ready we headed back to rest a bit. The hotel was different than where we stayed last year - and I loved it! Heated towel rack in the bathroom, bath robes, and really cool motivational wallpaper - what more could you ask for!?

After a little rest we heading back out for a really great dinner at an Italian restaurant that came highly recommended. We then capped it off with some fun after dinner drinks at the bar of the hotel we had stayed at last year - the bar tenders were super friendly and we had a good time hanging out and chatting with them - I also discovered an appreciation for gin and tonics - so that's new. 

The next day we had plans to go check out the Food Hallen - an old warehouse that they turned into this really cool indoor food truck type spot - with all kinds of really good "street food" options and of course beers, cocktails, etc. It was a pretty cool find which Andy gets credit for - gotta love TripAdvisor & Instagram for travel tips! 

We spent some time doing some shopping as well and picked up some souvenirs at the famous Flower Market. 

For dinner we turned once again to Instagram and TripAdvisor and wound up at the cutest little French bistro. The atmosphere was so charming and intimate with the staff really spending time chatting with you, offering suggestions, etc. It was just an amazing dining experience and the perfect way to end our visit to Amsterdam.