Yesterday - Amsterdam

I wouldn't have thought you could see a lot of Amsterdam in 6 hours but we crammed in a lot.

We took a canal ride which gave us a lot of information about the city and the architecture. We wandered around the shops - and yes, we saw tons of head shops and smelled a lot of pot!

We even took a trip down to see the ladies in the windows - strange culture in Holland - they talk about it being Calvinist and pious but they have a lot of tolerance for stuff we would shy away from. The women were not that attractive and really gave the impression of how lousy a business it is to be in. We must have looked quite strange Cliff and I with the two older aunts - obviously tourists. More so then the prostitution is the storefront selling of sexual devices and porn - really more shocking than the women! Nothing I haven't seen before but not usually right on the street.

The architecture is beautiful, the shops are interesting but we were definitely in the touristy area.

Today we go overnight for a few days - I'm not sure where.

Vicki