Amsterdam and Barcelona

What a fantastic trip! Free beer, wine, and liquor is the way to start a trip when you are riding in a plane for 9 hours! When we finally arrived to Amsterdam it was 8:00am their time, but 1am Houston time. Unfortunately, it was cold and rainy when we arrived, but that wasn't going to stop us, we had lots to do in one day. We checked into our hotel, which was 100m away from the Van Gogh Museum, then headed straight to the Anne Frank House. After the Anne Frank house we walked by the red light district. I can't believe that prostitutes waiting for business in windows is legal. After seeing the "coffee shops" and red light district, it makes me wonder why Amsterdam is not called Sin City, Vegas has nothing on Amsterdam. Our last stop before heading back to the hotel for a quick cat nap was the Heineken factory. It was amazing to see how the beer is made, to go through a 4D "ride", and to taste three beers. After having our nap we went by the Amstel Hotel and sat on the terrace for a couple of drinks then went out for a nice dinner. Then it was off to bed for our early departure to Barcelona. That morning we were very lucky to get upgraded to first class where we had an amazing breakfast.

Since we arrived in Barcelona by 9am we checked into our hotel, and headed straight to the beach. Wow, who knew that all of Barcelona's beaches were nudist beaches. Woman had no shame being topless and men had no shame strutting around in their speedos. Our second day of being in Barcelona we did an amazing four hour segway tour. Edgar was our tour guide and he was amazing and he was so knowledgeable of the city. While we were in Barcelona it was best to get around the city in a moped. I felt like we got to see so much more of the city in the moped. We also went and saw two of Antonio Gaudi's pieces of work, Casa Mila and La Sagrada La Familia. He is an amazing architect and I can't believe someone in the 1800's could think of the designs he drew for these astonishing buildings. Along the beach there is this really cool bar called Ice Barcelona. Everything in the bar is made of ice including the table, chairs, and your glasses you drink your drink out of. When you enter they give you a jacket and gloves because it's so cold in there. We also made sure to eat lots and lots of tapas and drink lots and lots of sangria while in Barcelona. We had a great last finishing touch to our trip by going on a catamaran jazz cruise with lots of sangria. Our trip was romantic, adventurous, and unforgettable and I can't wait for our next European adventure.