Here we are Amsterdam

We landed in Amsterdam today around 1PM their time, 7 AM our time.  The girls experienced their first European train ride to the city from the airport.  We were happy to find our hotel only a stone's throw from the train station.  Upon arriving we were all game for staying awake and working through our jet lag. However, by the time the girls had showered, Jeff wasn't feeling well and he laid down to sleep while the girls and I went for a walk.  

Our first impression of Amsterdam was holy smokes there sure are a lot of bikes.  The girls and I were fascinated by the organized traffic.  

We had decided to go to Bagel and Beans as they were supposed to have gluten free bagels.  Unfortunately after a long walk, we didn't make it there because of some app miscommunication.   So we decided to walk back and stop for pizza.  First the pizza place was closed :(   Then we decided we have some yummy ice cream from the shop that we had passed, it was closed.  Finally we found a cafe that would have been perfect, they even had gluten free sandwiches, but their kitchen had just closed 15 minutes before we got there.  The Dease girls totally struck out!!  

So sadly we started walking back to our hotel when we happened upon grocery a store.  I LOVE FOREIGN GROCERY STORES!!!  We explored the isles and had a few laughs at what was available and then settled upon our purchases.  I was so excited to find some gluten free Stroopwafel cookies, which holland is famous for.  We purchased those, ice cream and a baguette for Ellie with butter.  

We devoured our YUMMY ice cream and walked back to the hotel.  We sampled our Stroopwafels along the way as well, these were amazing!!!  Ellie devoured her her baguette and swore that the butter was absolutely amazing.  Gotta love the little things. 

Not a very exciting day here, as we were plagued with tiredness, but tomorrow will be filled with adventures!!

However at the end of the day for a lady that is trying to live a healthy lifestyle - I am happy to report that although most of my day was spent sitting and traveling, I still reached my 10,000 step mark!!!  Woot woot