We installed the GVP app, to pre-pay for travel across Amsterdam, be it bus, train, tube or boat. A 24-hour ticket only costs 9 euros. The app even shows you how to get to each stop, and what to look for - I am scoring it a 10 out of 10.
Armed with information, we headed on the tram, very efficient - scanning the barcode of the ticket on the app to check in and out of every journey. I managed to trip up stairs, and chip the corner of my phone. At least the camera is now jane-tested. It bares the scars of the standard trip up.
We walked through the Museum park, may revisit this tomorrow. I found my inner-child and hopped into a garden fountain while it danced a waterfall around me. We then wanted to explore on foot and we had many hours of walking. Most directions I gave to Matt was “it is over the next bridge”… it became a thing.
What I wasnt expecting was the city on water, it wasnt high-rise buildings, every canal was hugged by tall houses, and other elegant buildings, many converted to shops. We stopped at a coffee shop, to turn around and exit as it was a cannabis coffee shop - it is just the smell… too sweet and overpowering.
I had to watch every single step I took. If it wasn’t cobbled pavements with drop-off curbs, it was the sea of bikes which sailed around the city without a care in the world. Matt spent much of the day checking I hadnt fallen into a canal, or taken out a row of bikers. Cobbed paths really wanted to tip you into the bicycle lanes.
We took a break at a classic MacDonalds, before locating an iconic Analog Amsterdam store for Max.
Before returning home, we stopped in a cafe/bar where Matt had a Duval beer and I had a lemonade. I gave into temptation and treated myself to exploring a chocolate shop named Puccini. Matt and I will open the selection of chocolate later with a pot of tea. If you are curious, and I know you are, then take a peek here: Puccini Bomboni | Artisan Chocolate made with Natural Ingredients
The return journey was just as easy, now resting our throbbing feet while typing up our respective blogs.
