Father's Day

Today, was Father's Day here in The Netherlands. We decided to spend the day in Amsterdam to celebrate. We took the train and arrived in Amsterdam mid-morning. Although, we've been here for 7 weeks now, Greyson had still never experienced Dutch pancakes (they are fluffier and larger than a crepe; but not as fluffy as American pancakes.) We found a cafe in Amsterdam and had a late breakfast of Dutch pancakes. Greyson ordered his with vanilla ice cream and loved it.

After filling up on Dutch pancakes, we decided to take one of the boat tours around the city. The canal tour allowed us to hop on and off at various stops throughout the city. Jon and I had done this years ago and thought Greyson would enjoy seeing the sites from a boat.

We made a quick stop by the Anne Frank House. We didn't go inside this time (the line was too long and Greyson is too young to appreciate the significance of it.) Jon and I went several years ago and it is really moving. We took Greyson's picture outside of the Anne Frank House-so one day he can say, "I was there."

Then we decided to go to the Heineken Experience to celebrate Father's Day. Greyson seemed to actually enjoy himself. He wasn't crazy about the "ride" where you became a bottle of beer. Greyson was a little freaked out by it. We bought a special Heineken beer with Greyson's name on the bottle for a souvenir.

After going to the Heineken brewery, we walked around Amsterdam--went through the Flower Market and then headed back to the train station to head back to Delft.