Becca in Amsterdam

We are so lucky to know a family in Brussels! Sister Rowe (my Laurel teacher from HS) has taken good care of Jason and I. She picked us up from the airport, fed us, invited us over for conference and she even took me with her and her parents to Amsterdam and Keukenhof. It was a blast!


We drove to Amsterdam. (Holland is surprisingly close.) In Amersterdam, we started at a little diner. (Similar to a diner in Doris Day’s Touch of Mink) Ended up in Dam Square, and from there walked to Anne Frank's home. Every thing looked like the little Christmas towns with canals running throughout the city. I saw a lot of great souvenirs, including a legal marijuana starter plant in a beautiful Dutch bowl. (Too bad I forgot to snap a pic!)


We went to Anne Frank's home. I was surprised how big their hideout was. But I couldn't imagine having 8 people trying to be silent all day. (I know that would be rough for me and 7 of my sisters J) My favorite room was Anne's room. Everything was removed when they were captured. But the pictures she pasted to her wall were still there. She had posted pictures of famous people on her wall. She had TWO of Deanna Durbin, the actress from It Started with Eve (and many other amazing shows).


Keukenhof was pretty awesome. Basically a flower heaven. Right now the tulips were just growing but hadn't bloomed. But they still had two show buildings. One dedicated to Orchids and the other to Tulips. It reminded me lot of the Spanish fork house. I think my dad would have loved it.