The weekend of September 10th, we took a trip up to the Netherlands. There were eight of us, and we decided to share one hostel room. We arrived in Den Haag around 8:30 pm and checked into StayOkay Hostel. It was actually really nice and located on the river. After we made our beds, we headed out to a Mexican restaurant the hostel worker recommended. They had the BEST margaritas ever, and even brought us tap water! We headed to bed early and got up at 8 to head to Amsterdam for the day.
We walked around the streets for a while, searching for the I AMSTERDAM letters. Once we found those and took some pictures, we headed to the Heineken Brewery to for the Heineken Experience. It was so much, and we even got 3 beers out of it. It was much more then just a tour, with interactive tastings and "rides" it made for a great afternoon. After that, our group split up and we headed to the Anne Frank House. It was incredible to go to a place that I had read about previously. it was a heart breaking place, but served to promote justice throughout the world. Our next stop was to find the worlds narrowest house, only 6 feet wide! We got lost on the way an ended up in the red light district. It was...interesting. And completely surreal. We did finally find the tiny house and proudly took a picture in front of it.
We headed back to Den Haag later that night and wanted to walk around sunday morning before we headed home. We should have known that our luck with the weather would only last so long. After seeing that there was no stopping the rain, we admitted defeat and started our 6 hour trip home.
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