I Amsterdam - Day 1

Stop 1 -KinderKookKafe: KinderKookKafe is a cafe run entirely by children. Upon entering the restaurant, kids can choose what they want to make from a row of pictures. After grabbing all of their utensils and ingredients, the kids can sit down and get to work preparing their food. Maeli made a pizza and a corndog and both kids frosted and decorated a cupcake. While their food was cooking, they were able to go outside and play on the playground in the courtyard of the cafe. Maeli took the whole thing very seriously and loved that she was the head honcho and was able to do things "her" way.

Stop 2 - Albert Cuyp Market: The market was full of vendors selling a variety of goods including clothing, toys, and food. Our main purpose in visiting the market was to try some of the traditional foods from the Netherlands. Specifically on our list was to try the red herring. Ryan, Ethan, and Maeli quickly choked down their pieces but the task was a bit more difficult for me. Anyone who knows me knows that I don't go near any type of seafood so it was a big deal that I was willing to eat a raw, pickled piece of fish. As expected, it was completely disgusting. Milo also tried a piece and quickly spit it back out. We obviously have the same "good" taste. ;-)

Stop 3 -  Red Light District: After the market we took a quick walk over to the Red Light District. As disgusting as it was, we figured it was something that had to be seen when visiting Amsterdam. (For the record, we did not take the kids through the alleys of the Red Light District.) It was eye opening to see that a place like that really exists.