I awoke this morning, snug in my hostel bed, and peeped out to Vondelpark all gray and covered in snow, inviting me to stay in my little hostel bunk. But no! I have a JAM(sterdam)-packed day planned. Sarah, my Portland friend from the London hostel, has joined me in Amsterdam! She shall be my partner in crimes and taker of photographs. First up? The Heineken Experience! Site of the original Heineken Brewery, and now home to a very well-produced Heineken museum-ish. I even successfully poured my own beer with appropriate technique and foam. New profession, found!
I'm so obnoxious
Lovely Sarah learning to pour a proper Heineken
Heineken Logos
Then we strolled over to the Hermitage Museum, which is the temporary home of the Vincent Van Gogh Museum during renovations. No photos allowed, but I was quite impressed with their Potato Eaters, as a former art history student and current lover of potatoes. They also had a wing of Impressionist works. Then a tram to the Anne Frank House. It was wonderfully well done and I highly recommend it to anyone in Amsterdam. Sarah and I then went