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Guess my itinerary!
Destination 1: Dusseldorf
Destination 2: Cologne (guessed by Patrick)
Destination 3: Amsterdam (guessed by Patrick and Shamus)
Destination 4: _________
Hint 1:
Colin Farrell
Hint 2:
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/133267272[/vimeo]
Hint 3:
Disclaimer: here at MikeDiDonato.com we prefer the comedy of showcasing the worst pictures from our vacation picture collection
For Jen and my trip to Amsterdam we’d planned a wealth of activities including:
The Ballet (mentioned in this previous post)
The Anne Frank House
The Rijksmuseum
A walking tour
Canal exploration
After Jen arrived to meet me in Dusseldorf we took a quick train to Amsterdam. This first picture is of a shoe hanging off the storage rack. It looks like a dismembered leg.
On our first night we strolled out from our hotel to explore. Not far from our hotel in front of the Rijksmuseum is the famous I Amsterdam sign. It was too crowded in front, so we took a picture of the back. If you look carefully, you’ll see that I’m standing with arms wide in front of the letter e. This picture is bad.
For our first morning in the Netherlands we visited the Anne Frank House. As expected, it was solemn but most certainly a must for any visit to Amsterdam. The museum warrants a far more serious post than this website can offer.
Our walking tour was amazing and took us all over the city. One of my favorite portions of the trip was explanation of the thin house fronts and classic dutch architecture. At night? The bridges over the canals of Amsterdam were lit beautifully.
I have no idea what this picture is, but I think it’s a night canal.
Classic.
Overall, Amsterdam was just okay. It’s a bustling city and doesn’t quite have the charm that we were looking for in our vacation. I think it’d be a perfect destination for a 22 year old looking for vacation in a busy city environment.
Also, there were a weird number of Dachshunds.
Guess my itinerary!
Destination 1: Dusseldorf
Destination 2: Cologne (correctly identified by Patrick)
Destination 3: __________
Hint 1:
Red and Green are colors used year round
Hint 2:
[youtube]https://youtu.be/EXj4V_lgvdE[/youtube]
Hint 3:
During my time in Dusseldorf I had the opportunity to swing through Cologne for a day trip. Cologne is famous for its massive cathedral.
I visited with two co-workers: Andrew and Hasan. Hasan is Turkish and, as an added bonus, he took us to a Turkish street in Cologne where we had authentic Turkish food. The prize of the night? A dessert called Kunefe.
This is an extremely sweet cheese and pasta dessert fried into a patty and covered in a sugary syrup. My description is unappealing, but this is one of the most deliciously sweet desserts I’ve ever had. It was served with Turkish ice cream which has a perplexing taffy-esque quality to it. It’s stringy and stretchy. I was medium on the ice cream, though I’m sure I could learn to love it.
Tomorrow morning I have scheduled another edition of Guess the Itinerary.