Day 10- Amsterdam: Attics

Freaking cold today. Brrr.... Poor Andy feels like crap today.

Started the day at the fabric flea market. Nothing very special, so didn't end up with anything. We saw two stuffed squirrels playing cards at the market which was fun. Since we were in the neighborhood, we went to Anne Frank's house. Caitlin wanted lots of details, but I can't find my brochure. I'll find it when we get to Paris and email you seperately. We weren't allowed to take any pictures, which is understandable. The space was much larger than I thought, I guess is what I came away from it.

Next we went over to Waterloopenplein to another flea market, not too exciting. By now we were freezing and hungry so we ended up at near the Rembrandt house. We were in kind of a touristy pub, but is was cute. Andy had Dutch split pea soup and I finally got to try a bacon pancake! It was delicious.

Our next item on the list was a Red Light walking tour. The highlight was the little church in the attic. The Catholics used to not be allowed to worship, so there was a hidden church up in the top part of this house. It was really beautiful. We also learned about the miracle of Amsterdam, where this man vomited up his last rites host and the host didn't burn in the fire. Something like that. I think we have hit four churches this trip, I bet Andy wasn't prepared for that.

We found the narrow alley which has the highest number of brothels. We're just got into the alley ( you have to go single file), when I hear, "Hey, mister!! No cameras! You are shooting aren't you. That is not allowed. YOu can get into alot of trouble". It was Andy. Oh- battery is going to die. I'll finish post tomorrow...