DAY 23 - Amsterdam (canels are life)

This morning, we walked through Vondelpark. Despite being on the constant lookout for bikes, the beauty of the lakes and trees made for a tranquil walk. We somehow managed to exit the wrong side of the park on our way to the Rijksmuseum.

Before heading into the Rijksmusem, we grabbed some hot chips for breakfast. The Rijksmuseum is a fantastic maze of a museum, and some of the art is absolutely brilliant. The size of the protective enclosure for Nights Watch is gobsmakingly huge.

We had a little more food as Scott stood around watching a couple guys playing chess. Unfortunately, Van Gogh was off the cards as we made the mistake of not booking in advance (looks like we'll need to go back again).

After a failed visit to Longchamp to buy a bag for Nadine (they had every colour but white) and lunch (hot dogs and stroop waffles), we made our way to Moco Museum.

We really enjoyed Moco, featuring modern day artist such as Banksy and interactive art pieces (using an app on your phone - check out the video).

Ahead of Meg's business class flight home, we purchased her a new and much bigger suitcase before heading back to our hotel room (more like a closet).

We then went for a walk through the canels, passing the duck shop (which had more novelty rubber ducks than you could imagine), Anne Frank house (we could only walk pass because it was closed for maintenance) and Dam Square.

We had some dinner by the canel then headed for our unlimited drinks canel cruise. Our driver was a little rouge, letting his friends join and giving anyone a chance to drive. We cruised through the open harbour and down the most expensive canel. We loved on time on the water, made all the better by our lovely Bulgarian guide (which we had a good chat with).

We walked back to the hotel to get some sleep in anticipation of Meg's long journey home.Read more