Coldest day ever 🐧

Sunday August 6th 2023 was the coldest day on record for this date in Amsterdam 🥶 It all started with an onslaught of rain in the morning...

On our city walking we had passed Pathé Tuschinski, an older theatre with a beautifully crafted facade on Reguliersbreestraat. They are still in operation too! (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuschinski_Theatre)

What better on a cold wet day than a movie 🎫! There wasn't a lot of availability for an Oppenheimer matinee, so we settled on Mission Impossible. It was a wonderful film and classic Tom as expected. We weren't in the main screening room, but thoroughly enjoyed the front row love seat, side tables and foot rests! After our film we popped into the big hall for a look and photos 📸

Afterwards, we tried the Dam square for the final Pride stage performances, but couldn't get in with our tiny backpack (very strict rules). It was just as well as the gusty wind returned with a vengeance 💨 🧊🥶

Monday was our last day in Amsterdam, and thankfully the sun returned, although the morning was still slightly dreary. We decided a boat canal tour was a fitting end to the trip. It was quite relaxing and enjoyable to see Amsterdam from the canals as opposed to walking and dodging bicycles, trams and crowds. There was one bridge we passed under (Munplein intersection) that was over 60 feet long, and the boat barely had a couple inches of clearance to its low roof.

Once disembarked, back at the central station, we headed west as A found a coffee roaster. With freshly roasted and ground coffee in hand, we meandered east again and found our way to a locally-sourced eatery offering gourmet hamburgers. J enjoyed the Classic Lamb while A relished his Beefmeester burger and side of parmesan fries. We also picked up a bottle of Rutte Genever to enjoy later in the travels, one of the few brands we had learnt about earlier.

Fantastic educational video about this country 😂
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