Sorry for the long break between blog posts. Our hostel in Amsterdam did not have free wifi. Lyle and I are now settled into our Paris hotel and I now have a good opportunity to share our Amsterdam experiences.
![Lyle reading a Dutch newspaper](http://jpopek.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG_0039-300x225.jpg)
When we first arrived we were amazed by how everyone bikes everywhere. Seriously, everyone has a bike.
![Bikes in Amsterdam](http://jpopek.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC02745-300x199.jpg)
After checking into the hostel, we visited the Heineken brewery. This is our third and last brewery tour.
![Heineken brewery](http://jpopek.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG_0065-300x225.jpg)
The next day we toured the Van Gogh Museum. Unfortunately, no pictures were allowed inside.
![Outside the Van Gogh Museum](http://jpopek.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC02803-300x199.jpg)
We also went to the Rijkmuseum which is a Dutch museum and art gallery. This contains several Rembrandt and Vermeer paintings. Photos not allowed again.
![Lyle outside Rijkmuseum](http://jpopek.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC02863-199x300.jpg)
For lunch, we had some classic dutch herring. It didn’t taste that good, so we had a hotdog as well.
![Raw herring on a bun](http://jpopek.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/IMG_3857-300x224.jpg)
We meant to tour the Anne Frank museum, however the line was about two blocks long. We never made it inside. Instead we wondered around Amsterdam for a few hours before calling it a night.
![Amsterdam at night](http://jpopek.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC02973-300x199.jpg)
If everyone is riding bikes, are they skinny over there?