Our first stop was the fabled Amsterdam. Named for its location on the Amstel river that was dammed to curb flooding from the high tides of the sea. We were surprised at how quiet this "rowdy" city actually was. Beauty, culture, history, art, stroopwafels...Amsterdam is a must see!
Walk, bike, drive, or boat...so many choices
Amsterdam's most expensive real estate
A plea from a city that was easy enough to oblige.
If you ever visit the Netherlands, you have to escape Amsterdam and head off to the tulip fields of Keukenhof.
Biking through flower fields in the Netherlands....check that off our bucket list!
Our next visit was to the medieval Belgian town Brugge. Our taxi cab driver told us that the town has under 100,000 residents, but welcomes over 6 million tourists a year!
Brugge was simply charming, we would have liked to stay more than one day!
Our final stop was in Denmark's ultra-hip capital city Copenhagen. We were amazed at how young and trendy this city was. It was as if Urban Outfitters and Public Bikes had decided to sponsor an entire city. If the exchange rate wasn't so horrific ($30 for Starbucks hot chocolate and breakfast pastries!!!) we would make a return trip in a heartbeat.
We even found some unique "Mormon Moments" in this Scandinavian gem of a city.
This is a trip we will never forget. We hope that it isn't another year before we have the chance to explore a new part of the world together again.
