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Diane's cousin Mairalee is a flight attendant for Delta and with her Seattle seniority, scheduled a work flight to Amsterdam during our visit. She was an incredible guide.

Dutch Fries

First stop, the fry stand. Amsterdam is known for its fries! Last night at dinner at an upscale restaurant, fries were included with all entrees — which we thought was odd. But they tasted marvelous. I thought Dick’s Burgers in Seattle or Shake Shack was odd  for having such simple menus: Burger, fries, and beverage. The Mannekenpis took the concept a step further and ONLY sells fries. Every time we passed the shop, there was a line down the street.

We had so much fun today, meeting up with my cousin, Mairalee, and exploring more of Amsterdam.

Today was overcast and drizzly in the AM, thankfully no drizzle the rest of the day. We took our time getting ready and ate breakfast at 10:30. The buffet closed at 11 and we were not expecting much but were delightfully surprised! Fresh breads, cheeses, cut meats, veggies, mixed greens, along with an egg scramble, bacon, fruit and much more. Loved it! 

We started our day out slowly to catch up from jet lag, late breakfast, journaling, and a little nap, then met Mairalee at 3 pm in our hotel lobby.

For our first stop we bought Friet (Fries) from a little shop. Best fries ever! They serve them in a cone with mayonnaise or other flavored toppings drizzled on top and a wooden fork to eat them. YUM!