Hallo! Today was a very relaxing day in Amsterdam. First, I got up late... again :p. But then I went to the Bakkerij de Waal and got ham and kaas croissants and an appleflap (apple turnover croissant) for Candy and I. Then, we did a little bit of light shopping at Xenos, which is this dollar store like place. We got some koffie cups (they say "koffie" on them), and the handles have these little slots of a little ceramic spoon that comes with it, so it is rather cute. We also go other little random goodies there. Next, we went to the HEMA which is another department store-like place, and we had to just get some more random gifts quickly since we had to meet our friend.
In the afternoon, we took a stroll in Jordaan, which is this nice and typically Dutch neighborhood near our hotel. There were a lot of canal houses and a nice big church (big for Amsterdam, I think--nothing like Westminster Alley or anything). Then, we went to a typical cafe/brasserie, I believe it was the Cafe de Jordaan, where we had a light lunch. I had bitterballen, which translates to "meatball", but it is essentially exactly like a kroket but shaped into little balls. I also had some tea and coffee and talked to friends there.
After walking around a bit more, we headed to de Bijenkorf... well, to the cafe for more coffee and some tiramisu. It was more like a marcapone cake instead of real tiramisu (didn't taste like coffee or anything), but it was still good. I wasn't really finding much too much stuff that I wanted to buy, but coming downstairs and out of the department store, I saw in the corner of my eye a display of Oilily bags that were on sale! Why were they not with the other bags in the front of the department store? Well, obviously, they were hiding them for me so that I could buy them. :) Now, I am super happy that there was a bag that I wanted to buy and that I got it--perfect style and shape for me.
After de Bijenkorf, we relaxed for a little with some wine from the hotel (see Amsterdam - Day 1), and then went to dinner at our favorite Chinese restaurant here, Oriental City.
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