Amsterdam: The Final Day (Day 3)

I'm sharing our final day in Amsterdam.

See the other days here:

Day 1

Day 2

It was really nasty outside. Raining very hard. So we saved the museums for this day.

But first breakfast.

Look at that waffle covered in Nutella greatness. It was delish.

And yes, it was raining. I did not care. I walked in the rain, happy as a clam, eating my waffle. 

Our next stop was The Heineken Experience. Now, none of us are huge fans of the beer, but we heard it is a must see. And it was raining, so why not!

For18 euro, you can guide yourself through the whole tour plus get 2 beers.
For 49 euro, you can get the VIP experience, which gives you a guided tour into a few more places the normal tour does not allow. Plus 5 beers and snacks. We went with the 18 euro experience. 

First up was history.

We really embraced the experience!

Early Heineken bottle. 

Heineken was founded on my birthday! I thought that was pretty cool.

The Heineken logo over time.

Plus, a great quote: "There is always something happening around a beer."

And more history! 

Then they show you all the ingredients that go into the beer. They let you smell the hops and the barley. Blake was loving it!

After, you see how beer is made! They walk you through all of the steps.

We're helping the brewer by grinding the barley! He loves me. 

After this you go to the stables where they keep the Heineken horses. BUT GUESS WHAT. The horses were on Holiday!!! Yep, they were on vacation for 6 weeks. So we didn't get to see them. But the worker for that station told us that they work really hard and they really love the 6 week vacation. (Like he knows what a horse loves!)

We went up way too many stairs and were told to enter room 2. We were not sure what was going to happen, but you stand in rows. And it elevates up, kind of like at the theater. After the room was full, a guide came in and dimmed the lights. A movie was going to begin. But it wasn't just any old movie. It was a 4D movie of the whole process of becoming beer! It was actually really cool. There was water that sprayed, and bubbles that shot at you. Plus heat, and lots of shaking. IT was seriously a surprise, but so so so much fun!

After the movie, they give you a small beer and teach you how to correctly drink it in 4 steps.

Us with our beers!

Then you see a little more of random Heineken-ness. And you get to watch the bottling process.

Fascinating!

Then it is time to go to the bar and get your two big beers!

Blake and I each tried a regular Heineken, and this special brew. H41 Lager. It was not very good.

We had every intention of also going to the Anne Frank House, but we missed the memo where you had to buy tickets at least a month before you come. Otherwise you can't go until after a certain time.

All in all our last very rainy day was pretty cool! 

We ate a quick lunch with Ali and Brian in a Carousel :). 

I thought I snapped a photo, but I guess I forgot.

We headed to the train station to catch our 3pm train home.

Amsterdam was amazing! So amazing that this entire week I have been fighting a nasty cold. So experiencing the Pharmacy here was fun!

But Amsterdam is a place I would return to in a heartbeat. Who doesn't love flowers, and cheese and canals?!