Amsterdam and Munich.

To recap from the last blog... We just finished 3 days in Berlin and then flew back to London. We spent the night in a hotel and our Contiki tour (the company we booked with) was to begin the next morning. We woke up bright and early and met up with all the other Contiki-ers. The ages in our group ranged from 18-30. After all the logistics were figured out, we boarded the bus and headed out for our first destination, Amsterdam. We drove to the English Channel, took a ferry across, went through France and Belgium, and arrived in the Netherlands. We went through 4 countries in one day! We ate dinner at the hotel and spent the evening relaxing on a canal cruise through the city. The next day we had til 1:00 to do with our time as we pleased. Brandon and I went to the house that Anne Frank and her family hid out at during WW II. We were able to take a tour of the secret home that doubled as Mr. Frank's office. Anne Frank's diary was on display as well as the original papers that were sent to the family stating that Anne's sister and father were to be "taken away."

Some interesting things about Amsterdam:
- Population of the Netherlands: 16.3 million
- Population of the capital, Amsterdam: 731,000
- 9/10 of the people from Amsterdam are Dutch. 40% of the people claim no religious affiliation. Of the remainder 31% are Catholic, 21% are Protestant, 5% are Muslim, and the remaining 3% are split among other denominations.
- It's famous for extraordinary paintings, volatile footballers, cheese, and liberal attitudes.

After our morning in Amsterdam we drove to Munich. We didn't do a whole lot here that the pictures can't speak for themselves. So I will just let the photos tell the story of our time in Munich.

Facts about Munich:
- Population of Germany: 82.5 million
- Population of Munich: 1.3 million
- Munich is the number one destination for foreign visitors in all of Germany.
- It's famous for sausages, beer, cars, and history.