Late night cocktails at the Van Gogh Museum was just ok. So, no pictures or stories to tell. It would have been better if we could wander around the museum with our drinks and "get our art on", but we were quarantined to the lobby with your drink. We didn't want to see the whole thing anyway because we'll be back when visitors come. See how thoughtful we are!

On Sunday Jess and I took our bikes to the Amsterdam Bos (Forest). It's a huge park just outside the city. We just toured around it trying to get lost and taking every path we came across. It was so much fun!

From the English website for the Bos:

"With its 137 km of footpaths, 51 km of cycle paths and 50 bridges, the Amsterdamse Bos is one of the largest city parks of Europe. It contains 150 indigenous species of trees and over 200 species of birds."

We didn't see all 200 species of bird, but we did see quite a few. At one point we stopped to watch some sort of large male geese get in a fight (over a girl I'm sure). As we were watching a random pheasant decided to pass right by just a couple yards behind the goose malay. It was hysterical. I imagined him saying something like "Just passin' thru...don't mind me. Don't know and don't care what this about." They were too far away for a decent picture, so you'll just have to take my word for it that it was humorous.

After the ride around the Bos, we stopped for a much needed ice cream break. It has been HOT here! It's been between 70-75 for the past week. It's perfect weather! We have been told not to get used to it, however, so we are making the most out of it.

Stay tuned for the next installment. It involves a rental boat, the Amsterdam canals and the lower half of my body taking a dip.

In the meantime, here is a random shot of me wearing huge novelty wooden clogs. Enjoy!