After a hellish nights sleep on a 12 hour night train (we nearly ended up in Russia) I am typing this blog barely able to stay awake!! The train was fine - just very cramped and noisy and uncomfortable! Plus after having a nightmare with reservation we had to pay double the money so we were glad to arrive in Berlin! (even if it was at 4am) The first thing we noticed about Berlin as we exited the platform was - the smell of beer! Walking from the station people...

Arrived in Amsterdam! Had a blowout lunch and have been living it cheap on bread and cheese since! It has been days of walking - blistered feet as a result. On foot we ventured the south of the city seeing: Concert hall, vondelpark, museumplein (van gogh and rijks museum), stadsschouwburg, Leidseplein, spui, koningsplein, muntplein, Rembrandt plein, waterlooplein, hermitage centre, skinny bridge, Frederiksplein, heineken, westerkerk, noorderkerk, jordaan and t...