A car bomb and a giant tub with a towel heater. 💛💛💛

With a touch of regret, we packed up, said goodbye to Milo, Fiona and our new friend Heinrich, and moved out of our wharf cellar. We hopped a train to Rotterdam and found another to Delft. What an adorable town. It was market day and the streets were bustling. We found an adorable hotel and …

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We had an amazing dinner at an Italian restaurant run by a true Italian. Soooo yummy. On our walk to the restaurant, we were in the path of the Friday night disco rollerblading club. Then, we receive a call that our new tattoo artist and friend Chris, was available. So off we went. We stumbled …

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We made a game time decision to stay in Utrecht and explore, rather than going to another cheese market an hour away. Great decision. We met a new friend, Fiona. She begs like a dog, is smarter than Milo but we love her like family. We explored every street, canal and alley today. This cool …

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Marco got a tulip tattoo!!!! Just kidding. I did!

Our home is a wharf cellar in the canal. We have a loner, special needs duck whom we have befriended. His quack is wrong, is face looks like an ice cream spoon stuck to it, but he loves us and we love him. I would bring him home if I could.

Today. We. Went. To. GOUDA!!! (Pronounced ggh-owda. Like in your throat ggghh). We went to the cheese market in the town square. Aaaamazing. This cheese is so good I can't even explain. Yes, we bought cheese to bring home. Not that we will share with anyone 🙃 We also bought focaccia(2), croissants(4), and sausage pastries(2) …

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I have been deceiving Marco on our lodging plans for our first three nights. I told him we were staying at a hostel. In fact, I booked an original Utrecht Wharf Cellar. These wharf cellars are around 750 years old. Many of them have been renovated into restaurants and homes. They sit right on a …

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So, if you don't already know, Marco hasn't eaten a French fry in months in preparation for this trip. They serve fries with globs of mayonnaise on top 🤮. Also, he has watched every YouTube video of street herring vendors and the locals and tourists shoving a herring down their mouth 🤮. He has been …

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Long day, but we made it! ! Arrived in Amsterdam, and took a train to our first location....Utrecht.