All about (that) Amsterdam,

Categorize this one under "Note to Self". I really had a truly wonderful time in Amsterdam (which is why I CONTINUE to post about it. #Amsterdamneverdies). And on that note, Dutch sounds eerily close to english. I'd be 2 minutes into eavesdropping on a stylish couple's conversation before I realized it wasn't even in my language. Not sure what that says about me but I figured it would be fun to laugh at in 20 years.

(the only reason I have a blog! Think of all the fun we will have at my blog reading party in 2035. Don't worry, everyone is invited.)

Note to self because: these places are cool and I'd like to go back.

Carry on!

KITCH KITCHEN (which has nothing to do with kitchens...):
 I seriously loved this place. It was filled with party supplies, piñatas, picnic blankets and basically all those cute, candy colored things that you really DONT but yet somehow desperately need. (That's pretty much me in every store, but you get the idea.) I recommend sending the dudes you are traveling with somewhere else though because it's kind of a GIRLS ONLY store if you catch my drift.

DAILY CAFE IN HAARLEM;
Haarlem stole my heart for a variety of reasons but this place was one of them. You know cake is good and all but somehow cake in an aesthetically pleasing, Instagram worthy environment is at least 10 times better. I only took like 45 photos on this cafe run because you know, I try to be casual and blend in with the locals.

Mission accomplished.

AMSTERDAM TULIP MUSEUM
Ironically enough, I didn't actually go into the museum. We walked in the store, wandered around a bit and then I took flower photos (again, ALL I did the entire trip) and then we proceeded to the cheese museum next door. Only later, after googling and such, did I realize we never made it INTO the Museum! So Well played Tulip Museum but next time I'm coming for ya.

There you go! How to not go into a museum and all that jazz.

3 THINGS: Italy

Alrighty, here are some things I noticed whilst in Italia! Also, for those of you curious (hey mom!) these photos were taken in Verona! (Yes, that's where Letters to Juliet was filmed. No, I didn't find myself a Lorenzo. What a waste of a trip!)


- ITALIAN IS DIFFERENT THAN ENGLISH!

Let that deep thought sink in.

Okay, so when you go to Paris, The French Spell Paris, Paris! A logical thing to do. But when you go ANYWHERE in Italy, it's all spelled different. For example, we were trying to drive to Florence, but no Florence was to be found! Only Firenze and clearly, Firenze is not Florence! Well apparently Firenze is Florence just as Naples is actually Napoli and Venice is really Venezia. Just a little random Italian fact for you, You're welcome.

- A STEREOTYPE THAT'S ACTUALLY TRUE.
Yes, you guys, Italians actually eat pizza. ALL THE TIME. Seriously, there are only pizzerias and occasionally a sandwich shop. But mostly pizza. Italians really know nothing of good bread or fine cheese, but they do know a thing or two about good bread AND fine cheese, if you catch my drift. (Meaning, the French have better bread, but the pizza in Italy trumps all. Amen.)

- BEHOLD, ITALIAN FOOTWEAR.
Okay, Italians wear sneakers. And I don't mean Nike or New Balance or, Lord help us, Sketchers Shapeups. They wear legit, fancy, sleek and, oh, so European sneakers. And I'm serious when I say, you can tell what country someone is from by their shoes. A note to my fellow Americans, we need to get our shoe act together because the Italians in their stylish sneakers are miles ahead of us.