Up early and got ready for the wedding. Had breakfast – interesting dining area with lots of little areas to sit in, so Joe headed us away from the large loud group to an empty quiet area to sit and have breakfast. Sat down, ordered coffee, and two German women then sat at the table right next to us – every other table in the area was empty! So much for quiet breakfast as they chatted very loudly throughout. It was funny!<\/p>\n
We then headed off for the wedding. Very small registry wedding – we got there, were found by the group, and headed off. Interesting registry area, bit of a maze. But a nice ceremony – very short and sweet. The couple didn’t want long speeches so the register said ‘no speeches’. Joe took the photos! We then headed out to a nearby restaurant where the waiter saw the marriage book and said congrats. We had cava and breakfast and lots of celebration and cheers. The couple were off for the honeymoon that afternoon, so after lots of cheer, said bye and headed back to the hotel to change.<\/p>\n
We had to go past the Anne Frank house and, as I had never been there, we decided to check the times and cost. The queue is always way long – wrapping around the building and down the street, so our plan was to check the time and get up early tomorrow and go. When we got there however there was no queue – really, no queue! So we decided to go in then and there – nice cheerful follow up to a wedding! The queue was inside the Annex though – it’s a very small tight space so you sort of shuffle along to see stuff. (Joe says apparently the best time to go is Wednesday afternoon around 2ish – but by 3ish the queue was growing again, but still shorter than I’ve ever seen it! Though that may have just been a weird day.)<\/p>\n
Then back to the hotel to change and discuss plans. We ended up just resting and talking then heading out to the brown bar (De Zottes) for a very nice dinner.<\/p>\n
So far we have eaten and walked! Tomorrow is the Rijjksmuseum and then Joe works a bit. Then we’re off to Delft!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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