After that bus ride the day before it was a casual start to the day. I cleaned up and walked to the shopping centre across the street to grab breakfast and some things I needed. I was told to exchange euros for kunas in the centre of the city because the rate would be better. I couldn't find contact lens solution in the supermarket or drug store. When I finally asked the cashier about it when buying some sunscreen, she pointed to the optometrist across the way. The drug store had so many other things in there but didn't carry that. Also, I didn't weigh my fruit and tag it before I took it to the cashier. Things are little different/old fashion here. At the hostel I chatted with the two Dutch girls who were in ... read more

I went to trunk just before 1:00 am. I woke up several times during the night but it wasn't uncommon for me. Initially I folded the quilt and laid down on top of it because the trunk was hard. Halfway through the night it got cold and I had to taco myself in between the two halves. Woke up, checked my phone and it was 7:15 am. The was a gym around the corner from the McDonald's. I went in but I was a 24 hour gym and nobody was at the front desk, even though it's was 9:00 am at this point. I got an email back and there weren't any spots for the Mercedes factory tour in Sindelfingen nearby. So, it was just the Mercedes museum. I weighed my options and went back to ... read more

I got went to bed around 2:00. I didn't have an early start to the day because I found out that the BMW factory wasn't hosting tours. A lot of the factory workers are on holiday apparently. I decided to go for the five € breakfast buffet at the hostel. I discreetly made a sandwich and shoved it in my bag. At the train station nearby I go several quotes for a rental car. One of my primary reasons for coming to Germany was to drive on the Autobahn and especially the Nürburgring. It's been on my bucket list for quite sometime. The lowest quote I got was 340 €. I’m very much looking forward to driving instead of walking around doing touristy things. I bought a day pass for the U Bahn and went to ... read more

I stayed up late trying to blog but kept dozing off. I optimistically booked a 10:00 free walking tour through Sandeman. I knew wasn’t going to make it then, but there was a 10:45 am slot available I almost didn’t make that one. I walked down to the Old Town and it was quite hot out. We had a Czech as our tour guide. It seems like Czech humour is a bit self-deprecating as seen in his explanations for historical sights. On the tour I met a beautiful Brazilian woman Patricia. The tour was not exactly free as the guide said he’d be more that willing to accept donations once the tour was over. After the walking tour was done we walked around a bit ourselves and got some gelato. On one end of the Charles’ ... read more

In the morning I booked transportation and accommodation for Prague. I wanted to see Central Amsterdam in the daytime. Stoopwafel is a waffel cut in half top and bottom with syrup and chocolate in between. Not long after eating my stomach started hurting. It was really sugary and my body was not taking kindly to it. I went back to the hostel and napped it off. In the late afternoon I message Laetitia and she and her cousin that she came to see were at a thrift market in Kiloshop. I got there just as they were leaving. I picked up a couple gifts for friends and it started raining heavily. As I was seeking shelter I stumbled across the iamamsterdam sign. Hunger set in and I grabbed a herring sandwich. I wanted to see what ... read more