Skiing & Pancakes

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What a mixed day! It is still a heatwave here in Holland - one of the flattest countries in the world, yet we went snow skiing today.

We started the day with a trip to the pancake house, which serves up some delicious pancakes with all kinds of ingredients imaginable. I had a bacon and apple pancake, others had italian pizza pancakes, banana and apple, cheese and mushroom, and all sorts of other niceties.

It is a rare treat, but when you are in the flattest country in the world, and it is 32 degrees, the last thing you would expect your host to suggest is to go snow skiing. However, there is an indoor snow park near where we are staying. My uncle has been there for staff development days, and my auntie had lessons there before going skiing in the French alps earlier in the year.

It has 3 ski runs and a terrain park for the experts. We spent about an hour skiing, and it was very weird to come back out into the heat after being in a giant freezer for an hour!

Tonight we went into Amsterdam to a show - Boom Chicago. It is an improv comedy show, and was very funny. I recommend it to anyone wanting to see a funny show while sinking a few drinks in Amsterdam. Afterwards we wandered through the city for a while, and then sat out on the terrace with a few more drinks just watching the city go by. People-watching in Amsterdam is quite hilarious.

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Photos

Pancake House
Kristie, Me and Megan inside the Pancake House restaurant

Pancake House
The restaurant

Skiing
Megan, Me and Kristie lined up at the bottom of the beginners slope at the indoor ski park.

Skiing
Me coming off the bottom of the steeper slope.