'5:00 p.m. — I leave the museum and mentally congratulate myself for keeping my spending the past five days low. Have I turned a new leaf this decade with my spending habits? The answer is no, as I soon find out...'
I departed from New York JFK with Norwegian and flew straight into Amsterdam . And then for the return flight, I flew to JFK on TAP with a layover in Lisbon .We’ll be staying at the Flying Pig Uptown. The total for two bunk beds for four nights came to $320.75. I pay upfront. Because I don’t have Venmo, D. will pay me back for her share by buying our meals until we settle the balance. We used Splitwise to keep track of everything.3:00 p.m. — I start my day late and head to pick up D.
10:00 a.m. — We head to the Van Gogh Museum . Interestingly it is arranged by periods of his life, which really helps the casual viewer see how his technique was influenced by environment and mental stability. The context definitely makes the work more poignant; for example, there's a painting of a farmer reaping swaying fields of wheat.
12:30 p.m. — Let's try this again. Get ready, talk to the Irish students some more , and leave for the day as decided to do a day trip to The Hague. 7:30 p.m. — We pass a store labeled Xian's Delicious Foods. D. is reminded of Xian's Famous Foods in NYC and we go in. We share a platter of fried dumplings, minced meat with torn noodles, and a pot of tea and decompress. This was a much-needed break after the marathon of yesterday, so we were content to wander without purpose. I convince D. we need another platter of fried dumplings. When they arrive she agrees and she pays and covers my share, $14.80.9:00 p.m.
10:15 a.m. — Get off the tram for the Albert Cuyip market, a bigger, more touristy version of the street fair we just went to. However, we came for one thing only: Stroopwafel from Original Stroopwafel! According to the proprietor, his forebears started the stroopwafel recipe here and many have imitated it, but never have come close. And yes, I am aware of the irony of our snack choices this morning in light of my comments about food tourism.
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