Day 1 - And a streak of good luck!

Aside from the dreary, drizzly weather, which I really didn't mind since at least it was cool, the day has gone great.  First, I am navigating the city very easily!  It is now 6:04 p.m. and I just got to my bed in the Hostel.  I have been out in the city all day, and only the last hour was bordering excruciating.  I found that if I rest for just a few minutes every once in a while, and take pain pills every 4 hours, I can walk quite a bit.  I must have walked miles today!  And I did a lot more than I thought I would on day one. 

The city is super cool looking. 

These are things I ate today:

a boring looking but surprisingly delicious apple thingy

a herring sandwich.  It is apparently a very popular food here.  I was fairly sure I wouldn't like it, but had to try it.  the pigeons were glad.  It's raw and very slimy.  Yuck.

a much more delicious mozzzarella pesto sandwich.  much better than herring.

I saw the Anne Frank house and the Van Gogh museum (both were awesome.)  I walked around the streets a lot, looking in shops and taking in the atmosphere. 

I am at the hostel now, ready to take a nap and then go out again tonight.

bye for now.