Taking Cover

We've been in Amsterdam for one amazing week. The weather has been perfect: chilly, raining, overcast. Full blown fall. It's so refreshing.
There have been some pretty chilly days, but we've managed to tuck into all kinds of cafes, coffee shops, chocolate shops, shopping shops. We even found an underground/indoor playground for Charlie.
Anna and Jesse were here for the first four days with us and that was an intense ride. We did a ton of stuff those first few days. Obviously we got very, very lost a few times and discovered one of the best take away noodle places ever.
The city is beautiful. You can get any kind of food you want. Everything is open very late (which you may have noticed is right up my night owl alley). It's kid friendly, family friendly and pretty much everyone in the city is friendly.
One of our favorite pastimes so far has been to sit on the corner of one of the busier streets at a pub called Mulders (discovered gratefully by Jesse and Anna)and watch the incredible orchestra of traffic: a gazillion bikes, a few pedestrians, a tram or two, a couple dozen cars all crisscrossing seamlessly. It's an absolutely spectacular site.
We are now officially on bikes ourselves. This definitely lends another level of excitement to our endeavors.
I am still sick...sicker some days. Charlie threw up this morning but is as cheerful as ever. Mom is finally over her jet lag...I think. Carlos got very, very sick a couple of days ago, but he cleared it all out quickly.
All-in-all we are living well here, but I think I speak for all of us when I say that we will be ready to sleep in our own beds and laze around on our own couches.
We miss you all very much.
See you soon.

Here's some more pictures. (I think...if not, soon)
xo
thethreesees and the momma