Today was a very busy day in Amsterdam.  We started the day off watching the Olympics onTV.  Watching the Olympics here is quite frustrating.  We have the option of either watching the dutch stations, which has all the commentary in Dutch, or watch the BBC.  We usually choose to watch the BBC.  The problem with watching the BBC is that they are obsessed with curling.  I personally think watching curling is a boring waste of time.  Over the past few days I have learned more than I ever wanted to know about curling because, there is nothing else on.  

After lunch today the four of us went to the Anne Frank House.  It is the actual house that Anne and her family hid in during WWII.  In the 1960s it was turned into a museum.  The line to get into the house was about an hour long.  Usually this wouldnt be a problem except today was so cold and windy we almost froze. 

The long wait was definitely worth it.  The first part of the museum took us through the warehouse underneath the hiding place.  During the war they made jam and spices in the warehouse.  Now the warehouse has some items from the WWII era.  Next in the museum was the offices that the people who helped the Franks worked at.  After going through the offices we came to the room with the door to the hiding pace.  Over the door they built a book case to hide it.  We got to go through the door and into the hiding area.  The area is much larger than I imagined it.  It has two stories and an attic that the 8 of them lived in.  The hiding place is unfurnished.  After the Nazis found the Franks and other 4 people, the rooms were cleared.  The rooms are still unfurnished because Anne Franks father, Otto Frank, wanted them to remain unfurnished.  After going through the secret hiding place there are a few more rooms with additional information.  Unfortunately we were not allowed to take photos in the museum.  But, you can look up pictures on the internet if you are interested.  

After the Anne Frank Museum we went to Leidsplein for dinner.  There are so many different types of restaurants in Leidseplein you can have almost anything you want.  We found a little Mexican restaurant where we ate dinner.  It was really good food. After dinner we came back to the apartment and are now watching the olympics.  And incase any of you are wondering the British women's curling team just lost to Switzerland.  

Ellie and I at dinner.