Day 1: Arrival in Amsterdam

Brian was unexpectedly chosen to present at a conference in Amsterdam. The timing wasn't great, since we'd have to leave about 10 days after returning from New Orleans, but we couldn't really pass up a plane ticket to Europe. The conference would be picking up his round trip ticket and 3 nights in a hotel, and we'd be responsible for the rest.

We stayed in a hotel that was much more expensive than anything we would have chosen on our own; however, being Amsterdam, it was still very small, though perfectly adequate for us!Our first day, we walked around a bit, Brian registered for the conference, and we went to dinner.Since we were so tired, we pretty much went home shortly after dinner and slept. Brian had to get an early start on the next day.