Iceland and Amsterdam, Day 6

Monday:  We woke up early, cooked eggs and oatmeal at our Airbnb, and headed out. We returned our rental car, and got the much anticipated "car returned okay".  That is always a weight off our shoulders. The rental car we had, a 4-wheel drive Dacia Duster with a manual transmission, frequently had warning lights illuminated indicating low tire pressure and faulty warning light problem. Yes, this car had a warning light that indicated there is a problem with the warning lights. To me (Anthony), that's a bit ridiculous.  The folks at the rental car agency said it is a common problem in Iceland for those warning lights to come on without reason. They stated this is because of the weather there. 

We have felt very safe in Iceland. In fact, when we first arrived in the country and we're getting our rental car, I heard a representative at the rental car company (which is located a few miles from the airport) tell another customer that his car would be at the airport unlocked with the keys in it.  I'm sure the customer gave the rep a funny look because the rep then explained to him that "there is no crime in Iceland."

However, at the airport Anthony had to escape being eaten by a troll before he could leave:

Our plane trip went well to Amsterdam, but what we were supposed to do to get to our hotel caused some anxious moments.  Beforehand, we even watched YouTube videos to make sure we knew what to do. But it never is as easy as it looks. Finally we made it to our hotel. This is what we felt like, though, while we were on the train.

Tuesday:  We've had a nice day of touring the city, 26,500 steps worth as a matter of fact. But we have seen a lot.

Here is the token tourist in the Dutch clogs pics:

Here are pics of the city:

We were thankful to see normal amounts of prices for the food we ate today. I don't think I will want soup for awhile.

We visited the Anne Frank house.  It is very difficult to explain how I felt walking through the annex she was actually living in for two years to escape being captured, so I am not going to try. But let's just say that it seemed that with that many people that were walking around with us, it was a relatively quiet, somber tour. 

We also walked through some very interesting parts of the city in which you don't go into the coffee shops to ask for coffee. There were some interesting smells wafting through the air as we passed those "coffee shops".

We are looking forward to going to the Van Gogh museum and soaking in more of the sights tomorrow.