Heineken Brewery

July 17th--We all hung around the apartment this morning waiting for Brent to arrive in Amsterdam. Unfortunately, by noon, he had not arrived yet so Shanda suggested that we all leave and then they would meet up with us later. So, we got on the tram and went to the City Market. We walked along the street doing a little booth shopping before stopping at the Restaurant Bazaar for lunch. The restaurant served a middle eastern cuisine. We all had a wonderful meal before walking to the Heineken Brewery. The Heineken Brewery offered a wonderful tour. We got to see the process of making the beer, ride Brew U where we felt what it was like to be a bottle of Heineken beer, bottle our own Heineken, and enjoy the Innovation Station. We were actually in the brewery way longer than we had anticipated so we had to rush back to the apartment. We had contacted the nanny of the family we were renting the apartment from to watch the kids for the night. We got back a little after 5:00 and quickly fed and bathed the kids. The nanny, Fiona, arrived about 6:00. We said goodbye to the children around 6:30 to head out for our night without the kiddos. We took the tram to the Dam square, near the Red Light District. We did a little wandering, gawking, and laughing before finding a Mexican food restaurant for dinner. It was "ok" tex-mex...but not great, and definitely not La Hacienda. It was great having some adult time to catch up and share some laughs.