Day two was amazing! The morning started out early with a driving tour around Amsterdam. We were fortunate to take a tour of a local cheese farm. The owner told us all about his cheese making skills (and dubbed Ms. Lindsey Daniels as "the happy little teacher woman"). Fun fact, the Dutch are famous for their cheese, however, the only cheese they actually make is Gouda.
He also makes wooden clogs. The process takes a total of 1.5 minutes.
His cows were also lovely.
Quick photo stop at the windmill (Lila and Kayla.......awwwwwwww)
When our tour was over, we got lunch and walked around the city center.
Then, we went to the Anne Frank Huis (house). We learned that while Anne was in the annex, she reread through her diary and began a collection of "Beautiful Little Sentences". Here are some beautiful sentences gathered from the reflections of our travelers:
"I love the feeling you get to stand where she did. It was humbling" -Keaton
"She wants to make a change in the world that is average. She does not want to be an average woman living in a world that she knows she can make better." -Lynn
"There is something about actually, physically being inside the annex that made her story all the more real... I too enjoy writing and expressing my feelings so I can relate to Anne and her passion" -Anonymous
In response to the following quote.."I'll make my voice be heard, I'll go out into the world and work for mankind!" - Anne Frank:
"It is important for any person's voice to be heard. The fact that someone as isolated and trapped as Anne Frank has the hope to think that, is amazing because she does not even come into contact with the world. She was so unlucky and does not have a good life at all, but she still has hope for the future." -Lila
Oh, and then there's this... !!!
Bis Morgen Deutschland!
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