{"id":2528,"date":"2014-11-02T11:25:39","date_gmt":"2014-11-02T11:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/?p=2528"},"modified":"2015-01-21T21:36:04","modified_gmt":"2015-01-21T21:36:04","slug":"amsterdam-and-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/?p=2528","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam and Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/EuropeTravelMap.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/EuropeTravelMap.jpg\" alt=\"EuropeTravelMap\" width=\"1021\" height=\"727\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/EuropeTravelMap.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/EuropeTravelMap-624x444.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our recent European tour started off in Amsterdam.\u00a0 I absolutely loved Amsterdam.\u00a0 Any city that has approximately 600,000 bicycles is probably going to rank high with me.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2530\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0009.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0009\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0009.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0009-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0009-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0068.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2535\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0068.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0068\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0068-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0068-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The highlight was probably the canal boat tour which was a great way to see the city.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0062.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2534\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0062.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0062\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0062.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0062-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0062-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We met our friends James and Diana there and had a great time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0079.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2529\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0079.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0079\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0079.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0079-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0079-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0070.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2536\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0070.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0070\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0070.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0070-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0070-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then we were off to Geneva, Switzerland where we had a great time hanging with Cinda, Danny, and company.\u00a0 Thanks for the great hospitality!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2538\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0211.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0211\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0211.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0211-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0211-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is all of us on the longest bench in Europe<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0120.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2539\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0120.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0120\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0120.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0120-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0120-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Giant games of chess and great architecture<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0126.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2540\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0126.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0126\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0126.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0126-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0126-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0134.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2541\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0134.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0134\" width=\"675\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0134.jpg 675w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0134-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0134-624x1109.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0115.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2542\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0115.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0115\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0115.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0115-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0115-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We climbed to the top of the cathedral for some spectacular views.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0186.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2543\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0186.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0186\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0186.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0186-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0186-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0161.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2544\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0161.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0161\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0161.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0161-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0161-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lots of great food and wine of course<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0103.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2545\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0103.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0103\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0103.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0103-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0103-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0105.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2546\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0105.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0105\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0105.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0105-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0105-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2549\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0111.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0111\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0111.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0111-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0111-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0091.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2547\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0091.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0091\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0091.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0091-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0091-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0093.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2548\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0093.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0093\" width=\"1600\" height=\"504\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0093.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0093-1024x322.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0093-624x196.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was sad to leave, but we were off to Lausanne, Switzerland next.\u00a0 More great cathedrals and stunning architecture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0265.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2551\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0265.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0265\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0265.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0265-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0265-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0233.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2552\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0233.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0233\" width=\"675\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0233.jpg 675w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0233-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0233-624x1109.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0235.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2553\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0235.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0235\" width=\"675\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0235.jpg 675w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0235-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0235-624x1109.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0257.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2554\" src=\"http:\/\/bretandemily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0257.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0257\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0257.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0257-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/DSC_0257-624x351.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our recent European tour started off in Amsterdam.\u00a0 I absolutely loved Amsterdam.\u00a0 Any city that has approximately 600,000 bicycles is probably going to rank high with me. The highlight was probably the canal boat tour which was a great way to see the city. We met our friends James and Diana there and had a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amsterdam-and-switzerland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2528"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2774,"href":"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528\/revisions\/2774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bretandemily.com\/ireland\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}