Winkeling for house supplies

Today was a big day for shopping....We did most of our shopping at IKEA. We bought a trundle bed (it can be pulled out and made into a double bed)  and two mattresses for the guest room, a small nightstand, a dining room table and four chairs, couch and chair along with many home items: ironing board, hamper, starter set of dishes (serving for six), glasses, eating utensils, etc. It's enough for a good start to making the house livable!  We're planning on going to the Media Markt tomorrow to get electric appliances. The landlord will be giving us the key Tuesday, so we are having the furniture delivered that day!

By the time we were done at IKEA we were starving, so we headed to downtown Haarlem. We had a huge hamburger and yummy fries at:

After lunch, we walked around a bit and saw some of the sights:

And yet another unusual bicycle!

Andrew found a cigar shop where he could sit and smoke "with the guys", so I went off exploring while he stayed and had a smoke!  Afterwards we went to a movie-"Sherlock Holmes, Game of Shadows". It was subtitled in Dutch, of course!  We walked around a little more after the movie before heading back to the apartment. Isn't this the coolest "tree skirt" you've ever seen?!?!?

This is the canal right outside of the center of the City:

Then back to the apartment for a glass of champagne to celebrate getting the house!