Anno 1685 Amsterdam
Leidsegracht 56 Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, 1016, Netherlands
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Amster- dam it's good!
... the John Frost Bridge over the Lower Rhine. The Bridge is named after the Major- General who commanded the British forces that reached and defended the bridge during the Battle of Arnhem in 1944. In September 1944 the Allies launched Operation Market Garden to take the bridge however due to poor intelligence, unexpected German resistance was met and the attempt failed. We visited the small museum next to the bridge that is dedicated to the soldiers ...
The Rhine River cruise begins
... with a canal cruise of Amsterdam on a small canal cruise boat followed by a bus tour which included the flower market and a windmill.
We returned to the ship at 1.30pm and it left port while we were having lunch. We chose the buffet lunch which was served in the upstairs lounge, just a few steps from our cabin. ( A full lunch was also served in the restaurant) The lounge is large enough to provide very comfortable seating for everyone and it is surrounded ...
Road Trippin' - Part 2
... the Belgium army has fought in all parts of the world during this time. On display are swords, guns, artillery, planes and even 1 or 2 naval ships. The collection of weaponry is particularly impressive and includes weapons specially made for the monarchs of Belgium. Other particular points of interest include the recreated First World War trench and the collection of vintage tanks. Once again we did not buy anything from the gift shop, but Radley purchased a Second World War era ...
Vegetarian Heaven
... After a short walk through swarms of flying ants, we finally made it to the tram station.
Our flight to London on Monday evening was uneventful. After about 45 minutes, we made our way through immigration and headed to the hotel. We finally arrived around midnight and were thankful for the opportunity to lay down for a few hours. Our train to Paris was at 5:20 a.m., so we set alarms for, 4:00, 4:10, and 4:20, then passed out for the ...
Dashing for our connection ...
Nothing much to tell here - shortest time John has ever spent in this airport, almost sprinting from the E Concourse to the H Concourse, only to find out that the flight to London Stansted was delayed. Sandi, Nikki and Jeffrey did a great job keeping ...

