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3 days in Amsterdam
... by taking the tram. Apparently its population is about 750,000, only about twice the size of Canberra. We bought a 48 hour ticket which gave us access to the trams, metro and buses. We stayed at the Hotel Wiechmann which is right on Prinsengracht, one of the main canals. The hotel was cozy and nice, with a significant downside of having no elevator. We had to climb 3 flights of very narrow, spiral ...
Day Two, Progressive, Artistic Amsterdam
... and Vermeer. I appreciated having Jennifer there to discuss such paintings and point out interesting details and symbolism. We had a little bit of free time before a scheduled canal tour, so about 6 of us headed down the street towards the Heineken Brewery. We didn’t make it that far... Just across the street was a little pub that happened to have a table on the sidewalk. We plunked down for a much-needed respite and ordered schooners of beer! 90 minutes later the rest of ...
Layover - Amsterdam to Barcelona
We had a very smooth flight and arrived in Amsterdam at 10:15 on time. S and I both had about 4 to 5 hours sleep. Jack had about 2.5 hours and B/A announced they had none. Our flight to Barcelona did not leave until 8:30 p.m. so we had the afternoon in Amsterdam. We cleared customs quickly. ...
Windmills!!
... produce such a difference in life?) and then picturesque countryside. We are talking sheep, cows, goats, canals running through the fields...all without the typical Wisconsin mosquito bugging you. It was really just gorgeous. We found our way to Oostzaan, and found a little place to have lunch. Just another "oud kaas" sandwich, but delicious as always. We got a little help on directions at this point, and eventually made our way to Zaanse Schans, where a ...
Art, Anne Frank, Amsterdam
... but her father wanted to leave the rooms as they were after they were betrayed and sent off to concentration camps and the rooms were cleared. There are models though showing what it looked like, and also photographs from when they did a temporary mock-up of what it would have looked like. It is an extremely interesting and thought-provoking place to ...
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