Hostellerie Den Engel
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A nasty weather front coming in.
... take another walk into town. There was a collision between two ships outside Rotterdam ( which is our next destination) 11 crew lost, 4 confirmed. Think we need to seriously look at the latest ais systems(like radar but better). Rotterdam is one of the busiest ports in the world and we will be leaving from not far north of it across the north sea full of oil rigs, shipping etc etc. sobering thought. Might get some tacks for the cockpit seats to keep the deckie ...
The Last of Paris, then to Amsterdam
... And what a relief to be in a country where the people are polite, friendly, helpful, and welcoming; so refreshing after the rudeness of the Spanish and the indifference of the Parisians.
Getting off the train at Amsterdam Airport meant it was easy to pick up the hired car and start down the motorway towards Maastricht, but with a stop for the night at Vianen, just South of ...
Delft Pottery and the House of Orange.....
... 8221; (a much easier solution when making large numbers of fake copies, but in no way signifies authenticity).
After that part of the morning ended, we were free for lunch. I decided to drop my large Camera back at the Hotel and just take my Canon Elph for lunch (I was worried about getting the large Camera wet, even though I had an Umbrella). The weather had been reasonably nice when we started the Ceramic tour, but it had changed again to very ...
Last Night in Leiden
... restaurant nearby, where we had a superb rijstafel, a mixture of about 18 different dishes - phenomenal! Afterwards, a walk back to the hotel was required to aid the digestion!
After breakfast and a last-minute shopping in Albert Heijn, we headed our separate ways again, Anne & I heading to Schiphol to fly to London and Edinburgh, and the others heading for the ferry! I think we were all a bit tired out by the full activity calendar of the last week!
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Pakken
De laatste voorbereiding: pakken. Dit is zo'n beetje wat dorien mee gaat nemen, en dat is een vrouw. Het motto hier: reis met weinig bagage, dan heb je ruimte over voor herinneringen. Dit is een oude aboriginalwijsheid die we in Australie geleerd hebben. ;-).
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