Go to Amsterdam First (1950, 1965, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2022)
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April 20, 2016-continued
Our hotel-the Movenpick-the high rise part
The Movenpick hotel is a big tower plus some rooms in a larger section below...
Went back to the hotel and went to the restaurant but they said they were fully booked and it would be 45 minutes before we could get a table. We...
We came back to the hotel room after breakfast and after a bit I decided to call AmaViola and see if we could come early. They said it was fine to...
Just before 6 we went back to the lounge for the Captains champagne reception and safety briefing.
Lounge before the Welcome Reception
We had...
22 April 2016 (Friday) was an arduous day. The original plan was:
Day 2 AMSTERDAM - VOLENDAM - EDAM
After breakfast, enjoy a scenic morning...
We started for Hoorn
Skyline leaving Amsterdam
We got a chance to see the boat go through a lock on the way there
Directional lock signs...
The weather we had on this trip was quite cold and windy. We had rain, sleet, and snow. So I suspect that the reason that we docked in Hoorn...
Continuing with the walking tour
Sign translates as Dutch Water Board
The Crescent Moon
Ladies clothing store - nieuwe collectie
Shop -...
I knew about Edam cheese, so I should not have been surprised that cheese was part of the tour.
The cheese market is no longer the heart of the...
We got back on the bus. When we got to Volendam, one of the men refused to get off the bus. We could hear the guide pleading with him and his...
Last night, I downloaded photos and then I went to sleep with the TV on, and my glasses on too. Bob got up and turned off the TV. But this...
Tickets are punched at the palace gate. First we went to a building which houses the second restaurant - Restaurant de Balzaal which is located in...
After you exit the Vestibule, you go into room #2, the Bentinck Room (behind the audio tour counter)
#2 Bentinck Room
which is named for Hans...
The Gallery (#11 Called Royal Showpieces) was under construction so the next thing I have photos of is Room #14 the Bedchamber of Queen Mary II...
After the Bedchamber of Willem III, we entered the 19th century Drawing Room of King Willem II (Room #21) He was the second Orange King of the...
Room 32 was Queen Emma's Drawing Room. She was the second wife of King Willem III, Het Loo Palace, 1888. This room was reconstructed in 1983 with...
We went back to the ticket office place, used the bathrooms and got back on the bus. My back was really hurting so I went back to the back of the...
Shore near Nijmegen
Strange building
Red and white striped aid to navigation
Boats moored
local barge boats
Nijmegen boat - blue...
Crewman hanging off the side of the boat to help docking
tour boats
Bow of a moored river boat
Our boat reflected in another river boat...
We went overnight to Terneuzen - actually we started at dinner time and there were waves crashing against the windows in the dining room which is...