Go to Amsterdam First (1950, 1965, 2009, 2016, 2018, 2022)
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26 April 2016 - Tuesday morning,
Bob walked down the stairs and I took the elevator
we had breakfast.
green tea
Belgian waffles
Our room...
I went on a more wide ranging safari. First I had to get off the ship but there was sand at the bottom of the ramp which of course meant that I...
Wall opposite the guardhouse
The fort was built with two entrances - one if by land and one if by sea. The land entrance has a gatehouse where...
Bellevue Restaurant and Wine Bar
This is right on the harbor, According to the website, there is the Merlot Winebar adjacent to the terrace along...
Flowers in the sidewalk outside the shop
When the rain/sleet stopped, I left and went over and took photos of the windmill and some of the fort...
Back to the AmaViola
AmaViola at the dock
There was a restaurant out on the end of the dock past where the AmaViola was docked. Their website...
We rode the ship around to Dordrecht
View from our cabin near Dordrecht
The people who went to Kinderdjilk had a very cold, windy and wet...
Today (April 27th) I found our bill under the door had a charge for alcohol on it and we don't drink. (The alcohol charge turned out to be a...
The guide said that Keukenhof translates as "Kitchen Garden" which is easier for me to spell
Pink tulips
Mixed border
Tulips
Reflections...
I browsed through the pavilion until the rain stopped
vases of flowers
Amaryllis
Amaryllis
Windmill in the exhibit hall
After we left...
Most of our group came back to the bus early and did not wait for the guide at the designated location
Going back to the bus parking lot
I took...
Disembarkation
All the people who were last to get off (9:00) had brown luggage tags. We had brown luggage tags as we were not flying out today...
It got to be about 12 and we went out for lunch.
Statue of a shepherd near the canal
I decided to go to the museum cafe. This is the building...
Golden Age
The last part of the main exhibit was "The Golden Age" . To show their gratitude for the city's loyal stand, William of Orange and the...
Going back a little - We went in the side door of the Grote Sint Laurenskerk (there is a handicapped entrance). And I took a photo of the statue...
29 April 2016 we went down for breakfast. The hotel breakfast was a good one and not as expensive as the one for $25 each that we had in...
There were people standing four or five deep all around the market area and from the scooter I couldn't even see the big TV screen they had...
TV Camera from inside the cheese museum
Cheese cart in person and on TV
Overhead view on the screen
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Cheese Carriers on the TV
I also...
Weigh house after the Cheese Market is over
Street Organ
We saw a street organ like the one we saw at the tulip gardens. A street organ is an...
Eventually we went into a cafe
Outside of the Grand Cafe samen
Bar area from our table
Bob ordered the anytime breakfast
Bob's fried egg...