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I am leaving for my last grandchild trip. She's the youngest of my 11 grandchildren. She is 12.5 May 29 KLM-Delta Flight to Amsterdam leaving Houston-Bush 1505. Arriving Amsterdam 7:20 May 30 Hotel in Amsterdam: Ibis Amsterdam Centre Address: Stationsplein 49, 1012 AB Telephone number: +31 20...

I got to thinking that each time we had been picked up by the City Airport Taxi, they had been late. So I decided I wanted to move the time to 6:30 instead of 7. So I called the various numbers and all I got was answering machines in Dutch. The desk girl at the hotel tried and she had no better...

I do cemetery documentation - whenever I have time, I go to cemeteries and take pictures. Then when I get home, I enter the data into a database called FindAGrave.com We set out again for two nearby cemeteries - Sint Barbara RC Church and the Alkmaar General Cemetery. The lady at the desk...

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, cheese and tea My cheese sandwich I just had a cheese sandwich and a cup of tea. Dessert refrigerator (we didn't get any) Bob suddenly panicked...

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 Amsterdam. This breakfast was $17 each. The breakfast area was quite crowded because most people at the hotel were having breakfast, but there was adequate...

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. The AmaViola moved over and rafted on the AmaStella in the evening. Bob thought this would be a problem, but it wasn't so much of one. With luggage in...

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 photos on the way back. Some of them I have no idea what their significance was. Yellow lady statue Green flags Flower cars Purple nose Silka...

I browsed through the pavilion until the rain stopped vases of flowers Amaryllis Amaryllis Windmill in the exhibit hall After we left that pavilion, I tried very hard to find the other pavilions to see what they had in them, but I just couldn't figure out which way to go Drawbridge...

The guide said that Keukenhof translates as "Kitchen Garden" which is easier for me to spell Pink tulips Mixed border Tulips Reflections Statue Fountains Grape hyacinths Yellow flowers among the trees Red Darwin tulip Pagoda at the end of a path Fritillaria Imp - Rubra...

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 on the lowest deck. 25 April 2016 I woke up about 4:30 and looked at the bow camera and we were here. We are beside a lock. The captain has decided...

Shore near Nijmegen Strange building Red and white striped aid to navigation Boats moored local barge boats Nijmegen boat - blue Pedestrian bridge Pedestrian and road bridge We went under a big bridge Bridge Bridge end Looking under the bridge Green channel marker Radar...

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 bus and lay down on the seats for awhile - that helped. Lying on the back seat of the bus looking at the sky Bicycle Car we saw on the way back to...

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 original furniture, although it had originally been in another room of the palace. Emma took the embroidered and printed silk wall coverings to a...

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 Netherlands. He is famous due to his part in the success at the Battle of Waterloo. His state portrait hangs on the rear wall. There is a small painting...

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 (17th century). Mary would receive guests here after she made them wait in the antechamber. She had a marvelous bed here that she could show off. Bed...

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 Willem Bentinck, the Duke of Portland. He was an advisor for Willem III. The ceiling with painted clouds and a frame of imitation marble is from the...

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 the west wing of the palace and overlooks the croquet court. That restaurant was not open when we were there - it is the one which is in the former...