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Swans on the Canals Church of St. Nicholas Afterward we went back to the boat. I ran the scooter on the side of the water where it wasn't cobblestones, and it was much more comfortable, but that made Mike nervous. Scootering on the smooth edge of the water The boat ramp has cleats on...

4 November 2022 We went down and sat at the same table and the waiter brings me cranberry juice without asking. I had the Wellness Bowl, which sounded good when the waiter said what it was - cinnamon apples. Wellness bowl It was OK but it had a lot of other stuff in it like strawberries and...

2 November 2022 I had a wake up call for 7:30, and Lesley came and got me and we went down to breakfast (which is included). Breakfast restaurant Mike had already eaten. I had poached eggs on spinach Eggs on spinach (I asked them to hold the ham and the Hollandaise sauce) and the eggs were...

There were three of my grandchildren that I had missed traveling with when they were young teens. Two of them had been 24 and 26 years old. I thought that maybe I could still travel with Mike or his brother or sister. Mike and his sister had visited his parents when his mother was on a job...

Since we were to be picked up at 10, I didn't leave a wake-up call. I waked up at about 7 and got dressed and organized before I waked up my granddaughter. She had fallen asleep with her ear buds in and I had to touch her before she waked up. She does sort of spring awake immediately. We went...

Bridge traffic light Montelbaanstoren tower restaurant market stalls from the back Looking down the canal fancy lights bridge and boat Bridge stop light Girl in the window No alcohol zone bikes by the canal Swan escort We got the wheelchair back. Now to get back to the...

Jug in the window of the Monkey Bar Older buildings have smaller bricks Delft store Logo on the Blue Delft store Doelen Hotel-the oldest hotel in Amsterdam. Rembrandt lived here for a period of time and painted the Nightwatch in a room on the third floor. Swan in a canal He asked...

The National Monument on Dam Square (Dutch: Nationaal Monument or Nationaal Monument op de Dam), Amsterdam, is a 1956 World War II monument in the Netherlands Madame Tussaud Munt Tower orphans depicted in a fake window on the wall Former orphanage door Nun statue - or more accurately...

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...

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 walls, and the marina. Unfortunately, I this meant that missed going to the Dome Church which was where the ship excursion was going to go Dome Church...

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 the inner harbor of Willemstad and the Salon Liem Sian &; Salon Wigant upstairs. The Traces of War website says: Willemstad was right in the...

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...

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 Tauck boat moored at the Nijmegen docks Tauck boat central logo Stern of a Swiss river boat Man and his children watching us doc When we got to...

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...