Amsterdam

April 2022

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- Apr 6, 2022, 12:02pm
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Altitude: 1,052 m
- Canada Alberta Bridgeland East Village 51.045394, -114.05808751°2’43” N 114°3’29” W
Day 1
It has been 807 days!
April 6, 2022 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
It has been 807 days since we last left the country! Lots has changed with the pandemic and flying. Still after 2 years we are wearing masks at airports & in the airplane ! Tom has retired so flying has a whole new feeling for him this trip! Flying itself hasn’t changed much, full airplanes, no food, (we bring our own) and little water!
Getting a boarding pass from the comfort of our home took about 25 minutes. Luckily for me, Dianne can run a computer pretty well. Otherwise it would have taken even longer as we needed to upload our vaccine status to Air Canada for international travel.
We sit now in the boarding area for our flight to Amsterdam listening to the non stop announcements of boarding calls and pages for passengers who are tardy or fail to show up.

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Traveler No stress at all!!
4/9/22Reply
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- Apr 7, 2022, 5:22pm
- 🌧 7 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- Netherlands North Holland Gemeente Amsterdam De Wallen Bioscoop Pathé de Munt 52.366508, 4.89298252°21’59” N 4°53’35” E
Day 2
Boy are we tired!
April 7, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ 🌧 7 °C
We arrive at 10ish like we planned, hoofed it to the train station, with some help managed to get 2 tickets to central station where we did some more research and came up with 2 - 3 day local transport tickets. After only one small detour we located our hotel. Our room looked a pretty good size on the website but is the size of a postage stamp! Tom says is will be like camping! We unpacked and went out for a walking adventure! And wasn’t that fun!
The wind is blowing a chilly 51km which makes it difficult to enjoy the sites! The flower market sells every kind of bulb you could ever want.
Dianne and I went for an extra tram ride in the afternoon because we have a three day pass. I wanted to get my money’s worth. We got on the number 24, as it stops right out in front of out hotel. We rode that tram until we started to loose confidence that we could find our way back, about 20 minutes. We found a market here and got some snacks for later and dragged our butts back to the tram, hoping to be able to make our way back to the hotel. Success!
We recognized our stop and are back in our small room eating snacks.
It is hard to stay awake. Dianne has the remote control for the TV and when I ask her to change the channel, she agrees to but fails to deliver because she has fallen asleep before she can push the button. I wake her up, and ask again. This time she pushes the wrong button and falls asleep again. Obviously I will have to take the remote control for myself.Read more
Traveler Who picked the hotel Tom?
4/10/22Reply
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- Apr 8, 2022, 10:00am
- ☁️ 6 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Netherlands North Holland Gemeente Amsterdam De Wallen Bioscoop Pathé de Munt 52.366129, 4.8928752°21’58” N 4°53’34” E
Day 3
Museum Day
April 8, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
We got up early. I got up so early I had to go back to bed to get up early again. Dianne sounded like she slept well. Breakfast was very good and we were hungry like people who like to get their moneys worth at the buffet.
We are on our way to Rijksmuseum via the tram. 10 am is our entry time and we are at the door at 10 am even though there was a delay riding the tram because of a sudden stop for a bicycle rider. Nothing serious, just clipped the bike, and knocked over the rider. With so many cyclists here it is bound to happen. We have saved each other from being run down by cyclists here a couple of times. Actually Dianne saved me more times than I saved her but who’s counting?
Rijksmuseum is excellent. It is mostly art with Rembrandt being well represented, but it also covers Dutch history in what we both would describe as a truthful reflection.Read more
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- Apr 8, 2022, 12:00pm
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Netherlands North Holland Gemeente Amsterdam De Wallen Bioscoop Pathé de Munt 52.366128, 4.89278352°21’58” N 4°53’34” E
Day 3
Rembrandt
April 8, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
This is a sample of Rembrandts art!
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- Apr 8, 2022, 1:00pm
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- Netherlands North Holland Gemeente Amsterdam Oud Zuid Museumplein 52.35856, 4.88669252°21’31” N 4°53’12” E
Day 3
More pics from Rjikmuseum
April 8, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
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- Apr 8, 2022, 3:00pm
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Netherlands North Holland Amsterdam Dam Square 52.371402, 4.89223552°22’17” N 4°53’32” E
Day 3
Amsterdam City Walk
April 8, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Since Dianne has planned most of this trip today she also has a walk for us to do! I am not sure about this but she has her book and off we go. Coming back from the museum we go a few stops further. We start at Dam Square. This is the historic heart of Amsterdam! Here we see the Royal Palace (previously city hall) ,the New Church, Grand Hotel, WWII Monument and Madame Tussaud’s. We leave the square using a all pedestrian street Kalverstraat which has lots of shops and restaurants. About half way down is the Hidden Church. We continue down the street to Bgijnhof, this quiet courtyard and residence has sheltered women since 1346. Next is Spui Square, lined with cafes and bars and today a huge used book sale! That brings us back to the Mint Tower right beside the Flower Market and our hotel! Tom is disappointed as he thought we would ride the tram again!Read more
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- Apr 8, 2022, 4:00pm
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Netherlands North Holland Gemeente Amsterdam De Wallen Bioscoop Pathé de Munt 52.366124, 4.89251552°21’58” N 4°53’33” E
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More pictures …
April 8, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
The first picture is that of a sculpture in the courtyard of the Women’s Sanctuary
Mint Tower at the end of our city walk
Dianne is playing with the pigeons
And finally coffee break….
Traveler Mmm... pastry looks yummy!
4/9/22Reply
Traveler Dianne, you look cold!
4/9/22Reply
Traveler It is sooo cold here, we have put on everything we own to stay warm🥶
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- Apr 9, 2022, 9:00am
- ⛅ 6 °C
- Altitude: 1 m
- Netherlands North Holland Edam 52.511531, 5.04922652°30’42” N 5°2’57” E
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Day 4
A bus adventure!
April 9, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C
Today, we have planned to visit Northern Holland, Edam, Volendam and Marken by bus. We don’t know what to expect. We have layered up and hope not to get rained on.
Bus travel to Edam is pleasant, and we get there around 9:30. The town is just waking up. Not much action so we walk around uninhibited and get a nice feeling about the quaint cobblestone streets that run parallel to the canals. Row houses line the spotlessly clean streets. All three villages have cleanliness in common as we would soon find out. We took a few pictures and it started to rain as we headed for the bus. Next stop Volendam.Read more
Traveler Looks cold!!!
4/10/22Reply
Traveler The masks are keeping us warmer🥶
4/13/22Reply
Traveler The place looks deserted. Have the locals relocated to warmer climates or decided to stay in bed? Glad to see you are dressed for the cold.
4/10/22Reply
Traveler On the way to the bank!
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- Apr 9, 2022, 11:00am
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 1 m
- Netherlands North Holland Volendam 52.500525, 5.05477252°30’2” N 5°3’17” E
Day 4
2nd stop Volendam
April 9, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
It rained hard while we were riding the bus to Volendam and stopped by the time we arrived. That was fortunate. We found a Saturday market with local vendors of all sorts of things we couldn’t bring home so bought nothing. Volendam is a fishing village and a pretty place to walk around in. It was also busier than Edam. We stopped for coffee just outside the place where they sell boat cruises to Marken decided without consulting Dianne to get tickets on the boat to Marken while she waited in the coffee shop. Turns out she wants to go there too. What luck for me.Read more
Traveler Not waiting to consult Dianne...life on the edge!
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- Apr 9, 2022, 11:37am
- ⛅ 7 °C
- Altitude: 1 m
- Netherlands North Holland Volendam 52.500525, 5.05477252°30’2” N 5°3’17” E
Day 4
More pictures of Volendam
April 9, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
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