Amsterdam

Don’t get me wrong, I understand there are delays in travel. I also understand weather plays a huge part when you are on a ship…what I don’t like is when people don’t pay attention and follow the rules. If they did we wouldn’t have a line spanning three full decks.

Anyway, Amsterdam is gorgeous. We were a bit stressed as the reservation we had was for 12 but since we were late getting docked and everyone and their mother wanted off at the same time, we failed to get there on time. But the people with Somma Tours were more than understanding. They scheduled us for an even better canal tour in an open boat with only 12 people. We offered to pay the difference but they said don’t worry about it since we were polite.

So we had a GREAT tour! We learned a lot…the patron Saint is Santa Claus and he looks after everyone in the Netherlands especially “hookers and the thieves.” Also many Houseboats don’t use curtains since they have “nothing to hide.” And taxes used to be based on the number of steps in front of your home and how many windows you have.

After the canal tour we walked to the Kattenkabinet. It hosted a lot of artwork of cats and had real cats wandering around. Very small but fun. We walked all the way back to the ship and rested a bit. I got mom some ice for her ankle. Dinner was at the pub on the ship. We watched M3gan and Jurassic Park in the room to stay awake until 10.Read more