Out trip doesn't start well; there is a delay of 4 hours for our flight with Southern China. Due to bad weather. So we walk in the airport and wait. SC did not offer even any refreshments , so we start our holiday by being (at least me) resentful.
My feelings towards CS do not improve during the flight; the doll like, lookalike stewardesses have very limited English, are not very friendly (maybe there is a language problem) the food is the worst possible and the entertainment disappointing; there is a choice of movies but the sound is poor and the subtitles Chinese (simplified)
Sunday, 19 June, 2017.
Amsterdam, Movenpick City Hotel.
The hotel is very elegant but definitely not central, despite a sign which says '6 minutes of walk'. We have no choice and start our holiday with a walk to the Central Railway Station and from there along the canal. It is a long walk but the sun shines, people (lots of them) smile, there are flowers all around. We end up in an Asian district where we sample some food an meet a local cat (of course).
Monday, June 20, 2017
Time to start our tour in earnest. At the tourist bureau we buy tickets for everything Amsterdam has to offer; boat rides along canals, tickets to museums, food and water. We sail along old and beautiful houses, listen to their story and arrive at the Rijn museum. I have seen the pictures before and I can look for my favourites and discover new ones to like. We split; Naomi is taking Rachel on her journey of discovery and Rachel, independent person, selects to admire the less famous.
The famous 'Watch'
This is a hammock, for the sailors to sleep
We cross to the cafeteria, eat on bizarre roundabouts and arrive at the Van Gogh museum.
Lots of paintings re now in Melbourne but they are not missed here. The exhibition is a feast of shapes and colours, as only Van Gogh could create
A sketch which lets me into his mind
Exhibit 'Rachel'
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