After frantic calls to our airport limousine Tuesday morning, we found out the driver had been in a crash and another driver would be an hour late to pick us up. Fortunately Janet called Brigitte Westphal and she jumped in her car and got us to the airport on time. Janet was able to check in. My reservation was lost. However, it eventually became found and we checked our free bags and dragged hundreds of pounds of luggage through the carry on process and got everything stored in overhead bins - first to Atlanta and ultimately to Amsterdam.
We had a peaceful night, but unfortunately were not able to sleep a wink. We were warned about rain and wind in Amsterdam. We planned to hunker down and complete our destinations in spite of weather and eventually go to sleep. (Today's post will be brief because it is already 9pm and we are TIRED!!!!!)
We arrived to balmy weather and sun! We found out there is a mini-Rijksmuseum at the airport with a collection of Dutch masters behind airport security. We saw them - beautiful. We collected our luggage and pulled our caravan of bags out the door of the Schiphol airport directly to the CitizenM - our hotel.
They found us a room even though it was 8:30am. We put on new clothes and headed for Amsterdam and the Anne Frank house.
The lovely people there took pity on the two tired Americans and let us in immediately with our internet tickets, even though we were almost three hours early. The house is unbelievable. Steep flights of tiny stairs go up to the secret rooms where a total of 8 people including the 4 Franks hid for four years. It is unbelievable, their life. It is tragic that all were captured and deported to death camps. Seven died within months of liberation at the end of the war. Only Anne's father survived to publish his daughter's diary and create the museum.
We spent the afternoon walking the beautiful Jordaan neighborhood and viewing the buildings at the Dam. We finished our day with an early dinner at the "Kantjil de Tigre" (Rabbit & Tiger) an Indonesian restaurant with mini-Rijsttafel dinners and an easy train ride back to CitizenM.
We have had a wonderful first day and are going to sleep now. We wish you well. Good night, Janet and Rozanne
We had a peaceful night, but unfortunately were not able to sleep a wink. We were warned about rain and wind in Amsterdam. We planned to hunker down and complete our destinations in spite of weather and eventually go to sleep. (Today's post will be brief because it is already 9pm and we are TIRED!!!!!)
We arrived to balmy weather and sun! We found out there is a mini-Rijksmuseum at the airport with a collection of Dutch masters behind airport security. We saw them - beautiful. We collected our luggage and pulled our caravan of bags out the door of the Schiphol airport directly to the CitizenM - our hotel.
They found us a room even though it was 8:30am. We put on new clothes and headed for Amsterdam and the Anne Frank house.
The lovely people there took pity on the two tired Americans and let us in immediately with our internet tickets, even though we were almost three hours early. The house is unbelievable. Steep flights of tiny stairs go up to the secret rooms where a total of 8 people including the 4 Franks hid for four years. It is unbelievable, their life. It is tragic that all were captured and deported to death camps. Seven died within months of liberation at the end of the war. Only Anne's father survived to publish his daughter's diary and create the museum.
We spent the afternoon walking the beautiful Jordaan neighborhood and viewing the buildings at the Dam. We finished our day with an early dinner at the "Kantjil de Tigre" (Rabbit & Tiger) an Indonesian restaurant with mini-Rijsttafel dinners and an easy train ride back to CitizenM.
We have had a wonderful first day and are going to sleep now. We wish you well. Good night, Janet and Rozanne
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