Amsterdam Weekend

   When we booked our  Amsterdam hotel a few months ago we felt good about getting a place close to where the ship docked. It is also close to the Central Train Station and Dam Square and on a spring weekend the streets are really busy. Amsterdam seems to be party central with thousands of young people roaming the narrow streets. 

   We made an easy ship to shore transfer, dropped off our bags at our hotel and went off to explore the city. We came back in the afternoon to check in; the rooms were small but with a comfortable bed. 

   For dinner we walked passed the Ann Frank House and found a quiet pub with good food and a friendly house cat named Antonio. We walked home through the crowds but without trouble, once we got better at dodging the bikes and motor bikes that seem to come from everywhere.

   Sunday morning was a much more pleasant walk to breakfast and afterward we hopped a tour bus to the Van Gogh museum. The lines were long to get in but moved along reasonably well and we loved the museum. 

   We still have Sunday night and Monday in the city before our flights home on Tuesday. We're having a great time but are missing everyone at home too.