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June 24, 2005
After breakfast we headed out to do some laundry as we only took 5 days worth of clothes. There was a local launderette
just a couple of blocks away, however the instructions were in Dutch but we were lucky enough to meet an English speaking
woman who helped us out and got us going. Later, we headed into Amsterdam and tour the Heineken Brewery before
meeting with our group at 6pm in the hotel courtyard.
| David and I tour the brewery experience |
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| Click on the picture to visit the Heineken Experience |
| After a brief orientation we meet out side our |
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| hotel to start our walking tour and our first dinner together. ***Click on pic to visit Haarlem*** |
| Andy Steves(right) and his friend Alex |
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| join us for dinner and the tour of Haarlem and Amsterdam |
| Our first dinner at a local restaurant in Haarlem. |
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| We ate at this Indonesian restaurant and enjoy a rijsttafel (rice table). |
| Our local guide in Haarlem leading us though the |
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| The Grote Kerk in the town square - here many |
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| restaurants to sit at outside and enjoy the rest of the evening. |
June 25, 2005
Today was our first full day of touring. We were all up pretty early, ate breakfast, and then met in front of the
hotel (8:15am) for a walk to the train station. Our tour guide, Ben, gave us an orientation of how the train system
worked and where we would be headed to. We were visiting the Anne Frank Museum, a walk though a residential neighborhood,
an old convent community, Dam Square, a public art gallery, lunch atop a mall, the Rijksmuseum, canal tour, a red light district
walk-thru, and then back to Haarlem. A very busy day with plenty of walking.
| Anne Frank Museum-Amsterdam |
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| ***Click on the pic to visit the Anne Frank Museum*** |
| Rijksmuseum |
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| - - get the audio tour package - - it comes with a free gift! |
| There are so many pedal bikes in Amsterdam |
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| they actually build garages for the commuters!!! |
| House boats line the canals of Amsterdam. |
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| Our canal tour ended with a walk |
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| through the Red Light District - where did Andy and Alex go??? |
| Beautiful architecture! This was located just |
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| a couple of blocks away from our hotel in Haarlem near the river. |
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 and his friend Alex)
