Our hopes were for Delta One. That is first class on Delta for international and some domestic flights. This would be the first time for Ted and I to experience this together. We have had first class before - but Delta One is a totally different experience. Lay down/ reclining seats, personal comforter and large pillow, large personal entertainment screens, champagne offered upon seating. Ted and I were the only two "non-revs" to actually get Delta One on the flight there. And we actually got it on the flight back. Such an amazing experience. We were fed like crazy!!!
As soon as we arrived in Amsterdam, we took off to Keukenhof Gardens. It is a large park, that showcases the tulips that are in bloom during the spring. It was so beautiful and so amazing. I might have appreciated it a little bit more if I wasn't freezing to death!!! When we were leaving, weather reports indicated that it would be around 55-60 degrees. To me, that is sweater weather. It's not sweater weather in Amsterdam - it's rather briskly cold!! I took a sweater, figuring I would be carrying it mostly. Hell no - I wore it constantly. It was beautiful there, though and we enjoyed our time.
After that we headed to our hotel, checked in and crashed. Like really early. From about 5:00 in the evening we were pretty much sleeping. We had snacks we brought from home for dinner.
Next day, we got up early and headed to the train station to go into the city of Amsterdam. We just toured the city by bus and boat. Touring the canals and the city. Remember how I told you I was freezing - same thing, different day. I ended up in a little souvenir shop to buy a sweatshirt with Amsterdam on it. Ted said he couldn't stand looking at me with my teeth close to chattering. We topped off the day by vising the Anne Frank Huis. This was the house that Anne and her family stayed hidden in during the war before being captured after someone turned them in. It was such an amazing experience, I truly sat in a panic attack feeling state as we walked through the house and saw the space. It was well worth the wait we had to get in.
PHOTOS!!!
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| Our cute little room had twin beds. HAHA. I couldn't get this picture in the right place!! So - it's stuck here!! |
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| The I amsterdam sign outside the airport |
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| Large field of tulips as you walk into Keukenhof |
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| Couple of old honeymooners who flew all night, then took the hour bus ride out to Keukenhof to wander around |
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| Yes - i'm gorgeous. Drizzling rain. Wet hair. Wet clothes. Freezing to death. Ted at least remembered his umbrella |
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| Windmill inside Keukenhof |
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| Clog molds outside the windmill |
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| Me in the big flowered wedding gown. I had to climb a ladder to get up there. HAHA |
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| True Love take one |
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| True love take two |
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| We shared a grilled ham and cheese and a Diet Pepsi for lunch. Cheese in The Netherlands is extremely tasty. It was so good I had a ham and cheese the next day, too. We were sitting on wet hay bales at this wooden table to eat. |
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| It's all Dutch to me |
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| Even though I was freezing, we needed to have a Dutch ice cream cone. The consistency is different than here in the US. Still pretty tasty. |
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| Display of flowers |
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| There are those old farts again |
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| Centraal Station. All the trains go in and out. There are restaurants inside and stores. It's quite impressive inside. |
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| Old farts - again |
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| OK - I'm apparently really impressed with this old church I have a bunch of pictures at different times. But, I do love old churches. I wish I had gone inside. |
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| From across the canal |
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| The only working windmill left in the city of Amsterdam |
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| Houseboats. People live in them. They have to pay a premium to rent the mooring space. And it rents by the square footage. We saw some big ones and some little ones |
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| Heineken Brewery |
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| Some of the buildings had very impressive sculptures and such on them. I thought they were lovely. |
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| This was the top of the other church. This one is just down the street from Anne Frank's hiding place. She wrote about the bells. They go off every fifteen minutes. She said how she had become accustomed to the sound - that it made her feel safe. But her sister and mother did not like them going off every fifteen minutes. |
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| I just loved this house that was right on the canal. Just something about it. Most of the houses/buildings are built right next to each other. This one sat alone. |
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| The line to go into the Anne Frank Huis. We stood in line about an hour and a half to get in. It was such a remarkable experience I just felt honored that I got to share in it - that I got to be there. |
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| Freaking freezing!!! That's my new nifty hoodie. And we needed some hot chocolate to warm me up while waiting to get into the house. |
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| After going to the Anne Frank Huis, Ted and I went down the street for dinner We went to a place called "Pancakes". They specialize in Dutch pancakes. You get one pancake - it's very thin and has an eggy consistency. Almost huge crepe like, but a little different. I ordered mine with butter and raspberry jelly/syrup stuff. It was really quite good. |
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| Ted's had apple crumble and ice cream |
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| We found the Royal Palace on our way back to Centraal Station. This is the roof top on the backside. A statue of Atlas with the World on his back |
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| Royal Palace |
It looks like you had a wonderful time. I'm so happy for you!
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