Thursday, September 19, 2024

Day 16. Amsterdam.

 We slept in. Because we could. It was after 8 when we dragged ourselves down to breakfast. Of course we were right behind friends from the Egdir and sat next to them and another couple we had breakfasted with several times aboard ship. We ran into other shipmates throughout the day and all over Amsterdam. 

     



     Above: Van Gogh self portrait and others. 

Below: Whistler


     And how about Rembrandt below. 






     All the paintings above were at the Reijksmuseum where we spent about 3 hours. Some amazing sights.

     After a street lunch we made our way to the Maritime Museum via the streetcar and bus system. Getting better at it and saved a lot of walking. The museum has a replica sailing freighter as seen on our previous water tour. Got aboard for photos.





     The museum was only fair. With replicas. Of course, I am used to THEE premier maritime museum in the world, MSM.

     The Dutch Royal Barge. 

     Back to the room for a short nap then out to dinner. 

     We went to a Thai restaurant about a 15 minute walk away. Without a reservation they said there'd be a 20 minute wait. We came back 20 minutes later to get the same empty table we saw earlier. Anyway, it was quite good. Pad Kee Mao and Red Curry. Both spicy. IMHO our favorite Thai restaurant is still better. Have yet to find better anywhere. 

     We walked back to the Hyatt and got ready for our 8am departure tomorrow. 



     

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