Our Amsterdam hotel for three nights. This blog is being posted late, but I'll fill you in on how July 10 unfolded. Posting blogs and photos comes at the end of some very long days, and by the time I sent down either the hotel Internet is out of steam or I am. In any case, if you don't find photos and info here, you can also check the MindStretch Travel Adventures Facebook page. Photos seem to load faster there.
On Tuesday the boys had gathered and discussed and voted to move from Belgium to Amsterdam and so we left out hotel around 9 AM on Wednesday to start the first part of our "no reservations-no itinerary" plan. One never knows how these things might turn out and it's "kind of" fun being part of this big mystery. It took us three local trains to get from Bruges to Amsterdam. We changed trains in Antwerp and then again at a border town between the two countries called Roosendaal. The trains were relatively crowded but we managed to find seats arrived in Amsterdam around 4:25 P.M.
Chuck stayed with the guys at the train station while Ray & I went looking for lodging. Our goal is something nearby, clean, and convenient to other things. But beggers can't be choosey all the time. We made it to the tourist information center about 25 minutes before closing time. Who would have ever thought the center in city so busy as Amsterdam would close at 5 P.M. The helpful employee really worked hard to find a place for us and ended up at a really nice hotel called Apollo Museum Hotel. The name comes from its proximity to many famous museums in the neighborhood. It was a bit of a walk - probably a mile and a half but that didn't seem to bother the boys. Of course I was feeling the pain.
On Tuesday the boys had gathered and discussed and voted to move from Belgium to Amsterdam and so we left out hotel around 9 AM on Wednesday to start the first part of our "no reservations-no itinerary" plan. One never knows how these things might turn out and it's "kind of" fun being part of this big mystery. It took us three local trains to get from Bruges to Amsterdam. We changed trains in Antwerp and then again at a border town between the two countries called Roosendaal. The trains were relatively crowded but we managed to find seats arrived in Amsterdam around 4:25 P.M.
Chuck stayed with the guys at the train station while Ray & I went looking for lodging. Our goal is something nearby, clean, and convenient to other things. But beggers can't be choosey all the time. We made it to the tourist information center about 25 minutes before closing time. Who would have ever thought the center in city so busy as Amsterdam would close at 5 P.M. The helpful employee really worked hard to find a place for us and ended up at a really nice hotel called Apollo Museum Hotel. The name comes from its proximity to many famous museums in the neighborhood. It was a bit of a walk - probably a mile and a half but that didn't seem to bother the boys. Of course I was feeling the pain.
Alex enjoying his "all-you-can-eat" rib dinner. We decided we would stay here three nights so after checking in and settling in, we gathered to go to dinner and found a place we remembered from four years ago. What I didn't remember from that trip was the all-you-can-eat rib dinner for 9.95 euros. A bunch of boys ordered that. We watched some street entertainers and then headed up for some needed sleep.
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