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Wow, this was some kind of day!

7/12/2013

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The guys enjoying their visit with members of the US Department of State.
So what might you say or wonder about these six smart looking people standing in front of the U.S. Consulate Office in Amsterdam? Without getting into too much detail I will just say that they all held their own under a pretty intensive couple of hours. We've just experienced the first major "loss" of belonging on any MTA trip when somehow or other a bag containing 1/3 of the passports and 1/3 of the Eurail passes got stolen. Lesson learned. BIG lesson learned, but things like this do happen and we're handling it very well. These boys all thought it was a grand adventure and in this photo they've just come out of the office after swearing an Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America so they could complete the process of getting an emergency passport. Everyone passed which means they'll get to come home...but not before we have dozens more slightly milder adventures.

So about 36 hours after this misstep took place, we'll have new passports and Eurail passes to replace those that went missing. It's just a good thing it was the work week and not the weekend, and also a good thing we had planned to stay here for three nights.
PictureZach and David hanging around a sculpture that reads, "I AM Sterdam."
After taking care of the above business we went into the Museum District which is almost across the street from our hotel. The boys enjoyed looking and playing around the outdoor sculptures in this district but weren't all that keen on going inside. That will change on Friday with some planned activities.

They all did enjoy their tour of the Heineken Experience and many bought souvenirs I'm sure you'll see at home. We had dinner near our hotel and watched some street performers and then it was time to walk what must have been another mile and a half to see the comedy improv show called "Boom Chicago." We all enjoyed that and it was certainly some good therapy to get to laugh after a pretty stressful day.

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    Mark Levin

    I never imagined that when I started taking kids on travel trips in 1978 that I would still be taking trips today! It has been a great ride and I'm looking forward to more.

    Over the years I've had the fortune to travel across the US several times, visit Canada several times, experienced Alaska, the Bahamas, Mexico, and Europe several times. 

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