Air Transat didn’t have the latest information, so when we arrived the prescribed 15 min. early for our Amsterdam tour, the departure point had been changed and we couldn’t make it there on time. So, the nice lady at the desk traded our Saturday tour for Friday and we go on the bus tomorrow.
So instead, we had a day of hop-on-hop-off on a canal boat. There was a bit of information given in three languages, but for the most part, it was just look. We travelled to the old harbour, saw a few of the 2,400 registered houseboats, saw locks and bridges and museums and of course, the full variety of houses along the canals.
There is an unusual flee market close to city hall and the opera house which yielded some nice items. A tapas bagel lunch was a nice (and reproducable) experience. The weather was even nicer today than yesterday, so the windproof layer was not necessary.
The other part of our canal boat day was a Heineken experience -- tour, information, “being brewed”, tasting. An excellent marketing scheme and a tasty gentle beer -- even Joan said so.
Yesterday I mentioned that bicycles rule here. Well, I have started a collection of bicycle pictures. What would be really eye-opening would be pictures of the people who ride bicycles (green velvet shorts and jacket with 6 inch platform spiked green boots), but I can’t really do that, so let your imagination run wild -- it still will pale to some of the riders we have seen.
And, pancakes for supper-- not the fluffy ones we have for breakfast, or even the french crepes, but a heartier crispy flat one with savoury or sweet filling. Yum.
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