Bike and Barge Trip

Rick and I left Seattle at about 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday July 9 2014 for a “Bike and Barge.”  Nine hours later, (which now becomes 8:30 in the morning) with the sun never out of sight we landed in Amsterdam.  We were fed multiple times on that plane in spite of the fact that the itinerary showed just one lunch.  Upon arrival we met our sister Carol, her partner Dru and their friend Annie, and then went to the city from the airport into downtown.  Once there we bought 48 hour tram tickets and proceeded to our hotel.  By then it was off to lunch, not being very hungry, it was nice to see rather small portions served.  Back to the hotel for a 2 hour power nap.  We then became real tourists by getting on the tram, headed back downtown and walked around for three hours.  Dinner out at an Argentine restaurant.  Back to the hotel for an early to bed to finish the first day of the trip.