Sunday, 19 June, Amsterdam: arrival
SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2017; AMSTERDAM: ARRIVAL Movenpick City Hotel The hotel is elegant but definitely not central despite a sigh which says '6 minutes of walk to the city centre'. We have no choice and start our holiday with a walk to the Central Railway station and from there along the canal. it is a long walk but the sun shines, people -there are a lot of them- smile, there are flowers all around, so we are happy. We end or walk in the asian district where we sample some food and meet a local cat (of course). MONDAY, JUNE 20; AMSTERDAM Amsterdam Time to start our city tour in earnest. at the tourist bureau we buy tickets for everything Amsterdam has to offer - boat rides along canals, tickets to museums and food. We get on the boat -surprisingly, empty (maybe it is still early for tourists), sail along old and beautiful houses with pointed roofs, listen to the commentary (Rachel sleeps) and get off at the Rijk to ...