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Published: June 21st 2023
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Catch up from karaoke night! About 16 of us got Ubers, and went into town. We headed straight for the karaoke bar…. By massive demand. Jamie booked us in at 24 karat Karaoke, and I have to say, everyone delivered, some more than others, but I’d say that’s normal! I certainly did my share of entertaining! It was an all round great night. Jamie blasted it out of the water! We got back to the hotel at around 1:30am. That’s my latest night in a long time! …. And I had 3 halves of lager!!! I certainly haven’t done that for a long time too!! I have no picture evidence, but some might leak out later!
Breakfast went well today, a huge improvement on yesterday! Everyone seemed to make it to breakfast this morning, which I was surprised about, as some were back at the hotel much later than me!
This morning is our chance to explore the delights of Amsterdam, and get acquainted with the city’s highlights on a canal cruise. We can sit back and relax, enjoy sightseeing from the water, and learn more about Amsterdam as we go through the canals; no walking for now!
We got to the boat at 9:30, here we go! Another town, another canal cruise!
After getting off the canal boat, I joined Christine, Jurgen, Maxine and Emile for a drink before the big walk around Amsterdam commences! I had a cappuccino as I think I’m going to need the caffeine today, I’m feeling the lack of sleep from the whole tour, specifically last night! After having our drinks, we all went our own way. I’m not really looking to do anything significant today, just more meandering. I intend to wander through the streets of Amsterdam at my leisure, exploring the colourful neighbourhoods, with intermittent coffee, eating and toilet stops.
There is lots to do, and see in Amsterdam; you can experience the city’s world-famous museums including the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum or the museum Rembrandthuis. You can go to the Anne Frank House, visit Vondelpark or Royal Palace Amsterdam and do much more….., but I chose to walk!!!!
I was so excited to catch up with Tom today. We met around six for an hour or so. It was great to just see him face to face again, hear what he’s been up to, how
his family are, and of course hear about Weller too. We had a couple of drinks whilst we talked non-stop! It’s funny how it doesn’t matter how long the gap is, or how far the distance, when we meet up, it’s always like it was only yesterday that we last chatted!!!
Tom put me on the right bus to get me back to the hotel, checked the price, and did a destination check with the driver, one lady hug…. Until next time Tom xxx
I had a 50 minute bus ride, then a short walk back to the hotel. I met with Maria and Eddy in the lobby, so day for half an hour and had a beer with them. Maria left to start the packing whilst Eddy waited for a pizza delivery, then we were joined by Jamie and Ishti. We had a good chat about travel in general, then it’s upstairs to have a repack for leaving tomorrow.
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