LinandJim

Anthony's Limo is picking us up at home and will drop us off at DIA. The ride to the airport, check in, passport scan with Australia Visa verification, TSA bag check and train to concourse B all total took only 1 hour. We had plenty of time so we stopped at Elway‘s to share a burger with green Chile and a John’s salad. While we were enjoying the delicious burger, we received a very disturbing text from our friends and fellow travelers, Bill and Jane Loetell. Jane said that they were not allowed to check in for their flights Tampa to Houston to Sydney because there was a problem with their electronic Visa to Australia. We were startled and decided we must go to the United Customer service counter to check on our Visa. We were ... read more

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Day 12 - April 26 Antwerp, Belgium Was still not feeling well this a.m. So Jim went and got me a pot of chamomile tea with honey and a croissant. It tasted wonderful but I wasn't up to going on the walking tour of Antwerp (pronounced in Belgium as Antwerpen). I sent Jim with Bill, Jane and the group from the ship. Then I went back to bed since I was up most of the night. I woke at 10am and finally felt better. Enjoyed some of the tea and decided to take a shower. By the time they returned from the walking tour I was much better. I ate a very light lunch and then the 4 of us walked back in to town Since this is Sunday, most stores were closed during the cruise ... read more

Day 10 April 24 - Veere, Zealand, Netherlands We arrived in Veere and after breakfast, we chose to skip the tour of the delta works and go inside one of the many dams they have protecting the land from the North Sea. Instead we walked into this small, sparsely inhabited town of only 500 that has been in existence since 1281. What a treat we were in for. We absolutely fell in love with this town. So clean and charming. There were docks on both sides of the town with beautiful yachts and sail boats. A huge church that was built centuries ago and not is an event center. We stopped at an outdoor cafe in the town center square and enjoyed hot chocolate with a large bowl of fresh whipped cream. We also ordered apple ... read more

Day 8 - April 22 Nijmegen, Netherlands We arrived in Nijmegen at 8:30am. This is a very old city in the Netherlands dating back to the second century A.D. The German border is only 80 miles from this town which is also near Arnhem. For those that are familiar with WWII history, "Market Garden" was a major Allied offensive. The largest airborne invasion in history, thousands of parachutists landed and advanced towards a neighboring town of Arnhem. The goal was to secure the bridges near Nijmegen and Arnhem and nearby towns which were held by the Germans. The allies, in error, dropped many bombs on the town of Nijmegen destroying much of the town. They mistakenly thought it was a German town because it is close to the border. Ultimately, the allies were successful but the ... read more