From the airport in Amsterdam we were taken by bus to our hotel in a small town in Holland, whose name I have forgotten. The landscape was flat but very green, pastoral, calming and very pleasant. Homes were rural and well kept and many dairy cows were seen. The clutter and industrial unsightliness ones sees while traveling in the States was noticeably absent in almost all of Europe. The only part of my European trip where I saw it, surprisely was in Italy, on the way to Venice. We were given the day just to rest, which was welcomed news to me, as I traveled all the way from Hawaii, whereas the others in the group came from various states on the Mainland. First surprise for me was the shower. It was barely larger than a
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