Today it was raining! What a shock – we have been so lucky
with the weather so far so we couldn’t complain. It actually stopped by about
lunch time which was when we were mostly out and about so once again luck was
on our side.
We left our hotel at about 8am and headed off towards the
Netherlands. After a brief morning stop, our first destination was a diamond
factory in Amsterdam where we were treated to a demonstration and explanation
regarding diamonds. Unfortunately they weren’t giving out free samples…
We then had about 45 minutes to grab a bite to eat so after
some brief souvenir shopping CJ and I decided to try the famed chubby hot dog
which was very nice indeed.
We then departed for a cruise along the canals of Amsterdam
which lasted about an hour and a half – lots of photo opportunities. This was
followed by a walking tour of the famed red light district – no photo
opportunities as this is greatly frowned upon and they come out and bash you if
you take photos. It is always an experience to see the girls in the windows
though you do feel somewhat of a perve as you walk down the streets with 47
other people in tow! We also checked out the “Coffee shops” – I think you could
get high just breathing in the smoke as you walk past…
After the tour finished we were allocated some free time and
Carly and I literally raced to Anne Frank’s house to go to the museum there. We
were able to spend about 45 minutes there before we ran back to the meeting
point at the allotted time. I had been there before and knew it was worth the
effort to see it and Carly agreed it would be one of the most memorable times
on the trip.
The group then gathered for our farewell dinner as this is
the last night of the tour. It was all fun and good to reminisce about the best
bits of the last 4 weeks. We have an early start tomorrow with a 6.45am start
time on the bus so we can get into London at a reasonable time. Hopefully I can
sleep then!
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