This title is a quote from "Back to the Future", when Marty's dad, George McFly is practicing what he is going to say to Marty's mum, Lorraine at the Under the Sea dance. This title is fitting because today we are boarding the Emerald Destiny for our journey from Amsterdam along the Rhine and Danube... Continue Reading →
Yesterday our taxi driver/carer of the elderly was telling us about all the closed streets in town because of the marathon that was on. We didn't see anyone running, nor did it effect the route to our hotel, but last night on our way back to our room after our post dinner cocktail we walked... Continue Reading →
We drove in from Margate and I managed to fill up the car and drop it off all without entering the Congestion Zone! Result. Then we caught a London Black Cab and took in a show - "The Play That Went Wrong". Before the show we sat outside a wine bar with glass in hand... Continue Reading →
Amsterdam - Me Jenny loved that it was compact and quaint. I love the buildings and the history and the canals. Iceland - the scenery was simply spectacular and we imagine it would have only been more fabulous had we had more than 8 hours of sun in the whole week. Finland - Me J wasn't... Continue Reading →
How excitement! Iceland is one of those places that I never thought I'd see and now here we are about to board an Icelandic Airlines plane that is going to take us there. I've landed in a few different countries in the past and as grateful as I am about that, there's always a tiny... Continue Reading →
With all the rain around in Amsterdam we decided to join a tour and get on a bus to be shown around - this tour was headed just 20 minutes out of the city to a village called Zaanse Schans where they still have working windmills. There are lots of quaint little villages out here... Continue Reading →
The day started out ok.... chilly, but blue skies. We turned left out of the hotel and headed for the Canal House Museum. I love these little smart cars which seem to be even smaller than regular smart cars. They're literally just a front seat and an engine. They fit anywhere! Then we headed for... Continue Reading →
First things first..... Then we went exploring around the streets taking in the pretty buildings - they just don't make 'em like they used to. We wandered down smaller laneways dodging the cyclists. Marvelled at the pretty houseboats and couldn't quite understand how anyone would know which bike was theirs..... we... Continue Reading →
Well, it appears that we found it - the loveliest hotel in Amsterdam. The Hotel Estheréa. Sitting on one of the main canals - Singel with little steps up to the front door. It was originally a canal house built in the 17th century and transformed into a guest house by Maria Flieger-Gruyters in 1940... Continue Reading →
Our last full day in Amsterdam and we chose another area of the city that we hadn’t yet walked through - the Nine Streets. There are smaller streets that run between the canals lined with different little shops. The bridal party was inside this cafe having lunch! We wandered down the flower market street, but... Continue Reading →
First things first - breakfast! We found this awesome little gem of a place right up the street from us. The we were hitting the market... which is apparently the best place to come and purchase your whitegoods... pick up some really cool sunnies.... or your tulip themed umbrella? I love that the cars in... Continue Reading →
Amsterdam is fabulous for a couple of reasons... 1. We're staying on a houseboat on one of the canals 2. We get to see our dearest friends, Tammy and Matt who we'll be travelling with for the next week. Fliss and I arrived into Amsterdam a little earlier than these two spunks, so after a small... Continue Reading →