European Chronicles - Day 1
Welkom in Nederland
We're here!! It was a fairly quiet flight from Newark -- only slightly delayed since some dipshit decided not to fly last minute (after checking in), and we had to wait while they scoured the belly of the plane to pull that person's luggage. Anyway, we arrived at 8:40am local time. Customs was a breeze: no forms, no questions... just stamped our passports, and we headed straight out to the taxi queue!15 minutes later we're already at our hotel. Right on the Herengracht canal, a short walk from the Anne Frank house.
Our room wasn't ready when we arrived, so we walked around for an hour. It's sunny and 55 today. Nice for a stroll. I was surprised by how much signage is in English, and by how quiet the city is in general. The latter may be partly due to it being Sunday. Regardless, there's still activity: lots of people walking and on bikes, just not a lot of cars (nor the associated clutter / noise). Definitely a change of pace, especially from NYC.
While waiting for our room, we decided to grab some croissants and "koffie verkeerd" (like a coffee latte)
and walk around a little
right now, we're taking a brief rest before heading back out. Hopefully, the jet lag won't drag on us too much. At least for now, we're here safe and sound!
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