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Today was a transition day.  The group had a car and were leaving the Netherlands behind.  They were going to Scotland on an overnight ferry.  Luckily, our Hard Hitting Reporter went along on the trip to report on the change.

HHR:  Were the owners sorry to see you leave?

Larry:  They were very sad to see us leave and asked for our pictures at the Dutch door.

Debbie:  I think that we asked for those pictures.

Larry:  Well, I am sure that they were going to ask us and will probably put up on the wall to start a wall of fame.

Jerry:  I am positive that I saw a tear in Pauline’s eye.

HHR:  Is it true that you are going on an overnight ferry to the U.K.?

Joyce:  Yes, we will be landing in Newcastle

HHR:  There is a rumor that a couple of you have had some seasickness issues in the past.  Is this true?

Joyce:  Yes, I have had issues in the past and am prepared.  I have a prescription patch from the doctor.

Debbie:  Yes, it is true that I have issues but I am not going to have any this time.  So, I am prepared.

Larry:  Are you crazy?  You are not prepared.  I have seen you on a boat before.  What about the fjord cruise where you laid face down on the table?  I have to share a room with you. 

Debbie:  I was just having an off day.

HHR:  To sum it up, you are not prepared and may be sick.

Debbie:   I don’t want to talk about it.  Let’s move on.

HHR:  What did you do after you checked out?  BTW, how was the driving?  

Joyce:  My driving was great.  I was a little cautious because of the bikes.  I think they are out to get me either when I am on foot or in acar.  I thought that I saw my picture posted on a pole.

HHR:  Where did you go next?: 

Larry:  Well Joyce wanted to see the beach and we felt that there would be fewer bikers or at least the sand would make them go slower.

Joyce:  I had arranged an outing to the North Sea.  We went to a national park, Zuid-Kennemerland.  It has lots of little shells which we all felt would entertain Debbie.

Debbie:  Hey who left with a pocket full of shells?  Not me.  I was more interested in the 80 year old man walking into the North Sea for his morning swim.  I tried to convince the others to follow him in.

Jerry:  I could have done the swim but didn’t have my swim cap with me and didn’t want to get swimmer’s ear.

HHR:  Where did you go next? 

Joyce:  We went to the Museum Zaanse Schans.  It is a folklore museum of the Dutch and local “Zaanse” traditions.  (Think Dutch Williamsburg).

HHR:  What did you see there?

Debbie:  We saw a weaver’s house full of looms.  They made cloth for canvas sails.  The lady said that you had to be really strong to be a weaver and she kept looking at me.  I think because she saw how strong that I was.

Larry:  No, I think that you were standing too close.  We also saw a cooper.

Debbie:  I saw you trying to touch the tools in the tool shed.  I was not standing too close.  I just needed to see.

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HHR:  Let’s get back on track here, Debbie and Larry.  I understand that there were windmills, a cheese shop and a wooden shoe shop.

Joyce:   Yes, it is amazing how fast they can make the shoes.  It takes 2 hours handmade or about 5 minutes with molds and instruments.  The shoes are waterproof which you need with all the canals and rain.  I tried a pair on. 

Debbie:  We all wanted to buy a pair for our children because we really care about them.  However, they would not fit in our suitcases.  I was also afraid one of my children would not like them and step on my toes with the shoes on. 

Larry:  I was impressed with the windmills.  The once we saw made linseed oil.  The person that runs the windmill runs up and down all day.  It looks like really hard work.

Jerry:  I would rather swim in the North Sea than run a windmill.

HHR:  Tell me about your trip to the ferry:

Joyce: We had to be at the ferry by 4:30 and left with plenty of time.  Ida, our GPS had the latitude and longitude to work with.  Unfortunately, Ida failed to see the need for roads and tried to drive us directly into the North Sea.

Larry:  Once we got back on track, Ida took us to a little ferry which held maybe 4 cars.  We were pretty sure this was not the overnight ferry.  It was impressive the way that Joyce parked and sprinted onto the ferry for directions.

Jerry:  Joyce worked the crew.  They waved us onto the ferry and then gave us special directions for the big ferry as we left.

Larry:  We still had to get to the big ferry.  Time was ticking.  So we tore off to the terminal.

Debbie:  When we arrived, we didn’t know where to line up.  Joyce yelled for assistance.

Larry:  Jerry and I volunteered Debbie.  She is a spry little thing and we knew that she could beat us in a sprint. 

Debbie:  I have to admit Larry and Jerry, it felt more like I was pushed out of the car than volunteered.  Luckily, I was able to fight my way through all the people.

Larry:  No, we had confidence in you and Joyce as runners.  I mean you are the navigator. 

HHR:  Did you have trouble leaving?

Joyce:  Well for some reason, they did not like my passport.  I really think that they just didn’t want me leave the Netherlands. 

HHR:  How were your rooms?

Larry:   The rooms were small but made for four.  Luckily, we only had 2 people in the room.  There was the extra added benefit that one could sit on the toilet and take a shower.  I might need this feature later if Debbie blows.  I can just sit her on the toilet and spray her down.

Debbie:  I have ginger candy in all my pockets.  I am not going to blow.

HHR:  How did the night go?

Joyce:  We all went to the buffet around the world.  Debbie held up well.  We did notice that people listed to the right or left when they walked or rather staggered back to the table. Sometimes we went in directions that we had not intended.

Larry:  I started feeling bad because of my sinuses. So we went back to the room around 8.

Debbie:  I think that Larry was sick from all of the stress worrying about whether I would blow.  However, he was asleep by 8:05 so wasn’t too worried.

HHR:  What did you do?

Debbie:  Well,  I sat in  bed rocking back and forth, back and forth eating ginger candy.  I discovered an extra added benefit of the room was being able to hear our next-door neighbor.  He was a jolly person and laughed quite a bit. 

Larry:  I woke up around midnight and saw a green glow coming from Debbie’s bunk.  She was asleep so she made it through

HHR:  As of midnight, Debbie was holding her own and hadn’t blown yet. This story is to be continued.

Jerry was ready for the show.  He saw that the other three came back each day so felt that he could survive a trip to Amsterdam.  Plus, he started feeling better.  All four traveled to Amsterdam today.

The other three took Jerry to the Pancake House so he could have the full pancake experience.  The four followed a couple of podcasts through the city. (Don’t they sound sophisticated?  Podcasts!  They are lucky that they didn’t get run down by a bike while listening. ) Mostly, they stood in one place looking around while listening and chose to move as one pack.  Today, the picture are highlights of their days in Amsterdam.

At the end of the day, they rode the metro to a suburb to pick up a car.  Yes all you bikers, the group has wheels now.  They have leased a Renault French car for a month.  There were extensive driving instructions by our customer service guy whose name sounded like Ferry.  Several times during the instruction session, Ferry said “I can’t touch the car or make an adjustment because it is your car”.  His last statement was “Well, you have my number and you know how to call it but don’t.  I can’t help you any more.”.  (Debbie called it a giant kiss off).
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As the group slowly rolled off the lot, Debbie wondered if Ferry was worried about them (She thinks not).  Joyce did a stunning job at getting them to the flat with few cross words exchanged in the car.  Joyce thinks that the French license plate will get her some sympathy from the other drivers as they will think that the group is French.  Debbie has been practicing looking French as she peers out the window.  Larry yells out “Oui” at random times.

Jerry was still down for the day.  (The group thinks that he is still suffering from bike intimidation.)  Joyce had gotten an early time to visit the Anne Frank House.  The three made it to the museum just in time  as it began raining so were able to walk right in.  The Museum is well done and respectful.  A visitor goes into the museum and uses an audio guide until they get to the house.  The rooms where the Frank family hid are viewed in silence.  It is hard to believe the events that happened on this quiet street.

After the early start and the rain, the three decided to try out Dutch pancakes.  Debbie scored well on her choice.  Other members of her party were eyeing her selection with envy.  (This is a good thing as Debbie lost some street cred with the quality of the hot dogs from Day 1.  Debbie could help the Pancake House with their organization).

It was still raining and they can’t really show up at the flat right after lunch.  (It might upset Jerry’s suspected binge watching).  They decided to visit a house boat museum to see how people lived on houseboats over the years.  It was nice to get out of the rain for a while.  They sat down with another tourist to watch a movie and enjoy the dryness until the woman began to cough and cough.  Larry got up and left quickly followed by Joyce.  Debbie hung in for about 30 seconds more and also bolted.  (She didn’t want to appear rude or anything but thinks that the lady was trying to clear the room for her friends.)

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The end of the day saw the trio riding on a packed bus.  So packed that when people boarded, Debbie was lifted off her feet.  She became close and personal friends with the couple behind her.  Can you spell claustrophobic?

Today was the “Show”.  They big day to face the bikers in Amsterdam.  However, Jerry was not feeling well and could not go.  (The other three had their suspicions that he might not be up to facing the bikers.).

So off they went to Amsterdam.  Cultural Moment:  Amsterdam is derived from a village being built around a dam of the river, Amster.   Get it? Amsterdam. Most of the Netherlands is below sea level.  Dykes, dams and pumping of water helps keep the water away.

It was amazing how many bikes were in Amsterdam.  The bikes have no mercy and the riders seem to go as fast as they can.  It is everyone for themselves.   The three think maybe there is a reward system if you take down a pedestrian.   The train station has walkers, bikers, trams, trains and buses all leaving at the same time.  Our team walked in a V shape to try to cover all sides.  After zigzagging down the street and dodging a bus and tram, they decided to take a canal tour.

The trio learned that things get thrown in the canals.  On an annual basis, about 50 cars are pulled from the canals followed by 500  sunken boats and approximately 15,000 bikes.  (Debbie thinks that she might have to stop the other two from throwing some bikes into the canal).  Amsterdam buildings are not straight because they are not on secure ground.

After the boat ride, they went on a walk through Amsterdam.  One of the  surreal moments was walking down a busy shopping street with an organ grinder playing  only to step into a small peaceful church, De Papegaai Catholic Church.  The group also visited the Begijnhof .  Cultural Moment:  The Begijnhof  leads to a medieval inner courtyard where the women of the Catholic sisterhood lived.  There are churches and houses for the single women.   One of the tour guides traveling through commented that the Mayflower Pilgrims prayed in one of the churches before the ship left.  (This is unconfirmed).

Now for some exciting news.  Joyce and Larry joined the hot dog across Europe campaign for the day.  (Debbie says that some were more excited than others about participating).

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Debbie, Joyce, and Larry headed back to Haarlem diving and dodging bikes on the way back.  They didn’t feel like that they had successfully handled the “show”.  (There is suspicion that Jerry stayed home and watched TV.)

Note:  We have been off the grid for the last few days.  We were in an area with no internet coverage but no one seemed to have noticed.  There will be some double entries the next couple of days as we catch up.  

 

 

The day began with the first breakfast from the B&B.  Breakfast was delivered to Debbie and Larry’s room which is great except they get up early to straighten the room.  It is like the day before the maid comes.  The food was worth getting up early.

Haarlem could be described as a Little Amsterdam.  It has canals, old houses, a windmill and charm.  The first day in the Netherlands was spent in Haarlem.  It was an incredibly windy day.   The wind did not stop the bike riders nor the four.

They began with walking through the streets of Haarlem to look at the canals and houses.  They visited an art exhibit mostly because it was out of the wind.  They also went in St Bavokerk, a reformed Protestant church and former Catholic Cathedral,  located on the central market square.  Services are only held from May to September as the building is too cold in the winter.  In the winter, services are held at another church.   The day they visited, an art class was sketching in the church.

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Who wouldn’t want to see a windmill?  You can’t go to the Netherlands without seeing a windmill, right?

The group had been in Copenhagen for several days.  They felt like they understood the buses.  They could walk around the city without too many issues.  They were still a little frightened of the bike riders but now worked as teams to cross the streets and get out of the bike lanes.  But it was time for the “show” with the bike riders.  They were going to Amsterdam. (Technically Haarlem but let’s not quibble).

They spent they day on planes and buses to arrive in Haarlem in the late afternoon.  Joyce’s research got them to Haarlem on the express bus.  Google maps helped them follow directions as they dragged suitcases to the B&B only to find that no one was home.  After a couple of phone calls, one of the owners arrived to let them into the B&B.  It was two apartments that are side by side.  See the pictures below.

They ate Moroccan food that night.  Most unusual dish goes to Jerry for chicken with powdered sugar.  It was pretty good.  (Debbie has a lot of powdered sugar at home.  She is thinking powdered sugar on everything).

The four began the day with a goal of climbing the tower on Our Savior Church:.  Cultural Moment:  The Church of Our Savior is a baroque church in Copenhagen, Denmark, most famous for its helix spire with an external winding staircase that can be climbed to the top, offering extensive views over central Copenhagen.  So, what this means is that there is a tower outside than winds around the church.  So here is how it goes.  A person climbs the stairs inside until they get to the viewing platform.  Then one starts climbing outside as the stairs get narrower and smaller until finally the stairs just stop.  (At the end, Debbie was just clinging to the outside of the church.  She finally just said “No, oh no” and turned around desperately holding on to the side of the church until she made it back to the viewing platform.  (Joyce had a different experience and was trying to climb with a group of college kids.  She thinks that she may be in several pictures now. )  Joyce also clung to the outside of the church.

Joyce had discovered and researched Christiania and wanted to visit.  Cultural Moment:  Christiania was founded in 1971, when a group of people cut a hole in the fence to the military barracks to become squatters.  There are about a 1000 people that live there.  A third work outside, a third work inside Christiania and a third don’t work.   Christiania has an agreement with Copenhagen for utilities and handle their own security.   The area has gates with “Entering Christiania” on one side and “Entering the EU” on the opposite side.  Let’s just call it Hippie Heaven and all the associated things that go with it.  The four did not stay there too long.

To top of their exciting morning, the group along with several Danish school classes visited Tivoli.  What is Tivioli you ask?  Tivioli is an amusement park built in 1843.  The group did not actually ride one of the rides.  (Debbie saw some potential “lose your lunch” rides and declined.)  Tivioli had some interesting buildings.

Joyce was happy because she had duck for lunch.   If Joyce is happy, everyone is happy.  So happily, the group decided to visit  City Hall and take an English tour (Or at least they thought that is what they were doing).  City Hall is a very busy wedding venue.  While waiting for the tour, Debbie accidentally got into the wedding hall.  She had to scurry back down the stairs to the surprise of a bride and groom.  The group noticed couples came in every 15 minutes are so.  Some of the couples looked happy and some did not.

Now for the English tour.  Here is how it goes.

The guard yells “English Tower Tour?”

The Tourists:  “Yes”

Guard:  “Follow me”  and then he races up 6 flights of stairs as fast as he can go  with huffing tourists trailing behind him from floor 1 to 6.  As they staggered on to floor 6, the guard said “Put your backpack in the lockers and I will stay with your stuff while you continue on up the tower.”  The four had been to Our Savior Church and were not going down without a fight.  On they went but suddenly heard the clamoring of a junior high class hot on their heels which meant passing on narrow stairs.  (Don’t they ever go to a real class?)

Larry:  “Debbie, are we on the Amazing Race?  I can’t even watch that show on TV without getting stressed.  Why are those little kids following me?”.
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Debbie is happy to report that the group did make it up to the top of the tower in front of the junior high class and then turned around and ran down as fast as they could.  Debbie also gave a stink eye to the guard for calling this a tour.

Sounds like that they should be done for the day.  Nope, they had tickets and couldn’t let them go to waste.  One last thing to see – The Danish Museum of Natural History.  The biggest excitement was that Debbie got lost for awhile and wandered aimlessly.  (Phone died).

All in all it was a successful day with many stairs climbed, hippy heaven visited, and a bit of history thrown into the mix.  Now home to eat leftovers and prepare for another move.

 

 

 

The first stop of the day was the Botanical Gardens.  The group found that the exotic plants are the same plants that grow in Houston.  This made Debbie and Larry feel somewhat special but they lost interest quickly.  (It doesn’t take much with them).  They really just wanted to go to the Butterfly Exhibit.  So, the four went to the Dinosaur Exhibit in the Geologic Museum in order to get Butterfly tickets. (What happened to the Butterflies? Why would you have a butterfly exhibit in with rocks?)  The Dinosaur exhibit included a room explaining how the Denmark king received  a gift of dinosaur eggs from a US archaeologist.   They were on the same train and had a good conversation so the archaeologist gave him some eggs.  They even showed the note accompanying the gift.   Something like “Nice to meet you on the train.  Hope you like the eggs.”   (Debbie thinks the US guys’s boss might have been a little upset.)

Now they had the elusive butterfly tickets. They got in line to tour with a pre-k group.  School groups in Copenhagen wear neon vests and even take  the city bus which leads to some exciting exit and entrances.  Debbie is thinking of getting a vest.  Maybe the four could get some adult size neon yellow vests?  It would help with the tracking of people.

The next stop was Rosenborg Palace.  The Palace was built by Christian IV and is 400 years old.  It also houses the Danish treasury and crown jewels.   Denmark doesn’t have as many jewels as some of the other countries but they did have two guards.  (Debbie wonders if there is a changing of the guards?)

After the Palace, the Round Tower was the next goal.  Guess what it is?  If you guessed a tower that is round then you would be correct.  It began as an astronomical observatory and a library.  It is attached to Trinitatis Church.  (You know there will be church pictures. )  The ramp was designed so that a carriage could take books to the library.  (The staff still whip around in little carts that can make you scurry out of the way.)  It was 7.5 rounds around the tower.

They ended the day with a canal tour.  They spent time looking for the Queen’s yacht but couldn’t find it.   They did see the biggest incinerator in the country.  It has a ski slope on top and is used for all the trash in Denmark.  (Debbie suspects that the Queen is hiding the boat behind the incinerator).

Seventh grade geography had a big impact on Debbie.  As the class went through the chapters, she thought to herself there are places that I want to go.  She wanted to go to Europe.  Check.  She wanted to go to Rome and see the coliseum, Paris to see the Eiffel Tower.  Check – Check.  She wanted to go to Copenhagen and see the Little Mermaid.  Wait, no check?  Well, today was the day for that check.

Debbie asked Joyce. “Are you excited to see the Little Mermaid?”

Joyce said “I remember Aerial but that wasn’t really my girls favorite Disney character. “ (Evidently, Texas’s 7^th grade geography curriculum was a little different from Virginia’s. )

Debbie whipped around and asked Larry.  “Do you know who the Little Mermaid is?”

Larry answered as a good spouse. “Well, I believe that I do”.

By this time, Jerry had wandered far enough away for Debbie to have to shout at him.  “Do you know the Little Mermaid?”.

Jerry just waved his hand in the air. (Debbie felt that he probably didn’t but was just trying to get her to drop it and be supportive of Joyce). .

Turns out that the Little Mermaid is not lonely as she seems to be surrounded by tours of people that have come to see her.  They come from Asia, Europe and North America.  They surround her and get in the water with her.  They might even touch her.
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So, for those who do not know who the “Little Mermaid” is (Please, please  Debbie’s children don’t answer that you didn’t know) a cultural moment.  Cultural Moment:  The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, depicting a mermaid.  She sits on a rock by the waterside in the harbor of Copenhagen, Denmark.  She is symbolic of the city of Copenhagen.  (It is actually a very small statue).  It has something to do with a Hans Christian Anderson story.

Next they were off to the Frederik’s Church.  Cultural Moment:  Frederik’s Church, popularly known as The Marble Church because it has lots of marble, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Copenhagen, Denmark.  It is located close to  where the royal family lives.

Since the group was so close, they went to the Amalienborg Palace.  This palace is the royal family’s winter home.  There are four palaces.  The queen lives in one and the crown prince lives in another.  (This would be like living in a palace next to your mother and flying a flag when you are home.  So, you couldn’t really leave without your parents knowing it).  Larry took over Debbie’s role of photo bombing people that were trying to get pictures with the guard.  They would run along beside the guard when he marched taking pictures.  Debbie has never been prouder.

The four stayed for the changing of the guard which was a disappointment.  Unless you are taller than 6 feet, you are not going to see anything.   See pictures below.  Here’s an interesting fact:  In the summer, the royal family uses the Royal yacht to visit different Danish cities.

In the afternoon, they visited Christiansborg Palace, an island, that contains the Danish Parliament, Supreme Court and ministry of State.  Parts of the palace is used by the Royal Family.   You have to wear special shoes.  (The group bets the Queen doesn’t wear special shoes).   This includes the reception room and throne room.  Debbie stood where the Queen does and it felt pretty good. She tried to sit on the throne but Larry told her perhaps that was not appropriate since they couldn’t get on the royal yacht.

The four walked a lot that day and decided to take the Metro back.  Debbie made the mistake of asking the information person standing by the train where was the M2?  He shouted at her that there were lots of M2.  Debbie might have mumbled an inappropriate description of the info guide as she walked away.  She decided that the info guide doesn’t’ really like his job and Debbie is pretty sure that he doesn’t know the Little Mermaid.